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King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London.
We are looking for a dynamic individual to join us at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to drive, champion, and defend gold standard care for Older People. The post-holder will provide clinical, strategic, and professional leadership for Older People nursing, ensuring that the care delivered to all our patients is safe, effective, caring, well-led and responsive both now and in the future. The post-holder will be a source of expertise and operate with a high degree of autonomy whilst also working closely and collaboratively with senior medical colleagues.There Are Four Domains To The Job
- Advanced Clinical Practitioner level or expert level practice of care of Older People and especially those living with dementia and/or experiencing delirium and frailty
- Consultancy and leadership
- Development and provision of education and training
- Research, audit, service development & improvement
The post-holder will be responsible for the professional leadership of the Older People nursing workforce, working with the Dementia & Delirium (‘DAD’), Frailty, and King’s Older People Advice & Liaison (KOPAL) teams, and demonstrating a supportive, person-centred and motivational approach with a ‘can-do’ attitude.
To provide clinical, strategic, and professional leadership for Older People nursing, ensuring that the care delivered to all patients is safe, effective, caring, well-led and responsive.
The Post-holder Will
- Contribute to the strategic direction and leadership for Older People care services Trust-wide, in conjunction with senior medical colleagues
- Function as an expert practitioner, able to deliver high quality care to patients and families on their caseload – 50% of their time
- Drive the training, education, and development of nurses and allied health professionals working in the department, through (but not limited to):
- maintain and grow links with educational and academic providers
- growing the Trust-wide Older People Nursing Training Programme
- establishing recognition, locally and beyond, for the Older People Nursing Training Programme
- Drive improvement in service quality and patient experience for Older People both in hospital and in care homes in Lambeth and Southwark
- Take a direct role in service development, research, and evaluation
- Line manage the Dementia and Delirium Team, the Frailty Practitioner Lead and the Kings Older People’s Admission and Liaison (KOPAL) Lead demonstrating a supportive, person-centred and motivational approach
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The Trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for all via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets by 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Felicia Kwaku Job title: Head of Nursing Email address:
Oenone Poole-Wilson - Co-clinical Lead -
Elena Giudici - Co-clinical Lead -
We are looking for a dynamic individual to join us at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to drive, champion, and defend gold standard care for Older People. The post-holder will provide clinical, strategic, and professional leadership for Older People nursing, ensuring that the care delivered to all our patients is safe, effective, caring, well-led and responsive both now and in the future. The post-holder will be a source of expertise and operate with a high degree of autonomy whilst also working closely and collaboratively with senior medical colleagues.
There Are Four Domains To The Job
The post-holder will be responsible for the professional leadership of the Older People nursing workforce, working with the Dementia & Delirium (‘DAD’), Frailty, and King’s Older People Advice & Liaison (KOPAL) teams, and demonstrating a supportive, person-centred and motivational approach with a ‘can-do’ attitude.
To provide clinical, strategic, and professional leadership for Older People nursing, ensuring that the care delivered to all patients is safe, effective, caring, well-led and responsive.
The Post-holder Will
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The Trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for all via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets by 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Felicia Kwaku Job title: Head of Nursing Email address:
Oenone Poole-Wilson - Co-clinical Lead -
Elena Giudici - Co-clinical Lead -
There Are Four Domains To The Job
- Advanced Clinical Practitioner level or expert level practice of care of Older People and especially those living with dementia and/or experiencing delirium and frailty
- Consultancy and leadership
- Development and provision of education and training
- Research, audit, service development & improvement
The post-holder will be responsible for the professional leadership of the Older People nursing workforce, working with the Dementia & Delirium (‘DAD’), Frailty, and King’s Older People Advice & Liaison (KOPAL) teams, and demonstrating a supportive, person-centred and motivational approach with a ‘can-do’ attitude.
To provide clinical, strategic, and professional leadership for Older People nursing, ensuring that the care delivered to all patients is safe, effective, caring, well-led and responsive.
The Post-holder Will
- Contribute to the strategic direction and leadership for Older People care services Trust-wide, in conjunction with senior medical colleagues
- Function as an expert practitioner, able to deliver high quality care to patients and families on their caseload – 50% of their time
- Drive the training, education, and development of nurses and allied health professionals working in the department, through (but not limited to):
- maintain and grow links with educational and academic providers
- growing the Trust-wide Older People Nursing Training Programme
- establishing recognition, locally and beyond, for the Older People Nursing Training Programme
- Drive improvement in service quality and patient experience for Older People both in hospital and in care homes in Lambeth and Southwark
- Take a direct role in service development, research, and evaluation
- Line manage the Dementia and Delirium Team, the Frailty Practitioner Lead and the Kings Older People’s Admission and Liaison (KOPAL) Lead demonstrating a supportive, person-centred and motivational approach
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The Trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for all via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets by 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Felicia Kwaku Job title: Head of Nursing Email address:
Oenone Poole-Wilson - Co-clinical Lead -
Elena Giudici - Co-clinical Lead -
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