Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Nurse / UCR Practitioner
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Job Overview
We continue to grow as a recognised and respected multi-professional frailty and urgent care response service, and we are excited to be advertising a Band 7 RN. The successful candidate will join an established ACP team with a wealth of experience and knowledge in frailty / urgent care delivery and be supported by the Nurse Consultant, Chief of service, Consultant Geriatricians, Visiting GP’s and wider directorate senior management team.
Managing patients with frailty is a complex business. It requires a diverse knowledge base and experience. We are looking for an experienced band 7 Nurse who has worked within a variety of clinical settings and specialties, who can demonstrate a broad breath clinical acumen, autonomy and professional standards but also transformational service change initiatives and the leadership qualities the team will wish to follow. You will also be experienced and comfortable in navigating uncertain clinical and strategic terrain and be solution focused.
Main duties of the job
- To work closely with the Consultant Geriatrician, Consultant Nurse for Older people, Advanced Clinical / Nurse Practitioners and administrative team to provide rapid response services and professional, high quality patient care to patients & families in the community setting.
- To undertake comprehensive specialist holistic assessments for individuals presenting with an acute frailty crisis in their own homes / community Setting, to reduce or avoid hospital admission and promote patient choice in their place of treatment.
- The purpose of creating and implementing an individualised agreed Treatment / management plan; incorporating pharmacological considerations, long-term conditions management, frailty syndrome prevention and management, diagnostic reasoning and initiating onward referral to specialist teams as appropriate.
- To provide advanced clinical advice, leadership and support ensuring the needs of the service are met by exercising and demonstrating high levels of clinical judgement, critical analysis and advanced decision-making skills.
- To manage change, to monitor and improve standards through supervision, evidence-based practice, clinical audit, research and education.
- To promote and demonstrate best practice by integrating evidence into practice.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
- To be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence based care recognising individual patient needs and preferences without direct supervision.
- To provide advanced assessment and care planning, including history taking and medication.
- Understand and meet the physical and psychological needs of the person liaising with the hospital at home MDT and other healthcare teams when participating in the care and support of the patient, enabling them to be cared for at home.
- To ensure patients care needs are met through maintaining their information needs, promoting their wishes and beliefs, and addressing their concerns in discussion with family or carers, when appropriate.
- To act at all times in the UCR/ VFW/ hospital or home within the policies and procedures of Frimley Health NHS FoundationTrust and also The Code (2018) and in a manner which promotes the reputation of the Trust.
- To act as an excellent clinical role model and exercise leadership within sphere of practice in the management of patients requiring home care.
- To lead discharge planning and assessment of a patient’s needs, ensuring detailed communication with ongoing care providers and safe discharge for the patient and carers.
- To promote health and prevention of illness, providing information to individuals to prevent or reduce deconditioning and adopt health promoting behaviours
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Adult RGN / NMC registration
- Teaching and assessing qualification / mentorship qualification Ability to advocate on patient issues
- Recent level 7 study.
- Working towards a Masters level award relevant to the role
Desirable criteria
- Management/leadership qualification/development programme.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant post registration experience at Band 6 or Band 7 with Older Adults.
- Post registration experience gained by undertaking ongoing personal development and training focused on older adults/frailty/advanced practice skills.
- Evidence of delivering education and training in practice.
- Evidence of proactive involvement in the supervision and development of members of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Ability to demonstrate specialist expertise and knowledge underpinned by theory acquired through CPD in relation to clinical assessment, treatment and evaluation.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of developing specialist programmes of care for an individual or groups of patients / clients and of providing highly specialist advice.
- Evidence of involvement in policy, practice change and research.
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Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Confident in the use of computer systems, spread sheets, databases, data collection, word processing and report writing.
- Knowledge and understanding of the Trust Strategy relevant to the role.
- Demonstrates an understanding and insight into current issues and developments within the NHS.
- Ability to overcome barriers to understanding where there are physical or mental disabilities.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to evaluate care using audit and to undertake quality and service improvement measures.
About Us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.
Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.
We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.
We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.
Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.
Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.
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