Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic individual to join our Frailty Assessment Service as a band 6 Nurse Practitioner. The role involves completing a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for individuals attending the Emergency Department and Frailty Assessment Unit, working as part of a multidisciplinary team to achieve positive outcomes for patients. The successful candidate will need to work within this fast-paced environment, with support from a team of COTE consultants to make swift decisions regarding admission avoidance, taking a positive risk-taking approach.
Additional contract details: End date- week ending 15th March 2026
Additional working pattern details: Including weekends and bank holidays
Main duties of the job
1. To undertake complex clinical assessments with the support of the consultants and wider multidisciplinary team, evaluating and making clinical decisions regarding patient care and discharge pathways.
2. Excellent communication skills to liaise with the multidisciplinary team, patient relatives, and primary care partners.
3. Work towards completing a physical assessment qualification.
4. Demonstrate a flexible approach as the demands of the role may change depending on the service's needs.
About us
We take pride in placing people at the centre of everything we do, working together as a united team. Driven by a shared ambition to continually grow, develop, and learn, we recognise and value every contribution. By combining our experience and skills, we not only support our vibrant, diverse communities, but also support one another.
With a team of over 9,000 employees, we are proud to be the largest employer in Gloucestershire and rank among the top 10 largest Trusts in the South West region. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from an excellent package that includes exclusive benefits, flexible working opportunities, and the chance to gain valuable experience in one of our innovative hospitals. As well as generous annual leave allowance, access to the excellent NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, discounts at local shops and restaurants, access to two on-site nurseries, discounted public transport, reward and recognition, and a range of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.
The Frailty team is motivated, resilient, strong, and strives to deliver the best care. We encourage staff development and foster a positive culture.
Job responsibilities
1. Undertake comprehensive geriatric assessments, including taking medical histories, making diagnoses, planning/evaluating care and interventions, and making recommendations for appropriate and timely discharge/transfer from hospital.
2. Communicate and actively participate in any multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meetings to aid patient care and treatment sessions.
3. Communicate effectively with patients and carers, providing potentially complex, sensitive, or distressing information to ensure patient-centered care.
4. Lead and deliver safe care within a challenging and changing clinical environment, using equipment and resources safely as appropriate.
5. Be a visible and accessible presence throughout the service, acting as a role model to support other care professionals in managing complex interventions.
6. Adhere to all trust policies and procedures and professional codes of conduct.
7. Administer medication and treatment following the Trust Procedure for Ordering, Prescribing and Administration of Medical Guidelines (POPAM).
8. Maintain accurate and contemporaneous records and input/retrieve patient information from computer-based systems in accordance with the Data Protection Act.
9. Support the clinical area ensuring adherence to protocols, policies, and procedures.
10. Develop and maintain clinical skills and knowledge necessary to deliver an evidence-based service.
11. Be willing to work towards completion of Physical Assessment and Clinical Reasoning for Practice short course (PACR).
12. Participate in mentorship, supervision, and educational programmes for students and other junior members of the team.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse
* Teaching and assessing qualification
* Evidence of continued professional development
* Physical assessment and clinical reasoning qualification
Experience
* Substantial care of the elderly experience
* Experience in providing acute patient care within a hospital setting
* Experience of teaching and assessing students
* Experience of working within community settings
* Understanding of QI processes
* Understanding of audit and research
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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