The post holder will be an active member of the Fracture Liaison Service, they will have responsibility and accountability for assessing, implementing and evaluating clinical care and outputs for patients to meet their needs in a safe caring environment that promotes dignity, privacy and respectby using evidence based practice to underpin professional judgement and clinical reasoning.
The post holder will work in collaboration with the Medical staff, Nursing staff and Primary Care colleagues.
The post holder must have the ability to communicate effectively and to a high level and to maintain high standards of care at all times. Delivering a patient focused service; the post holder will act as the patients advocate at all times,
They will be required to input data and clinical outputs into the National Database and have oversight of predefined KPI's
They will be flexible and adaptable and work towards the ultimate aim of providing a cost effective, efficient quality service that meets the needs of the patient whilst fully complying with best practice standards and Trust policies in line with Patient safety and Prevention.
Participate in prevention and treatment of fractures within a patient group
Provide Health education amongst the patient group
Promote good bone health within the clinical area and be able to advise the patient, family and others in health promotion issues.
Attend daily trauma meetings, involving the wider MDT and actively participate in the discussion and management of patients within the Fracture Liaison service.
Identify patients from within the data systems of patients that have suffered a fracture that meet the criteria to be referred to the Fracture liaison service
Complete Bone Health assessments
Make appropriate referrals to other health care professionals and outside agencies when required.
Refer patients for further investigations and other appropriate services where applicable
Liaise with other services to provide a patient centred service/ collaborate with nursing and medical colleagues to achieve best care for patients
Provide outpatient nurse led telephone and face to face clinics and facilitate a telephone advice service
Participate and complete patient follow up and reviews
Provide drug education and assess concordance of medicines and refer if required back to relevant service?
Support service lead in relation to service data to inform current service delivery and future service developments.
Input and update patient data onto the National Database.
Participate in the development of the FLS at a local, regional and national level
At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.
We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition – a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.
We recruit for values and “Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool”
Identify patients from within the data systems of patients that have suffered a fracture that meet the criteria to be referred to the Fracture liaison service
· Attend daily trauma meetings, involving the wider MDT and actively participate in the discussion and management of patients within the Fracture Liaison service.
Participate in prevention and treatment of fractures within a patient group
Provide Health education amongst the patient group
Promote good bone health within the clinical area and be able to advise the patient, family and others in health promotion issues and complete Bone Health assessments
Make appropriate referrals to other health care professionals and outside agencies when required.
Refer patients for further investigations and other appropriate services where applicable. Liaise with other services to provide a patient centred service/ collaborate with nursing and medical colleagues to achieve best care for patients
Provide outpatient nurse led telephone and face to face clinics and facilitate a telephone advice service
Participate and complete patient follow up and reviews this would include providing drug education and assess concordance of medicines and refer if required back to relevant service?
Demonstrate an understanding of the change process and initiate opportunities to improve the service
Support service lead in relation to service data to inform current service delivery and future service developments.
Input and update patient data onto the National Database and also participate in the development of the Fracture Liaison Service at a local, regional and national level
Practice in accordance with NMC Guidelines and comply with NICE Guidelines aligned to Fracture Liaison Service
This advert closes on Friday 20 Dec 2024