Role Specific Duties
Reporting to the Lead Nurse for Falls, the post holder will be an expert Clinical Nurse Specialist and be able to demonstrate specialist clinical competence and knowledge base. With the support of the
Lead Nurse, the post holder will lead the Falls Service at the designated work base, whilst
providing team support at other sites as required.
The post holder will provide specialist clinical advice to healthcare professionals within the trust, providing direct support and advice to the approximate 1818 yearly falls reported Trust Wide.
The post holder will provide site – based falls leadership and specialist professional advice to the nursing and multidisciplinary teams, provide specialist advice at the Fundamentals of Care Panel, assisting with report writing, presenting to committees of interest whilst providing day to day support with patient assessment and proactive falls prevention.
Lead the embedding of improvement initiatives and develop new opportunities for improving the Falls Service and quality of patient care.
Clinical Responsibilities:
Provide effective, holistic, patient care through safety and risk assessment to individual patients, using expert clinical judgement to plan, implement and evaluate the complex health care needs of patients at risk of falls and patients post fall care.
Provide expert advice to nursing and multidisciplinary teams on best practice relating to decision
making and risk assessment with interventions to keep patients safe from risk of falls and falls resulting in harm.
Provide expert support to nursing teams caring for patients with complex physiological and psychological requirements, such as the recommendations for management of care needs, diagnostic investigations, neurological observations as pert NICE guidance. Advise on medications that are attributed to falls risk.
Provide a visible, accessible and authoritative presence for the multidisciplinary team, patients and
carers for guidance and support.
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five
hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
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If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
This advert closes on Thursday 26 Dec 2024