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Helping and supporting senior nurses to run a busy Frailty Team, seeing approx 10-15 patients a day.

Telephone consultation and advice are key components in the job. and liaising with other disciplines.

Maintain appropriate sensitive, caring, and tactful relationships with patients, families, and carers.

Assist in the implementation of all care for which they are competent to practice under the direct supervision of registered staff, in accordance with Northwick Park Hospital policies and procedures.

Demonstrate a knowledge of care procedures and clinical observations etc. that are consistent with NVQ level 2 or equivalent.

Assist patients to maintain all aspects of daily living activities in accordance with individual programmes of care with close supervision of registered nurses

Assist Frailty Practitioners/Nurses/Physician Associate in aspects of technical care and record keeping, e.g.

Taking and recording vital signs

Urine testing and obtaining specimens

Preparation of notes and X Rays.

Utilise educational opportunities to facilitate learning in the clinical environment. Participate in education and training activities consistent with the role.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.