support specialist Cambridge, East of England, England
Job description
Job overview
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a motivated Specialist Support Frailty Nurse to join our highly skilled & experienced Early Intervention Team at Cambridge University Hospitals.
The Early Intervention Team (EIT) is a very proactive and innovative multidisciplinary team of Frailty Specialist Nurses, Discharge Planning Specialist Nurses, Occupational therapists and Physiotherapists. The Early Intervention Team has been very well acknowledged for providing proactive Admission Avoidance service, including Frailty screening, initiating comprehensive geriatric assessments for patients admitted to the Emergency Department, Same Day Emergency Care and Short stay wards. The service provides an excellent opportunity to develop quality improvement and service development skills as part of the service expansion.
We are looking for an innovative and motivated team player. You will be working collaboratively with other members of the multidisciplinary team, including our community partners, to provide a holistic, patient-centered admission avoidance service.
You will support timely discharges for patients with long term conditions and complex health needs. You will provide a specialized assessment in order to prevent the unnecessary admissions of patients into acute care or to initiate early discharge planning
Main duties of the job
Promoting admission avoidance and early discharges from the Emergency Department, SDEC, Frailty Unit and Short stay wards, for patients who do not require an acute admission but do require community support/services.
Facilitating safe, effective, and timely discharge through early assessment of patient’s care needs, developing a clear plan, liaising with the members of the Multidisciplinary Team and implementing specialist nursing care programmes.
Responsible for providing specialist advice and support to staff, patients and their family Members/carers
Working for our organisation
Come Nurse with us…
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It’s a great place to nurse, work and live.
You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values of Together – Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Closing date is midnight on 21st July 2023
Interviews are due to be held on 14th August 2023
Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
Our values and reputation for outstanding care
Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
Career and development opportunities
Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
Research experience and opportunities
Lovely location and quality of life
Benefits to you
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
Registered Nurse
Relevant experience in surgery
Evidence of continuous professional development
Teaching or mentoring qualification
Desirable criteria
Degree
Experience
Essential criteria
Demonstrate expert nursing skills
Evidence of mentorship/preceptorship roles
Accept personal accountability for own practice
Knowledge
Essential criteria
Understanding of evidence based practice
Understanding of Clinical Governance
Skills
Essential criteria
Good verbal and written communication skills
Capable of working as an integral member of a small team
Flexible and adaptable to changing situations due to both workload and colleagues needs
Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients
Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload; effective time management.
Effective interpersonal skills
Desirable criteria
Assertiveness/perceptive counselling skills
Documentation, audit and presentation skills
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
To act in a professional manner at all times in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct
Capable of developing liaisons with other practice areas/academic institutions.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
