Frailty SDEC NurseNHS

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and compassionate experienced Band 5 Staff Nurse to join our Frailty Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) team. You will work within a highly skilled multidisciplinary service providing rapid, holistic assessment and person-centred care for older adults living with frailty, supporting timely treatment and safe discharge or transfer.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop specialist expertise in acute frailty, rapid assessment, clinical decision-making, medication management and complex discharge planning. Working closely with advanced practitioners, geriatricians, therapists, support staff and community colleagues, you will assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised programmes of care, respond promptly to changes in patients' needs and help maintain safe and efficient patient flow through Frailty SDEC.

We are looking for a motivated, adaptable registered nurse who can prioritise safely, work effectively both independently and as part of a team, and remain calm in a fast-paced clinical environment.

If you are passionate about improving the experience and outcomes of older adults living with frailty, this is a rewarding opportunity to make a meaningful difference as part of a collaborative and developing service. We welcome informal contact before application or interview, so please get in touch if you would like to learn more about the role.

Previous applicants need not to apply

Main duties of the job

As a key member of the Frailty SDEC team, you'll provide high-quality nursing care to older adults presenting with frailty syndromes. You'll work closely with Emergency Department colleagues to proactively identify and manage patients, contributing to comprehensive geriatric assessments and the creation of supportive management plans. You will be responsible for:

• The assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care
• Supporting shift coordination to ensure safe, efficient, and effective care delivery
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary colleagues including geriatricians, GPs, physiotherapists, and pharmacists
• Acting as a key link between primary, secondary and social care to reduce unnecessary admissions and support safe discharge planning

You will help promote admission avoidance, reduce hospital length of stay, and support early intervention for individuals living with frailty.

Job description

For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents.

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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