Are you a highly skilled Specialist Frailty Practitioner looking to work within a Frailty team to deliver care to the residents of Dorset?Joining a team working in partnership with the local Primary Care Network (PCN) delivering the Ageing Well Agenda. You will be working with the team in service delivery, prioritising urgent visits and proactive care, to achieve our overall objectives in the delivery of the Virtual Ward, UCR and anticipatory care.The Specialist Frailty Practitioner will be based in the East Dorset Frailty team at St Leonards Hospital in St Leonards, Ferndown. You will join an excellent team of Advanced Clinical Practitioners, who are supported by two GPs and a long-term condition HCA. You will also become an active member of the East Dorset Hub, which offers an integrated service approach to the needs of patients, supported by social services, health and social care coordinators, rehabilitation/therapy services, community nursing teams and older persons mental health practitioners.Providing specialist clinical advice and support ensuring the needs of the service are met by exercising and demonstrating high levels of clinical judgement, critical analysis, and advanced decision-making skills. Your role will be community based, covering the East Dorset and Poole North localities.To provide a high-quality person-centred approach to care delivery which always considers people's safety, privacy and dignity using specialist clinical knowledge that is evidence based.Working as an autonomous practitioner to proactively assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised programmes of evidence-based care as part of the wider multi-disciplinary team.To undertake independent assessment and management of service users to incorporate pharmacological considerations, where appropriate making complex clinical decisions regarding service user management and clinical outcomes.To utilise highly skilled and effective communication to facilitate appropriate and comprehensive advanced care planning. To devise specialist programmes of care for other professionals to deliver and ensure they are delivered appropriately.To support care home staff and residents providing specialist advice to patients, carers/relatives and the multi-disciplinary team. To provide education across the PCN and with partnership organisations.Provide supervision, mentorship, training and clinical support to students and trained practitioners.Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of. Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service are able to present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.We do things differently here – it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference.Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare is working in partnership with The Prince's Trust to support people getting into work. As part of this partnership, we are offering an employability service to support individuals between 16-30 years old with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support please do contact ******. #J-18808-Ljbffr
