Frailty Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job overview

Main duties of the job

The purpose of this role is to provide specialist nursing care, advice, guidance and leadership as a core member of the Acute Frailty Multi-Disciplinary Team.

Support the development and delivery of acute frailty services which will be hospital based but involves collaboration with primary and community services and third sector.

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate evidenced-based nursing care.

Provide specialist frailty advice and excellent clinical practice.

Work as a skilled autonomous practitioner in the identification, assessment, management and treatment of frail older adults in the acute care setting, with a focus on admission avoidance and facilitating timely discharge where admission is required.

Provide specialist education and training to Staff and promote a frailty focus in all areas of the hospital where older adults receive care and treatment.

Work collaboratively with health and social care services across primary, community and acute care services, including third sector parties to establish an integrated and coordinated approach to the management of frail older adults.

Demonstrate the Health Board’s values and ensure that others demonstrate the same values.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences.  In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.