Job summary
- Main area
- Falls Prevention
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week (4 days a week)
- Job ref
- 150-KB1352-CC
- Employer
- Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Brighton General Hospital/ Briggs Unit
- Town
- Brighton
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 Per Annum/pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Falls Specialist Practitioner
Band 6
Job overview
An exciting and rare opportunity has arisen to join the Falls and Fracture Prevention Service as a Falls Specialist Practitioner.
If you are established Band 6 Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist seeking a challenge within the falls prevention or an experienced Band 5 looking to progress your career, then we would love to hear from you. The role would involve working as a Band 6 Falls Specialist Practitioner, predominantly in community settings, independently managing a clinical caseload and participating as a proactive MDT member
Main duties of the job
3. Main tasks
a) To support the Falls and Fracture Prevention Service Manager in the continuous monitoring and evaluation of the Falls Service across Brighton and Hove, according to targets set by the commissioning organisation
b) To support the manager in the evaluation of the service by carrying out clinical audit included within the team’s clinical effectiveness/audit plan for each year
c) To maintain up to date data entry according to Trust policy, including activity/contact data using computer-based systems including PIMS/DISCO or equivalent system
d) Develop links with the Fracture Prevention Specialists, Consultant Geriatrician and Royal Osteoporosis Society to ensure a coordinated approach to delivering information and advice relating to Fracture Prevention.
e) To liaise with consultant Geriatricians regarding the diagnostic falls clinic and plan and prioritise appropriate referrals to the diagnostic falls clinic and individual consultants
f) To carry out other tasks and roles commensurate with role and as requested by Osteoporosis and Falls Prevention Service Lead
Working for our organisation
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.
We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.
Why work for us?
- Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
- Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
- Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
- EMBRACE, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+ and Religion Spirituality and Belief staff networks
- Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
- Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
- Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
- Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Job overview
a) To identify and carry out the specialist assessment of individuals who may be at risk of falls and fracture.
b) To plan and provide programmes of care according to a person’s individual and complex needs and without direct supervision in a variety of settings, including clinics, exercise groups, health promotion, and education
c) To manage a caseload of patients utilising specialist clinical assessment, diagnostic and treatment skills in the management of patients at risk of falls
d) To provide training and education on falls prevention to a broad range of staff working across the local health and social care sector, including Residential and Home Care Services, and voluntary organisations
e) To supervise assistant staff/support workers and undergraduate students and provide training to staff and carers
f) To develop strong links with the Primary Care Trust, Sussex Ambulance and the Voluntary and Independent Sector and local community to deliver an effective service
g) Adhere to professional standards and guidelines of practice, education and conduct
h) To support the Falls and Fracture Prevention Service lead in the development and delivery of the Falls Prevention Service and develop the role of the Falls Specialist Practitioner
i) The service will initially be provided Monday to Friday but as the service develops the post holder will be expected to work as part of a 7 day service
2. Communication and working relationships
a) Describe To communicate complex/sensitive information to service users where there might be barriers to understanding
b) To lead brave conversations around sensitive aspects of care planning
c) To work collaboratively with relevant SCFT team leads, service managers professional lead and clinicians as well as leads within other organisations.
d) To work collaboratively with other professionals to ensure delivery of effective clinical leadership across sites and services.
For further informaiton please see job description and person specification.
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Person specification
• Professional qualification such as degree or equivalent in Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy
Essential criteria
- • Professional qualification such as degree or equivalent in Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy
Professional registartion
Essential criteria
- Professional registration
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Evidence of relevant postgraduate courses / CPD and reflective practice relevant to clinical speciality eg PSI, Otago
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Significant experience of working in the community setting
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Experience of working within a multi-professional team / collaborative working
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Significant postgraduate experience - minimum 2 years
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Bart Smielewski
- Job title
- Operational & Clinical Head
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01273265574
- Additional information
Available Mon - Fri (8-4)
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