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POPS Clinical Nurse Specialist | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 10 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £51,488 - £57,802 pa |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 June 2024 |
| Location: | London, SE1 7EH |
| Company: | Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6298600/196-NM11603 |
Summary
The POPS Team at GSTT
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a clinical nurse speciality with experience in multi-pathology management to join the POPS team at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT).
The proactive care of older people (POPS) team is anaward-winningservice and thefirst of its kindin the UK. It started in 2003 and has rapidly become an essential surgical support service. It isrecognised locally and nationallyas being of high quality, innovative and clinically effective. POPS looks after patients aged65 years and aboveand aim to improve their medical healthbefore and after surgeryby assessing them before surgery, following their care while in hospital and supporting consultants and ward staff.
The post holder will have contact with the patient at all stages of the patient journey whilst also gaining experience in supporting and managing of the nursing and medical team. The post holder will be given the opportunity to support local and national audit on a number of ongoing projects whilst also undertaking their own audit of practice.
Closing date: 27/05/2024
Interview date: 06/06/2024
Duties and responsibilities
Outpatient setting, attending clinic weekly to;
• conduct comprehensive geriatric assessments to inform perioperative risks
• Identify pre-operative MDT goals & plans to achieve these
• Participate in shared decision making
POPS Multidisciplinary team meetings(once a week)
• Present the patients assessed in clinic, contributing to management plans
Inpatient surgical ward rounds
• Review known POPS patients and case find at risk patients
• Promptly identify and manage medical and multidisciplinary complications
Attend and develop surgical ward MDT meetings to;
• Improve quality of care for older people and facilitate discharge planning
• Use expert theoretical and practical knowledge to refer on to other departments/services within or outside the Trust
• Apply prevention strategies for adverse outcomes such as readmissions and prolonged inpatient stay
Support the service
· Review & triage referrals to POPS, liaising with admissions and surgical colleagues
· ensure high quality communication with the patient, relatives and carers
support patients and carers through their surgical journey
· attend and contribute to LOS/Cluster meetings in Surgery
We are a multidisciplinary team who are friendly and dynamic working in a busy NHS Trust.
Using comprehensive geriatric assessment we assess older adults with complex medical issues and or frailty who may require surgery. Through evidence based practice we are able to identify potential medical complications, formulate management plans and support with shared decision making.
The CNS team are a valuable part of the MDT, working in advanced practice aiming to improve patient experience and outcomes.
Organisational Values:
Ourvalueshelp us to define and develop our culture,what we doandhow we do it. It is important that you understand and reflect these values throughout your employment with the Trust.
The post holder will:
a. Put patients first
b. Take pride in what they do
c. Respect others
d. Strive to be the best
e. Act with integrity
Ourvalues and behaviours framework| describes what it means for every one of us in the Trust to put our values into action. The framework can be found on our Trust careers pages and GTIntranet .
Please see the attached generic band 7 clinical nurse specialist job description for main responsibilities
This advert closes on Monday 27 May 2024