PCN Frailty Advanced Nurse Practitioner
| Posting date: | 30 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 June 2025 |
| Location: | Leeds, LS12 5SG |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | A5423-25-0002 |
Summary
Lead on the delivery of care provision to our frail and elderly populations including proactive Person-Centred Care Planning and collaborative working to deliver the Enhanced Health in Care Homes DES Early identification and recognition of deterioration to include proactive care and escalation planning Full Comprehensive Geriatric assessment for residents that have moderate to severe Frailty to support the coordination of care with community and urgent care services Ability to prescribe and deprescribe as appropriate within caseload for acute and chronic conditions relating to frailty Understand the degree of frailty, mild moderate or severe and the 6 frailty syndromes enabling the correct proportionate response to a patient need To support proactive, anticipatory and advance care planning using an agreed set of validated, evidence-based assessment tools to help identify the degree of need, e.g. Respect and EPaCCS Ordering, performing and interpreting relevant clinical test and investigations Providing expert frailty advice and guidance and education where necessary to medical, nursing and other MDT colleagues. Assess and manage acute, chronic and acute on chronic conditions in relation to frailty to uphold patient safety and prevent admission where possible such as independently prescribing within competencies. Where admission avoidance is not possible, to independently and confidently liaise with secondary care colleagues as necessary Monitor and lead improvements to standards of care through, supervision of practice, clinical audit, evidence-based practice, teaching and supporting professional colleagues and the provision of skilled professional leadership. Identify and support educational opportunities to work with care homes, for example completion of Respect Documents, hydration and nutritional support and good oral health care. Working with other practitioners and agencies within the Primary Care Network and local system as necessary to develop patient specific treatment plans and ensure Care Pathways are utilised. Attendance through MDT working Provide continence support and management in conjunction with homes and community service Support necessary vaccination campaigns within care homes Provide high quality mental health and dementia care, offering support and guidance to homes, working in collaboration with community services Undertake high standards of clinical record keeping including electronic data entry and recording of patient record