Specialist Frailty Occupational Therapist / Physiotherapist

To work as a specialist clinician within the CHFT Acute Frailty service. This is a rapidly developing service with the aim of providing a comprehensive geriatric assessment to frail patients presenting to the acute areas of CHFT. This is a challenging and exciting post working within an evolving integrated multidisciplinary team consisting of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, specialist nurses, consultants, nurse consultant, advanced clinical practitioners, coordinators, pharmacists and physician associates. You will have the opportunity to work in the emergency department, medical assessment unit, Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) and surgical departments. You will focus on the complex needs of frail patients and work within the multi-disciplinary team to deliver a holistic assessment which meets the individual needs of our patients with a focus on admission avoidance and reduction in length of stay.,

• To act as specialist clinician for the Acute Frailty Service within the Acute Medicine
• Work autonomously within Trust policies and professional practice, maintaining accurate and comprehensive up to date
• To manage own specialist caseload in these areas, demonstrating excellent skills in effective
• Provide and develop the core components of the specialist therapy role including clinical practice, management and
• Act as a clinical role model ensuring best practice in all
• To support the Team Leader in the day to day running of the Acute Frailty
• To support and advise in the wider MDT, and within CHFT on the delivery of excellent care of the frail
• To participate in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised programmes of care for frail older
• To recognise the changes in patients conditions which require the intervention of others and refer on as appropriate
• To clearly present the patients point of view, including promoting and protecting the interests and dignity of
  
  This is a challenging and exciting post working within an evolving integrated multidisciplinary team consisting of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, specialist nurses, consultants, nurse consultant, advanced clinical practitioners, coordinators, pharmacists and physician associates. You will have the opportunity to work in the emergency department, medical assessment unit, Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) and surgical departments.