Frailty Team Lead

Take an operational lead for frailty services across the University Hospital of North Durham (UHND) site within County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust. Deputise for the frailty Teams Matron and work closely with the ANPs/ AHP from the frailty team. Act as line manager to all other members of the Hospital at Home (H@H), Acute Frailty Team (AFT), and Frailty Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) with regard to: • Appraisal, clinical supervision training and professional development • Absence management in accordance with Trust policy • Recruitment and selection of staff • Grievances and disciplinary issues • Allocation of work • Rostering and management of leave. • Incidents and complaints • Governance Be responsible for the delivery of a high standard of service from the Hospital at Home (H@H), Acute Frailty Team (AFT), and Frailty Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) Responsible for ensuring the quality of care delivered and support given to clinical staff by the team is consistent through a robust process of evaluation, reflection and peer review To attend relevant Trust and care group meetings as requested. Provide high level clinical advice to the wards, departments and other staff in relation to frail patients. Use clinical skills in practice to work clinically as an practitioner in this field. Work closely alongside ward matron and clinicians to ensure that incidents are reported and duty of candour is adhered to. Promote and support the development of an organisation where good practice is shared, lessons learned and disseminated and achievements are praised. Lead the team to identify areas of poor compliance through structured audit processes and work in partnership with clinical teams to address current practice and how these can be improved. Contribute to the development and implementation of policies and procedures to support clinical changes in relation to frailty. Share good practices at all opportunities both internally across all areas of the organisation and external to the trust. Ensure confidentiality of information is respected at all times following Information Governance standards. Support the delivery of the training and education linked to the Frailty Teams throughout the Trust. Represent the Trust in a positive manner at all times. Attend Essential Training as required. Maintain and improve professional knowledge, skills and competence to ensure the delivery of evidence based practice in line with the NMCs code of professional conduct and in order to maintain NMC Registration. Any other duties relevant to the grade Job description Job responsibilities Take an operational lead for frailty services across the University Hospital of North Durham (UHND) site within County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust. Deputise for the frailty Teams Matron and work closely with the ANPs/ AHP from the frailty team. Act as line manager to all other members of the Hospital at Home (H@H), Acute Frailty Team (AFT), and Frailty Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) with regard to: • Appraisal, clinical supervision training and professional development • Absence management in accordance with Trust policy • Recruitment and selection of staff • Grievances and disciplinary issues • Allocation of work • Rostering and management of leave. • Incidents and complaints • Governance Be responsible for the delivery of a high standard of service from the Hospital at Home (H@H), Acute Frailty Team (AFT), and Frailty Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) Responsible for ensuring the quality of care delivered and support given to clinical staff by the team is consistent through a robust process of evaluation, reflection and peer review To attend relevant Trust and care group meetings as requested. Provide high level clinical advice to the wards, departments and other staff in relation to frail patients. Use clinical skills in practice to work clinically as an practitioner in this field. Work closely alongside ward matron and clinicians to ensure that incidents are reported and duty of candour is adhered to. Promote and support the development of an organisation where good practice is shared, lessons learned and disseminated and achievements are praised. Lead the team to identify areas of poor compliance through structured audit processes and work in partnership with clinical teams to address current practice and how these can be improved. Contribute to the development and implementation of policies and procedures to support clinical changes in relation to frailty. Share good practices at all opportunities both internally across all areas of the organisation and external to the trust. Ensure confidentiality of information is respected at all times following Information Governance standards. Support the delivery of the training and education linked to the Frailty Teams throughout the Trust. Represent the Trust in a positive manner at all times. Attend Essential Training as required. Maintain and improve professional knowledge, skills and competence to ensure the delivery of evidence based practice in line with the NMCs code of professional conduct and in order to maintain NMC Registration. Any other duties relevant to the grade