About the role
Salary: Negotiable
Whitstable Medical Practice has an exciting opportunity for a
Frailty Practitioner
to join our General Practice Older Persons (GPOP) Team, who
has a passion for frailty and older peoples care.
Carry out clinical consultations, within their competence, with older people living with frailty.
Undertake structured frailty assessments and holistic clinical reviews.
Identify patients who may be living with, or at risk of, frailty.
Assess common frailty syndromes and their impact on function, independence, and quality of life.
Identify the clinical, functional, psychological, social, and environmental factors contributing to frailty or decline.
Assess mobility, falls risk, nutrition, cognition, and continence
Contribute to personalised care planning based on what matters most to the patient including completing RESPECT forms.
Recognise signs of acute deterioration and escalate promptly.
Support proactive management of patients at risk of avoidable hospital admission.
Coordinate care with the wider multidisciplinary team and liaise with community and secondary care services.
Support patients and carers to understand their condition, care plan, and available support.
Provide safety-netting and appropriate follow-up.
Recognise the limits of their own competence and escalate or seek advice when needed.
Maintain accurate, up-to-date clinical records.
Contribute to audit, quality improvement, and service development relating to frailty.
Recognise a deteriorating patient approaching end of life and provide support to patients, families and care home staff within their scope
Care
homes and community-based care