Our Acute Frailty team seek practitioners with a passion to improve the care and experience of people living with frailty within the acute hospital setting. The post holder should have knowledge and prior experience of managing people living with frailty. The posts will support further development of the Frailty Team and Acute Frailty Unit at Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy. Our team delivers care to patients presenting with frailty in key front-door areas, including the Medical/Surgical Admissions Units, Emergency Department, GP Assessment and our newly developed Acute Frailty Unit.
Early identification, effective assessment and management of frailty are significant priorities both nationally and locally within NHS Fife. The Frailty team provides comprehensive assessment for patients who are identified as having frailty syndromes to ensure effective identification of patient pathways and destination of care is reached in a timely manner. As well as initial assessment,
the successful candidate will prioritise care and provide daily ongoing medical review of patients with frailty alongside the wider multi-disciplinary team and will work between the front door areas and the acute frailty unit. You must be able to demonstrate good organisational skills, excellent communication skills and a commitment to continuing professional development. The role requires individuals who are suitably skilled in communicating with patients and carers about clinical conditions displaying empathy and clarity in often sensitive discussions particularly around future care planning. The position may also involve working across organisational boundaries and in close partnership with other health and social care teams, requiring a collaborative approach and a strong understanding of integrated pathways.
This is a unique and rewarding opportunity to be part of an innovative service as well as providing rapid multidimensional assessments and identifying appropriate care pathways to support pati