Job Role
Title
- Care home falls Practitioner Project Lead
Band
- 6 (£38,682 - £46,580)
Hours
37.5 per week
Contract
- 12 months fixed term
Responsibilities
We are delighted to offer a fixed term contract to lead on a project looking at developing falls management within care homes. The successful candidate will work with care homes across Kirklees, through clinical education and coaching support they will look to improve the care homes confidence in the risk assessment and management of the falling resident.
The successful post holder will be registered as an allied health professional or nurse with experience of falls and service improvement. This is a great opportunity to make a difference to those living in care homes, to develop project management skills, and build strong multi agency networks.
The post will sit as part of the Community Rehab Service in the Orthopedic and Frailty Team and will work along side the Care home support team
This is an opportunity for a health professional to steer service development whilst consolidating/ building their own skillset in the area of quality improvement and project management.
This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract / secondment for a period of 12 months and is open for internal expression of interest within Locala.
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For more information please refer to
Job Description and Person Specification
Please send your application directly to
Stephanie Drinkwater,
Previous applicants need not apply.
Closing date - Monday, 22nd of September, at 23:55
We reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier than the stated date should we receive sufficient applications
About Us
Here at Locala we are part of the community and have often cared for generations within the same family and continue to be part of the NHS family also delivering care under the same ethos.
Locala Health and Wellbeing embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applicants from people from all backgrounds with our ambition to have a workforce that represents the wider communities we live and work within, which you can support us to achieve.
We are an organisation that celebrates and values the individuality of our colleagues lived experiences and can adapt accordingly, recognising the value inclusivity brings when delivering equitable, high quality healthcare to our local communities. Where everyone feels valued, has the ability to develop, has flexible working opportunities, with a sense of belonging, supported by our Inclusivity Groups.
"Locala is a 'Disability Confident' employer and as such any disabled applicants who meets all the essential criteria are guaranteed to be invited to the assessment process."
Just a few of the benefits you can enjoy:-
* Flexible working - We are committed to supporting our colleagues to have a good work-life balance and welcome conversations about flexible working wherever possible.
* Generous pension - We offer a generous, defined contribution, pension scheme with matched contribution + 2% up to a maximum of 8%
* Refer a Friend Scheme - If you know a friend or family member who works at Locala on a substantive contract, you may be able to take advantage of our Refer a Friend Scheme. You both could receive a reward of £500 each, after you have successfully started your role with us.