Clinical Practitioner Perioperative Medicine for Older People Surgery


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£49,387 to £56,515 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Bournemouth, BH7 7DW
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	27 Oct 2026
Closing date:	9 Nov 2026

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Summary

To work as a clinically independent and autonomous practitioner within own scope of practice, to participate and manage a defined patient caseload. To work with the multidisciplinary team for Surgery To act as a source of expertise and knowledge for older patients within the SurgicalDirectorate, their carers and their families within UHD, within the remit of a developed clinical practitioner for older people undergoing surgery. To provide expert clinical older persons surgical patient care, assess patients, plan, implement and evaluate comprehensive programmes of care, providing highly specialist advice andmaintaining associated records, utilising older persons developed clinical knowledge and skills specifically tosupport older patients within the surgical directorate. Utilising skills as high level of decisionmaking, expert problem solving abilities, physical examination and health assessment,diagnostic testing, pharmacology and disease processes. To facilitate the development of advanced clinical skills and knowledge for ownCPD and for other member so the Surgical Team and to meet other specific education anddevelopment needs, to meet service needs. To identify future requirements to ensure sustainability of reduced length of stay at UHD usingquantitative and qualitative data. To participate and contribute to all aspects of patient/carer education for both individuals andgroups, including managing surgical older persons education programmes. Uses developed levels of precision, dexterity, coordination and sensory skills for the provision ofassessment, implementation, management and evaluation of patient care involved in theactivities for practice. Utilises communication, knowledge, experience, training, analytical, planning, organisationaland physical skills in the assessment, implementation and evaluation of all aspects of patientcare. If in scope of practice and holds relevant qualification, advises on and or prescribes for older frail patients with surgical conditions, to contribute to safe and effective patient care by incorporating the use of Non-Medical prescribing competencies in relation to the national guidelines, evidence based practice and local Trust policies.

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