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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Plan and champion system wide falls prevention strategy for the
community teams along with the Trust’s partners.
Devise and promote initiatives including training for falls prevention with partner organisations.

 Demonstrate clear, clinical, professional leadership and direction to the Allied Health professionals and nurses across the Trust, particularly in the community, working with those who are at risk of falls and falling; as a positive role model, influencing others through professional attitudes and behaviours in line with the Trust’s values.

Act as an ambassador for patients who are at risk of falling/falls ensuring that the service reflects their needs and those who care for them.
Manage volunteers within the falls prevention service.

Co-Chair and manage the FPSG, bi-monthly, and disseminate learning 
through the falls newsletter and through the governance structure of the Trust.

Work as an autonomous practitioner as a falls expert advising in risk 
assessments and interventions, along with incident review and learning
Responsible for writing and maintaining falls prevention policies, protocols and SOPs, also inputting to other relevant Trust documents when appropriate to do so.

Lead falls prevention campaigns including falls awareness week and winter messages, in conjunction with the falls lead for the acute, FPSG and practice educators Training – Compile, review and update fall prevention training for the staff across the ICO including induction, formal training, webinars, videos, etc. Train community staff and partner organisations, including informal carers, where relevant, on falls prevention and post fall training.

Give advice and signpost if contacted by patients or family members 
Ensure relevant Family and Friends feedback of services where appropriate. 
Lead on the development of efficient and effective pathways for patients at risk of falls.

Provide professional support to clinical teams, delivering evidence based expert falls prevention advice that supports the provision of effective care to patients, reducing the risk of falls and risk of suffering harm as a result of a fall.

 Co-manage the postural stability strength and balance service (FaME Falls exercise management programme) with the Public Health and Personalised Care Manager. Including regular Postural Stability Strength and Balance meetings, governance, recruitment, service development and arranging professional development for the instructors every 3 years.

Develop, review and update falls risk assessments and intervention 
documents as part of the Trust’s documents for example: the Care and Risk assessment booklet/MFFA/electronic patient record (EPR)
Review the MFFA - Multi-factorial falls assessment for the community in line with service capacity, new evidence base and changes in care pathways with particular reference to the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) to avoid duplication and develop falls risk assessment on the EPR .

 Work to support teams maintaining people in their own homes as 
independently and safely as possible as they age thereby reducing hospital conveyance, unnecessary hospital admissions and the impact this has on frail older people.