Care Home and Frailty Lead (ANP)

NHS; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Leicester is seeking an experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner to support frail patients and care home residents. The role involves delivering high-quality consultations, leading care planning, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. Ideal candidates will have relevant qualifications and strong communication skills. This position offers a competitive salary and flexible working hours.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible working hours

Dedicated clinical supervision

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality care to frail patients and care home residents.
• Provide consultations across care homes and to home-bound patients.
• Lead on care planning and reviews for vulnerable patients.

Skills

Ability to work autonomously

Critical thinking skills

Excellent communication skills

Competent in electronic systems

Education

Appropriate Masters level qualification in Advanced Practice

Independent Prescriber Qualification

Tools

EMIS

SystmOne

CRIS

Job description

Job Summary

Are you an experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner with a passion for supporting frail patients and care home residents? This is your chance to join Spirit Primary Care and make a real difference in the lives of those who need it most!

Main duties of the job

The Role

• Deliver high-quality care to our most frail patients and care home residents
• Provide telephone, online and face-to-face consultations across our linked Leicestershire care homes and to our home-bound patients
• Lead on care planning, reviews, and proactive management for vulnerable patients
• Play a key role in shaping and improving primary care services

About Us

Why join Spirit Primary Care?

• Competitive salary with a fabulous benefits package
• Flexible working 4 days per week (30 hours)
• Local travel across Leicestershire (care homes & patients)
• Dedicated 1:1 clinical supervision and support
• Work with a supportive multidisciplinary team GPs, nurses, pharmacists, HCAs and more
• Be part of an organisation that values innovation, teamwork, and brilliant patient care!

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Clinical

Provide clinical care and examinations to frail patients and patients within the practices associated care homes, including clinical administration as required. Conduct comprehensive assessments of patient frailty levels and develop individualised care plans addressing frailty concerns, collaborating with healthcare professionals to implement personalised interventions. Prescribe treatment including medications as a Non-medical Prescriber.

Clinical Governance

Contribute to Clinical Governance- reporting any Learning events, Significant Events, Complaints, or safeguarding concerns. Conduct regular audit of practices and protocols to ensure compliance, negotiating changes and introducing service improvements as required. Support the Registered Manager in compliance and targets for the practice.

Leadership and Collaboration

Provide clinical leadership, support and guidance to the practices associated care homes and to other healthcare professionals internally involved in the patients care. Be a key team player and the go to person for clinical issues for care home patients. Coordinate interdisciplinary teams, including nurses, caregivers, therapists, and administrative staff, ensuring cohesive and efficient care delivery. Actively engage in MDT meetings. Act as an ambassador for the practice.

Professional Development

Maintain professional practice through continuing education, professional updating and when/where available, involvement with professional specialist groups. Participate in own annual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development. Adhere to NMC guidelines for continuing professional development and practice and ensure revalidation criteria is met. Familiarising yourself and adhering to all Company Policies and Procedures

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Qualified/working towards appropriate Masters level qualification in Advanced Practice.
• Independent Prescriber Qualification.
• To work within the regulatory requirements, codes and guidance of the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

Experience

• Ability to work autonomously with confidence to make decisions independently
• Ability to engage and communicate effectively with patients/stakeholders
• Critical thinking and negotiation skills
• Dealing with sensitive and complex information
• Excellent verbal, non-verbal and written skills
• Competent in use of electronic systems e.g. EMIS, SystmOne, CRIS etc.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.