Frailty B6 Nurse/Paramedic

CENTRAL LONDON COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST; Bushey; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust seeks a committed community care professional to deliver high-quality, short-term care in patients' homes across West Hertfordshire, within the Unplanned Care framework.

You will assess needs, provide evidence-based clinical interventions, and collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and enable timely discharge from urgent care settings.

Job description

Unplanned Care provides multidisciplinary services and includes Discharge to Assess Therapy Teams, Early Intervention Vehicle, Frailty Hospital at Home, Rapid Response and Overnight Nursing. The post will be aligned with one service, primarily, but staff within Unplanned Care work flexibly across services as required. You will deliver high-quality, short-term care programmes for adults referred to the Frailty Hospital at Home service across West Hertfordshire. You will provide care in patients' own homes, supporting those with acute health needs, helping to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions, and enabling timely discharge from urgent care settings. You will use your specialist skills and knowledge to holistically assess needs and provide clinical treatments based on evidence-based practice. To supplement generic health services when acute, or concentrated nursing care and/or therapy intervention is required. As this is a community-based role, with travel between patient homes, there is a requirement to hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

• To assess referrals made to the service, prioritise, and respond according to priority, as appropriate both in terms of level and urgency.
• To use enhanced skills and knowledge to assess physical and psycho-social needs and develop a comprehensive and concordant plan of care with patient/carers and the wider Multidisciplinary Team as needed.
• To make risk assessments, establishing the safety or otherwise of patients' ability to stay at home, or return home safely from another care setting, providing, and arranging necessary supportive packages.
• To provide evidenced based clinical/therapeutic interventions based on 'best practice', to improve health outcomes and promote choice.
  Applicants are expected to present clear and relevant evidence of the competencies and responsibilities detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification, together with a demonstrated commitment to the Trust's values of Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment.
  To work in close collaboration with all other community agencies including staff working within the Community Adult Health Services.

We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us. What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life's most important moments. Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide.

We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.