Frailty Interface Nurse

NHS; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Frailty Interface Nurse dedicated to enhancing care for older patients. The successful candidate will provide leadership in the emergency and urgent care settings, facilitate multidisciplinary teamwork, and drive service development focused on frailty care. Join a dedicated team committed to providing the highest standard of care while pursuing professional development in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Flexible working options

27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata)

Access to a range of NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in working with older persons with acute/ED setting required.
• Demonstrable specialist knowledge in older persons care needed.
• Ability to motivate staff and foster teamwork is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of safe and effective care for older patients.
• Provide clinical leadership and education to the workforce.
• Conduct skilled clinical assessments in the emergency setting.

Skills

Leadership skills

Excellent interpersonal communication skills

Ability to work under pressure

Education

RGN

Advanced communication skills course

Job description

Go back East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Frailty Interface Nurse

The closing date is 04 July 2025

We are looking for an experienced nurse, who has experience in managing a team and who has sound clinical knowledge of older persons care, with a specific focus on frailty.

You should be a committed inspirational leader, with excellent communication skills and who is enthusiastic and embraces innovation.

You will work collaboratively across the acute setting within the hospital with the aim of enabling supporting the current Frailty In reach servicewhich supports admission avoidance.

Within this role the candidate will work alongside the geriatricians to provide:o An early recognition of a frail and elderly patient in the acute trust settingo To support specialised review of clinical condition in conjunction with consultanto Enable MDT working across disciplines to facilitate safe dischargeso Support and promote service developmento Be instrumental in the development and delivery of education and training programmes that enhances care staffs' knowledge to Frailty

You will be a pioneering practitioner who is clinically sound with up-to date knowledge in this specialist environment providing the highest standardof individualised care to patients. You will be or have evidence of working towards an advanced care practitioner level of nursing.

Main duties of the job

• You will support the delivery of safe and effective care for the older population living with frailty who access/requires care in the Emergencyand Urgent areas of the acute trust
• You will provide skilled clinical assessments with specialised knowledge in caring for older person that collaboratively enhances the patientscare pathway in the acute trust
• You will drive and provide a proactive Frailty In-reach service to the Emergency and Urgent Care areas of the acute
• To advocate and facilitate multidisciplinary working that promotes home first ethos
• You will drive use of admission prevention services to ensure benefits are realise
• You will provide clinical leadership and education to the wider workforce

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Experience

• Relevant experience in working with the older person
• Relevant experience working with the older person with the acute/ED setting

Qualifications

• RGN
• Advanced communication skills course

Knowledge

• Demonstrable specialist knowledge of older person's care
• Knowledge of national and international guidelines relevant to the role
• Knowledge of strategies for effective change

Skills

• Leadership skills with evidence of staff motivation and team building
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, both verbal and written . Computer/IT skills
• Professional role model
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to work as a team and form professional relationships with colleagues.
• Diplomatic and calm
• To be flexible and approachable
• Ability to adapt and resilience
• Recruitment and selection skills
• Involvement in standard setting and audit
• Experience of quality improvement

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.

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust