Frailty NP: Community Care & Admission Avoidance

The Methodist Church in Britain; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced advanced practitioner for a 12-month fixed-term post in the community frailty team. You will manage your own caseload, deliver evidence-based care, and work within a multidisciplinary service to prevent hospital admissions.

Applicants must be NMC registered and able to provide non-medical prescribing or be willing to undertake it. The role offers flexible working options and regular clinical supervision.

Qualifications

• Degree in an appropriate subject.
• Non-medical prescribing, or willingness to undertake the programme.
• Clinical Examination and Clinical Diagnostic CPD modules, or willingness to work towards them.
• Current NMC registration, or active registration on an Allied Health Professional register.
• Experience of stakeholder negotiation and persuasion.
• High level of clinical knowledge and evidence-based practice.

Responsibilities

• Support frailty pathways within an integrated service to deliver evidence-based frailty care and admission avoidance across the local health economy.
• Deliver high-quality care and act as an expert practitioner and role model for the team.
• Demonstrate advanced clinical practice and decision-making, with patient-centred care planning that maximises independence and wellbeing.
• Work within the community frailty team to promote independence, optimisation and prevention of readmission.
• Continue treatment plans as an alternative to hospitalisation.
• Facilitate multidisciplinary care for frail patients, including longer‑term plans to maintain independence and health.
• Manage own workload unsupervised, with appropriate and regular clinical supervision.

Skills

Advanced practice

Evidence-based care

Patient-centered care

Chronic disease management

Communication with staff

Education

NMC registration

Job description

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced advanced practitioner for a 12-month fixed-term post in the community frailty team. You will manage your own caseload, deliver evidence-based care, and work within a multidisciplinary service to prevent hospital admissions.

Applicants must be NMC registered and able to provide non-medical prescribing or be willing to undertake it. The role offers flexible working options and regular clinical supervision.