Frailty Practitioner

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust; Crawley; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Living Wage Employer

Flexible working

Training opportunities

Career development

Job summary

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust in Crawley is seeking a Frailty Practitioner to support people living with frailty within Integrated Neighbourhood Teams. You will apply clinical judgement to tailor person-centred care and prevent deterioration.

Join a Trust that emphasises compassionate care, multidisciplinary collaboration, and proactive discharge planning, with opportunities for professional development and flexible working.

Qualifications

• Clinical expertise in frailty care and geriatric assessment.
• Ability to work with a multidisciplinary team to tailor care.
• Commitment to person-centred, compassionate care.

Responsibilities

• Undertake comprehensive geriatric assessments and develop personalised care and support plans.
• Manage a defined caseload of people living with frailty and complex needs.
• Use clinical judgement to identify deterioration and prevent avoidable admissions.
• Coordinate care across primary, community, acute, social care and voluntary sector services.
• Support safe and timely hospital discharge, reducing readmission risk.
• Provide specialist clinical advice, leadership and education to colleagues.
• Contribute to service development.
• Advocate for people living with frailty and their families to maintain independence.

Skills

Frailty care

Clinical expertise

Geriatric assessment

Multidisciplinary coordination

Person-centred care

Clinical leadership

Job description

Are you a skilled and compassionate clinician who wants to make a real difference to people living with frailty? As a Frailty Practitioner, you'll use your clinical expertise, professional judgement and passion for person-centred care to make a difference when it matters most. Working within our Integrated Neighbourhood Teams (INTs), you'll support people with frailty and complex health needsto remain well and independent for longer. You'll help prevent avoidable hospital admissionsand provide coordinated, proactive and locally responsive support. INTs bring together everyone who cares for a local population into one team, whatever organisation employs them. GPs, community nurses, therapists, pharmacists, mental health practitioners, social care and voluntary sector partners work side by side around the same people. You'll use your specialist knowledge and advanced clinical skills to understand the person, identify what matters to them and work with them and the wider multidisciplinary team to find the best way forward. You will:

• Undertake comprehensive geriatric assessments and develop personalised care and support plans.
• Manage a defined caseload of people living with frailty and complex needs.
• Use your clinical judgement to identify deterioration and take action to prevent avoidable hospital admissions.
• Coordinate care across primary, community, acute, social care and voluntary sector services.
• Support safe and timely hospital discharge, reducing the risk of readmission.
• Provide specialist clinical advice, leadership, education and support to colleagues.
• Contribute to service development.
• Advocate for people living with frailty, supporting them and their families to make informed choices and maintain independence

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays. Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?

• Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeingo
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Accredited Living Wage Employer, we ensure fair pay for all our staff
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brightono
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief network
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust

Our values--Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence--guide everything we do.