Frailty SDEC Nurse

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Slough; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Band 5 Staff Nurse to join the Frailty SDEC team. You will deliver rapid, holistic assessment and person-centred care for older adults living with frailty, supporting timely treatment and safe discharge or transfer.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team to develop specialist expertise in acute frailty, rapid assessment and complex discharge planning, while maintaining safe patient flow in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified registered nurse with current NMC registration.
• Experience in caring for older adults with frailty.
• Experience in acute care settings; SDEC/Emergency Department desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care for older adults with frailty.
• Support shift coordination to ensure safe and efficient care.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary colleagues (geriatricians, GPs, therapists, pharmacists).
• Assist discharge planning and aim to reduce unnecessary admissions.

Skills

Nursing

Clinical assessment

Frailty care

Teamwork

Autonomous working

Education

NMC registration

Tools

Epic EMR

Job description

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and compassionate experienced Band 5 Staff Nurse to join our Frailty Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) team. You will work within a highly skilled multidisciplinary service providing rapid, holistic assessment and person-centred care for older adults living with frailty, supporting timely treatment and safe discharge or transfer.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and compassionate experienced Band 5 Staff Nurse to join our Frailty Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) team. You will work within a highly skilled multidisciplinary service providing rapid, holistic assessment and person-centred care for older adults living with frailty, supporting timely treatment and safe discharge or transfer.
This is an excellent opportunity to develop specialist expertise in acute frailty, rapid assessment, clinical decision-making, medication management and complex discharge planning. Working closely with advanced practitioners, geriatricians, therapists, support staff and community colleagues, you will assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised programmes of care, respond promptly to changes in patients’ needs and help maintain safe and efficient patient flow through Frailty SDEC.
We are looking for a motivated, adaptable registered nurse who can prioritise safely, work effectively both independently and as part of a team, and remain calm in a fast-paced clinical environment.
If you are passionate about improving the experience and outcomes of older adults living with frailty, this is a rewarding opportunity to make a meaningful difference as part of a collaborative and developing service. We welcome informal contact before application or interview, so please get in touch if you would like to learn more about the role.

Previous applicants need not to apply

Main duties of the job

As a key member of the Frailty SDEC team, you’ll provide high-quality nursing care to older adults presenting with frailty syndromes. You’ll work closely with Emergency Department colleagues to proactively identify and manage patients, contributing to comprehensive geriatric assessments and the creation of supportive management plans.

You Will Be Responsible For

• The assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care
• Supporting shift coordination to ensure safe, efficient, and effective care delivery
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary colleagues including geriatricians, GPs, physiotherapists, and pharmacists
• Acting as a key link between primary, secondary and social care to reduce unnecessary admissions and support safe discharge planning

You will help promote admission avoidance, reduce hospital length of stay, and support early intervention for individuals living with frailty.

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience in caring for a variety of acute medical conditions
• Highly experienced staff nurse.
• Evidence of autonomous working.
• Evidence of high standards of clinical practice.
• Relevant experience in an acute area.

Desirable criteria

• Experience on an SDEC or in an Emergency Department.
• Post-registration experience

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered General Nurse
• Current NMC registration
• Evidence of recent Continuous Professional Development.
• Working towards gaining a mentorship course.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria

• awareness of current professional nursing issues
• Awareness of the role of an SDEC and current issues.

Desirable criteria

• Familiarity with the fast flow of an SDEC and discharging of patients.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.
Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.
We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.
We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.
Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.
Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.