Frailty Specialist Support Nurse - Early Intervention Team

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK healthcare provider in Cambridge is seeking a motivated Specialist Support Frailty Nurse to join their Early Intervention Team. The successful candidate will work collaboratively to provide holistic, patient-centred frailty services, facilitating care for patients living with frailty syndromes. Responsibilities include conducting assessments, formulating care plans, and helping prevent unnecessary hospital admissions. This role offers development opportunities and flexible working arrangements, ensuring a good work-life balance in a supportive environment.

Benefits

On-site leisure facilities

Reduced-cost bus travel

Free Park and Ride

Subsidised parking

24/7 hot food availability

Colleague-only café

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Ability to support patients and their families effectively through comprehensive screening.
• Knowledge of frailty syndromes and ability to inform clinical management.
• Experience in community settings and acute care discharge planning.

Responsibilities

• Support screening and assessment of patients and caregivers.
• Inform clinical practice to prevent unnecessary admissions.
• Formulate ongoing care plans for admitted and discharged patients.
• Develop specialist knowledge in ED and frailty assessments.

Skills

Holistic patient-centred care

Collaboration

Specialised assessment

Job description

Vacancy at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a motivated Specialist Support Frailty Nurse to join our highly skilled & experienced Early Intervention Team at Cambridge University Hospitals.

About us

The Early Intervention Team (EIT) is a very proactive and innovative multidisciplinary team of Frailty Specialist Nurses, Discharge Planning Specialist Nurses, Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists. The EIT has been well acknowledged for providing proactive Frailty screening and Admission Avoidance where appropriate. EIT Frailty Nurses identify frailty in patients over 75 years old and initiate Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments for patients admitted to the Emergency Department, Urgent Treatment Centre, Same Day Emergency Care and inpatient wards. The Team provides an excellent opportunity to develop quality improvement and service development skills as part of the service expansion.

About the role

We are looking for an innovative and motivated team player, working collaboratively with other members of the multidisciplinary team, including our community partners, to provide a holistic, patient-centred frailty service.

Responsibilities

• Support patients and their families/caregivers by comprehensive screening and assessment.
• Provide a specialised assessment to inform clinical practice, avoiding unnecessary harm and informing clinical management for patients living with frailty syndromes.
• Help prevent the unnecessary admissions of patients into acute care or initiate early discharge planning.
• Formulate ongoing plans of care for patients both those admitted to the hospital and those discharged into community settings.
• Develop specialist knowledge of ED, Frailty, and Discharge Planning specific assessments, and evaluate practice and audit outcomes.
• Contribute to seven‑day working, between 8 am and 8 pm, based on a rota system.

Eligibility

• Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full‑time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa unless you have applied for a Graduate visa, completed your course and applied prior to the anticipated start date, or the Trust has agreed to sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within three months of the anticipated start.
• For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.

Benefits to you

• Development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on‑site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries.
• Reduced‑cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site.
• Free Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites, and free route to and from Cambridge train station.
• Subsidised cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
• 24/7 hot food available on CUH campus at a reduced cost.
• Staff pod break spaces in the Deakin Centre, including a colleague‑only café, free tea and coffee, a break space and a private outside area.
• CUH’s good work programme supports a good work‑life balance with flexible working arrangements, including part‑time working, job‑share, term‑time working and flexible start and finish times.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 19 January 2026. Interviews are due to be held on 27 January 2026.

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

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