Liaison Nurse/ Advance Clinical Practitioner | Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust; Carshalton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the region is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Community Integrated Locality team. The role involves conducting nursing assessments and collaborating with health teams to enhance care outcomes. Ideal candidates will have expertise in long-term conditions management and possess strong liaison skills. This position offers flexible working arrangements and requires effective communication with both healthcare providers and residents.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with experience in community health and older adults.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong communication skills for effective patient and staff liaison.

Responsibilities

• Conduct a high-quality nursing assessment of residents.
• Liaise with community health teams and primary care for resident care.
• Manage line operations of the Community Liaison Team.

Skills

Nursing assessment skills

Collaboration with healthcare teams

Liaison skills

Understanding of long-term conditions

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Tools

Patient care management systems

Job description

To work as part of the Community Integrated Locality team and alongside staff in Identified Care Homes to provide a high quality, clinically robust, personalised assessment of all residents identified as high risk of conveyance to Hospital. Working in partnership with key staff members in both the homes and community teams to ensure each identified resident has implemented a clear care plan to manage their health needs, to include a clear pathway of how to contact Sutton Community Health services (SCHS) to prevent avoidable conveyance to hospital.

• To support the home staff in the liaising with the any required community health teams, primary care and social services to ensure the most effective outcomes for their residents.
• To provide effective and efficient high quality nursing assessment of residents that will enhance and support the processes of ensuring the resident remains in the appropriate care setting.
• To provide the staff with resident pathway advice to support the ongoing care needs provision within the residents home setting.
• To act as key health liaison for the home to ensure the most effective outcomes for residents.

To assist and support SCHS in achieving the key result areas of this service.

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

At GESH we are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process.

Responsible for the daily operational line management of the Community Liaison Team.

• Work collaboratively with staff in the acute setting, developing processes to support safe, timely discharge to the community environment.
• Responsible for ensuring each team member carries out effective and efficient high quality nursing assessment of patients, that will enhance and support the discharge processes.
• Act as a practitioner with special interest in Older People and Long‑Term Conditions Management.
• To act as an expert resource to secondary care colleagues in relation to access to Community Services and Patient Pathway Management.
• Act as key liaison with internal and external partners and stakeholders to ensure the most effective outcomes for patients, service users and carers.
• Ensure the successful delivery of services key performance indicators.
• Be pro‑active in supporting the acute trust to reduce the level of Delayed Transfer of Care (TDC).
• To work collaboratively with the hospital teams, social service departments and primary and secondary health care providers to promote SCHS in line with the strategic direction of the Trust.

This advert closes on Tuesday 23 Dec 2025.