New to general practice registered nurse in frailty

NHS; St Helens; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a new to general practice registered nurse specializing in frailty care. The role involves delivering quality nursing services, participating in multidisciplinary team meetings, and managing long-term conditions. Candidates must possess a BSc in Nursing and be committed to enhancing patient outcomes within the frailty framework.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse, NMC registered.
• Commitment to working within frailty care.
• Experience with community nursing or long-term conditions.

Responsibilities

• Provide fundamental nurse-led care to communities.
• Participate in proactive care planning for patients.
• Support the management of patients in care homes.

Skills

Good communication

Interpersonal skills

Ability to work effectively in a team

Organisational skills

Education

BSc Nursing or equivalent

Tools

EMIS

Job description

New to general practice registered nurse in frailty

The new to general practice nurserole is a band 5 staff nurse equivalent role (not AFC) as per ARRSreimbursement scheme.

Salary to be negotiated onappointment depending on experience, approx. midpoint AFC equivalent.

Post will be 2 years fixed term witha view to permanancy.

Working as part of the frailty team, is registered with the NMC and maintains revalidationin line with NMC requirements; and is working at Registered Nurse Level delivering on quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient outcomes and reducehealth inequalities.

Main duties of the job

Provides fundamental nurse-led care to communities across the PCN;Undertakes early detection, prevention, and management of cardiovasculardisease and other long-term conditions.

Takes a lead role in managing one specific long-term conditionfollowing structured mentorship and preceptorship.

Participates in quality improvement initiatives to enhance patientoutcomes and reduce health inequalities.

Deliver initiatives that support the PCN for example- covid and flucampaign.Works within a multi-disciplinary team, supportingintegrated care and personalised approaches to patient management.

To providesupport to other team members when necessary and ask as a mentor to juniormembers of staff.

To take anactive role in supporting development and embedding of the PCNs culture, valuesand reputation as providers of high-quality services

To support inencourage all staff to collaborate through sharing information and intelligenceacross different activities

Build goodrelationships with all stakeholders involved in the PCN

To be responsible for planning and organising own workload, continuallyreprioritising your own work to meet changing local and national targets anddeadlines

About us

Newton & Haydock Primary Care Network: About Us

Newton and Haydock Primary Care Network consists of 4 NHS GPpractices in Newton-le-Willows and Haydock, across several sites. The Network enables NHS staff to work acrossthe practices to help deliver services to 50,000 patients.

The Practices:

Newton Medical Centre, 1Belvedere Road, Newton-le-Willows & NewtonCommunity Hospital Practice, Bradleigh Road, Newton-le-Willows

Patterdale Lodge, Legh Streetand High Street, Newton-le-Willows

Vista Road Surgery,Newton-le-Willows

Haydock Medical Centre,Woodside Road, Haydock

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

1. Clinical Care

• Undertake frailty assessments using validated tools (e.g eFI, Rockwood Clinical Frailty Scale).
• Conduct comprehensive geriatric assessments (CGAs) under supervision and contribute to personalised care and support planning.
• Support medication reviews by gathering relevant information and monitoring patient outcomes.
• Provide long-term condition monitoring, in line with competency levels.
• Carry out vital signs monitoring, urinalysis, blood tests, and other clinical tasks as appropriate.
• Identify early signs of deterioration and elevate concerns promptly.
• Support the management of patients in care homes as part of the aligned frailty pathway.
• Lead on the covid & flu campaigns twice a year vaccinating housebound and care home residents.
• QOF monitoring/ annual reviews of care home residents.

2. Proactive Frailty Management

• Participate in proactive care planning for patients living with frailty, including those at risk of hospital admission.
• Support the delivery of anticipatory care and work with the MDT to prevent avoidable deterioration.
• Promote self management, independence, and personalised goal setting.

3. Multidisciplinary Team Working

• Participate in regular MDT meetings with GPs, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Pharmacists, Social Prescribers, Therapists, and Social Care.
• Act as a key point of contact for patients, carers, and care home staff.
• Work collaboratively with community services, acute trusts, and voluntary sector partners.

4. Coordination and Communication

• Maintain accurate, contemporaneous clinical records.
• Communicate effectively with patients and families, including those with cognitive impairment or communication needs.
• Contribute to safe handovers, discharge processes, and transitions of care.

5. Quality, Safety, and Governance

• Follow infection prevention and control procedures.

Participate in clinical audits and service evaluation.Support delivery of the PCNs quality improvement and frailty initiatives.

Support delivery of the PCNs quality improvement and frailty initiatives.

• Participate in clinical audits and service evaluation.
• Adhere to NMC Code of Conduct and organisational policies.

6. Professional Development

• Engage in induction, clinical supervision, and ongoing competency development.
• Complete mandatory training and pursue relevant frailty, long-term conditions, and primary care learning pathways.
• Work towards independent assessment or prescribing (where relevant), with support.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BSC nursing or equivalent.

Experience

• Registered Nurse -NMC registered.
• Commitment to working within frailty care.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a team.
• Willingness to undertake training and supervised practice.
• Experience in older adult care, community nursing, or long term conditions.
• Knowledge of frailty frameworks, CGA, or care home pathways.
• Experience with primary care clinical systems -EMIS.
• Experience of community working.
• Experience of Primary care.
• Experience of vaccinations.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Depending on experienceEquivalent to AFC band 5 as per ARRS role funding.