Frailty Consultant PractitionerNHS

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Band 8C Frailty Consultant Practitioner. To provide highly specialised clinical expertise and leadership across the Hospital at Home and Urgent Community Response services within Merton and Wandsworth.

The Frailty Consultant Practitioner will hold clinical accountability for a defined proportion of the community caseload and provide expert clinical leadership in the assessment, treatment and management of acutely unwell and frail patients within the community.

The postholder will lead the development and delivery of an integrated community-based Urgent Neighbourhood Health service, bringing together Hospital at Home and Urgent Community Response and working across community health, acute partners and wider system providers. They will support the delivery of safe, effective and responsive care closer to home, reducing avoidable hospital attendance and admission and facilitating timely discharge where appropriate.

The post will be structured abound the four pillars of advanced clinical practice:

o Expert clinical practice (minimum 60%)o A professional leadership and consultancy functiono Education, training, and developmento Research, evaluation, and service development

Main duties of the job

The Frailty Consultant Practitioner day-to-day duties will include:

• Providing clinical leadership to the Urgent Neighbourhood Health team, encompassing Hospital at Home and Urgent Community Response.
• Practising autonomously at an advanced level, using highly developed clinical assessment, diagnostic, decision-making and treatment skills, with access to defined medical supervision and escalation arrangements.
• Providing clinical leadership and oversight of the Single Point of Access for urgent community health needs, supporting timely clinical triage, navigation and decision-making to ensure patients are directed to the most appropriate pathway and level of care.
• Holding clinical accountability for a defined caseload of patients and providing expert clinical oversight, advice and decision-making for patients with complex, acute and frailty-related needs.
• Providing expert clinical advice and consultancy to multidisciplinary professionals, individuals, families and carers.
• Providing visible clinical leadership across the multidisciplinary team, promoting evidence-based, person-centred care, treatment and support.
• Develop new and innovative clinical pathways in the community that shift care from the hospital into the community.

Job description

Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trusts values & the behaviours aligned to those values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

About us

We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.

What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life's most important moments.

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We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.