Job Summary
Frailty Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC)

Are you passionate about transforming care for older people?

Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust is looking for an exceptional Frailty Nurse Consultant to lead the development of innovative frailty services and shape the future of urgent care for older adults.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced senior nurse with advanced clinical expertise, strong leadership skills and a passion for improving outcomes for people living with frailty. Working across our Frailty Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) service, Emergency Department and Care of the Elderly pathways, you will play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality, person-centred care whilst driving service improvement across the organisation.

We're looking for someone who is:

• A registered nurse with significant senior clinical experience in frailty, elderly care or acute medicine.
• Educated to Master's level (or equivalent) with advanced clinical assessment skills.
• A qualified Non-Medical Prescriber.
• An experienced clinical leader who inspires and develops others.
• Passionate about improving services through innovation, quality improvement and collaboration.
• An excellent communicator who can build strong relationships across professional and organisational boundaries.
• Committed to delivering compassionate, personalised care for older people.
• Leadership qualification and experience of research, audit and service redesign would be advantageous.

Main Duties of the Job
As our Frailty Nurse Consultant you will combine expert clinical practice with strategic leadership, education and service development.

Working alongside consultants, advanced practitioners, therapists and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will:

• Provide expert clinical leadership for patients living with frailty.
• Deliver advanced clinical assessment, diagnosis and management, including independent prescribing.
• Lead the development of frailty pathways across acute and ambulatory care.
• Champion evidence-based practice and continuous quality improvement.
• Support the education, supervision and development of nursing and multidisciplinary colleagues.
• Lead service improvement projects, audit and research to improve patient outcomes.
• Influence Trust-wide strategy for frailty services and integrated working across organisational boundaries.

This is a highly visible leadership role where you will have the opportunity to influence practice across the Trust and work with system partners to deliver the best possible care for older people.

About Us
Development and staff wellbeing
Your growth and personal happiness matters to us. After all, we can't expect the best from you if we don't invest in your development and nurture your wellbeing. From the moment you join us, we're committed to fostering your professional and personal development within a supportive, empowering environment. Whether you're just starting your career or looking to advance further, we provide you with the tools and opportunities you need to succeed. We actively support colleagues to take part in research, quality improvement and innovation, whatever their role or level in the organisation.

To support your wellbeing, we offer an extensive range of resources, including an on-site staff nursery at Kingston Hospital, wellbeing practitioners, regular wellbeing classes, dedicated staff physiotherapist, comprehensive occupational health services, 24/7 employee assistance programme, and a range of other support and activities.

We also take every opportunity to thank and recognise the work our teams do, through weekly 'shoutouts' and patient feedback, monthly and annual awards.

Wherever you work across our organisation, we look forward to welcoming you.

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

Job Responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Evidence of relevant professional registration and Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification
• Master's degree or equivalent at master's level.

Desirable

• Advanced Life Support

Experience
Essential

• Expert knowledge of all aspects of Frailty
• Demonstrate experience of working at a senior level in profession
• Experience of leading and contributing to projects and clinical teaching.

Skills
Essential

• Ability to communicate complex information to colleagues - internal and external to the Trust
• Ability to organise workload and allocate resources accordingly.
• Strong team working skills and able to work collaboratively with other disciplines

Knowledge
Essential

• Demonstrate up-to-date specialist and professional knowledge

Additional Information
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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.