Urgent Community Response Practitioner: Sponsorship Available

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Job summary

Due to the success of our Frailty Service, an exciting expansion and development opportunity has arisen. We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Frailty Practitioner to join our dynamic team of dedicated Nursing and Medical Staff working in the Urgent Community Response (for patients 18yrs +), Ambulatory and Community Frailty and Frailty Virtual Ward.

The post holder will provide expert direct patient care, screen and identify the frail older patient in their own homes, in 24 hour care and in the acute trust. The successful candidates will help to improve pathways for patients who are experiencing an acute crisis and decompensating frailty in the community.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for delivering and supporting high quality care, act as an expert practitioner and a role model, offering a patient centred holistic approach to care planning and maximizing independence and well-being of those living with frailty.

The post holder will join a well-established team of Frailty practitioners, supported by Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Consultants.

Practitioners are working towards their Masters and supported by the Trust to do so, the successful candidate must have completed their Clinical examination and diagnostics.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional with current NMC or HCPC Registration
  • Educated to Degree level
  • Record of continuous managerial, educational and professional development
  • Clinical Assessment and Diagnostics Qualification or willing to work towards

Desirable

  • Educated to Masters level, or willing to work towards
  • Independent Prescriber, or willing to work towards
  • Mentorship course/qualification or equivalent experience
  • Recognised management or leadership course/qualification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Knowledge of clinical skills required to undertake the role
  • Knowledge of current professional & clinical issues
  • Experience of working in the community
  • Knowledge of Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults procedures
  • Demonstrable knowledge of issues within nursing and the current NHS quality agenda
  • Demonstrable knowledge of risk management processes and clinical governance
  • Understanding of research and evidence-based nursing practice
  • Awareness of how audit may influence quality of patient care
  • Knowledge of and participation in audit
  • Substantial post registration experience within Frailty
  • Substantial management experience
  • Shift/Ward/Speciality leadership experience
  • Evidence of undertaking professional responsibility for coordinating the patients pathway of care
  • Evidence of enhanced clinical practice
  • Experience of teaching and developing practice in others

Desirable

  • Experience of gathering and analysing complex information
  • Experience of project management
  • Experience of participating in research

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Excellent time management, record management and organisational skills
  • Good IT skills
  • Ability to work autonomously and as part of a multi-disciplinary team

Desirable

  • Leadership skills
  • Ability to compile reports and deliver presentations

Other

Essential

  • Motivated individual, commitment to personal & professional development
  • Willing to undertake further study if role requires

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 2 September 2026

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