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Frailty Practitioner

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Job summary

SLC Medical Group are looking for a highly motivated clinician to join our Frailty Team. We welcome applications from: Frailty Nurses, Nurse Practitioners and Paramedics.

The Frailty Team are responsible for assessment and co-ordination of care and services to people with multiple co-morbidities and complex needs who live in their own homes or care homes.

Working autonomously you will deliver safe, effective clinical decision-making and expert quality care, including assessment, diagnosis, clinical management and evaluation to the our frail population. You will have the attitude, skills and knowledge base to deliver quality holistic care and treatment.

You will assist in the provision of patient care at the surgery, or in the patients place of residence, working in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.

You must work at all times within your own competence and adhere to CQC standards.

Main duties of the job

  • Assessment of individual patient needs
  • Initiate Investigations, and with support determine a differential diagnosis and initiate appropriate holistic, evidence based treatment and care.
  • Co-ordination of care
  • Refer patients who require medical intervention to appropriate services
  • Work within a Multi Disciplinary Team

About us

We are a successful, high achieving, PMS training practice. We are located at three sites in Grimsby and Cleethorpes with a list size of 24,000 patients.

Details

Date posted

07 March 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Job share, Flexible working, Compressed hours

Reference number

A0687-25-0001

Job locations

SLC Medical Group

Springfield Road

Grimsby

DN33 3JF


Church View Health Centre

Cartergate

Grimsby

DN311QZ


Taylors Avenue Medical Centre

146 Taylors Avenue

Cleethorpes

DN350LN


Job description

Job responsibilities

The Frailty Practitioner will join the existing team, working in an integrated way with the wider MDT which currently exists to provide a pro-active service for the frail population.

The Frailty Practitioner will be part of the primary healthcare multi-disciplinary team and will utilise the skills of the wider existing primary care team.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1. To complete the requested assessments for registered patients allocated to the team and maintain appropriate records of treatment given and NHS services provided; When appropriate, to make a relevant diagnosis and management plan, implement this plan and subsequently evaluate it.

2. Carry out consultations and physical assessments as requested, formulate a diagnosis and maintain high quality contemporaneous records using SystmOne.

3. The post-holder will undertake visits to care and nursing homes and the housebound as requested, assessing patients, liaising with the GPs and attending MDT meetings where possible.

4. Liaise with other members of community teams, as appropriate to individual patient needs,

5. Arrange referrals for the patient.

6. Note any possible issues with medication compliance identified during any patient contact.

7. Actively work with the wider MDT by working with, but not exclusively, the community nurses, discharge co-ordinators, elderly care teams , dieticians, tissue viability team, CPN, CRT, physio, SALT, falls prevention services.

8. Be prepared to make clinical judgement based on either provided data and noted review or both to reach a conclusion regarding whether a patient needs to be assessed by the team.

9. Evaluate MDT data to determine the need for patients to be reviewed by the team.

8. Maintain appropriate levels and means of communication ie mobile phone, professional email

9. Clinical governance will be provided by the GP partners and the lead GPs.

10. Training opportunities can be discussed when appropriate.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Frailty Practitioner will join the existing team, working in an integrated way with the wider MDT which currently exists to provide a pro-active service for the frail population.

The Frailty Practitioner will be part of the primary healthcare multi-disciplinary team and will utilise the skills of the wider existing primary care team.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1. To complete the requested assessments for registered patients allocated to the team and maintain appropriate records of treatment given and NHS services provided; When appropriate, to make a relevant diagnosis and management plan, implement this plan and subsequently evaluate it.

2. Carry out consultations and physical assessments as requested, formulate a diagnosis and maintain high quality contemporaneous records using SystmOne.

3. The post-holder will undertake visits to care and nursing homes and the housebound as requested, assessing patients, liaising with the GPs and attending MDT meetings where possible.

4. Liaise with other members of community teams, as appropriate to individual patient needs,

5. Arrange referrals for the patient.

6. Note any possible issues with medication compliance identified during any patient contact.

7. Actively work with the wider MDT by working with, but not exclusively, the community nurses, discharge co-ordinators, elderly care teams , dieticians, tissue viability team, CPN, CRT, physio, SALT, falls prevention services.

8. Be prepared to make clinical judgement based on either provided data and noted review or both to reach a conclusion regarding whether a patient needs to be assessed by the team.

9. Evaluate MDT data to determine the need for patients to be reviewed by the team.

8. Maintain appropriate levels and means of communication ie mobile phone, professional email

9. Clinical governance will be provided by the GP partners and the lead GPs.

10. Training opportunities can be discussed when appropriate.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • You must be one of the following:
  • 1) Paramedic with suitable registration.
  • 2) Independent Prescriber
  • 3) Experienced Frailty Nurse

Desirable

  • Working within a primary care/general practice setting
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • You must be one of the following:
  • 1) Paramedic with suitable registration.
  • 2) Independent Prescriber
  • 3) Experienced Frailty Nurse

Desirable

  • Working within a primary care/general practice setting

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 NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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 NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

SLC Medical Group

Address

SLC Medical Group

Springfield Road

Grimsby

DN33 3JF


Employer's website

https://www.slcmedicalgroup.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

SLC Medical Group

Address

SLC Medical Group

Springfield Road

Grimsby

DN33 3JF


Employer's website

https://www.slcmedicalgroup.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Practice Manager

Stephanie Foster

stephanie.foster@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

07 March 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Job share, Flexible working, Compressed hours

Reference number

A0687-25-0001

Job locations

SLC Medical Group

Springfield Road

Grimsby

DN33 3JF


Church View Health Centre

Cartergate

Grimsby

DN311QZ


Taylors Avenue Medical Centre

146 Taylors Avenue

Cleethorpes

DN350LN


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