Advanced Clinical Practitioner – Frailty
The closing date is 08 June 2026.
Working alongside our existing Advanced Practitioners and experienced MDT, the post‑holder would be responsible for providing a service across the acute frailty pathway. This role requires excellent organisational and interpersonal skills, alongside sound clinical knowledge, relevant experience and the ability to work at pace.
The acute frailty pathway gives advanced clinical practice high priority. Supporting people living with frailty to self‑care and maintain what matters most to them is our key function. We provide a truly integrated pathway, collaborating with our health and social care partners to improve patient care and communication across the whole system. The successful post‑holder will be expected to use their qualifications, skills and expertise to continue support and development within these areas.
This is a rotational system‑wide post, where you will be responsible for providing specialist clinical support to the whole frailty pathway: Frailty Assessment Unit, Emergency Frailty Department, ED in reach, Acute Frailty Same Day Emergency Care, supporting our Acute Frailty Virtual Ward and the Frailty inpatient bed base.
Main duties of the job
This role is an exciting opportunity to be part of a new system‑wide model of care for our population living with frailty. You will be assessing patients with complex needs and undertaking physical examinations using appropriate investigations to reach a diagnosis. As part of the multiprofessional team you will support the development and improvement of services, demonstrating autonomy, clinical judgement, excellent communication and decision‑making skills.
Experience
- Registered AHP or first‑level nurse, with MSc Advanced Practice or equivalent
- Extensive experience in the relevant area of clinical practice
- Line management experience within an advanced practice team or team management activity
- Leadership Course
- Quality Improvement practitioner
- Experience supervising trainee advanced practitioners
Qualifications
- Full completed MSc in Advanced Practice
- Registered Professional with NMC, HCPC, GPHc
- V300 independent non‑medical prescriber
- Specialist clinical courses completed
- Good understanding of the training and development needs of trainee advanced practitioners
Skills, Knowledge and Competencies
- High complex reasoning and prioritisation skills across clinical and staffing requirements with advanced practice in the department
- Highly experienced at disseminating and presenting complex information using both verbal and written disciplines across a broad range of clinical and non‑clinical activities
- Request diagnostic imaging within scope of practice and interpret the findings acting accordingly
- Expert professional/clinical knowledge of Advanced Practice at local and national level
- Evidence of developing and implementing policies and protocols where identified within advanced practice
- Evidence of supporting and supervising trainee advanced practitioners
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (WHH)
Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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