Frailty ACP for GEMS and Same Day Acute Frailty (SDAF) | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 04 Gorffennaf 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £51,883 - £66,239 per ennum inclusive of HCAs (Dependant on experience) |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 03 Awst 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | London, N18 1QX |
| Cwmni: | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7309618/391-NMUH-7309618 |
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This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic Geriatric Emergency Medicine Service (GEMS) at North Middlesex University Hospital as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP). You will work autonomously and collaboratively across the Emergency Department (ED), Same Day Acute Frailty (SDAF) pathway, and acute frailty ward (Amber) to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care to older people living with frailty.
You will be a clinical expert, responsible for comprehensive assessments, diagnostics, treatment, and discharge planning. As a senior member of the frailty team, you will also lead service development, quality improvement, and education initiatives across the front door and community interface.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Provide expert frailty assessment and management across ED, SDAF, GEMS, hot clinics, and Amber ward
• Work autonomously in clinical decision-making, including prescribing and diagnostic interpretation (where qualified).
• Develop and implement care plans in collaboration with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary team (MDT).
• Lead discharge planning and admission avoidance through liaison with community and social care partners.
• Line manage, support, and supervise frailty team staff, including junior ACPs and practitioners.
• Facilitate frailty education and training across acute and community settings.
• Lead quality improvement, audits, and innovation projects in line with the Trust frailty strategy.
• Participate in service evaluation, workforce development, and governance activity.
• Act as a professional role model and promote evidence-based, person-centred care
NMUH North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Hospital Trust (NMUH) is one of London’s busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey and beyond. Our specialist services include HIV, cardiology, blood disorders, diabetes, fertility, sickle cell and thalassemia. In addition to a full range of cancer diagnosis and treatment services, the Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centre is based on-site and provides services to support cancer patients’ wellbeing. We also provide community services and have a dedicated 0-19 service for children and young people in Enfield so that they can get the best possible start in life. This includes health visitors and school nurses who are delivering the national Healthy Child Programme, which provides a structured framework for the delivery of key interventions to support the health and wellbeing of children and families from 0 to 5 and school aged children from 5-19. The 0-19 service aims to improve pathways and partnerships with services in the hospital and deliver excellent care for the children and families. For more information, please access the following link:https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Provide expert frailty assessment and management across ED, SDAF, GEMS, hot clinics, and Amber ward.
• Work autonomously in clinical decision-making, including prescribing and diagnostic interpretation (where qualified).
• Develop and implement care plans in collaboration with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary team (MDT).
• Lead discharge planning and admission avoidance through liaison with community and social care partners.
• Line manage, support, and supervise frailty team staff, including junior ACPs and practitioners.
• Facilitate frailty education and training across acute and community settings.
• Lead quality improvement, audits, and innovation projects in line with the Trust frailty strategy.
• Participate in service evaluation, workforce development, and governance activity.
• Act as a professional role model and promote evidence-based, person-centred care
Please see JD and PS for detailed information on job description and main responsibilities.
This advert closes on Friday 18 Jul 2025