Community Frailty Practitioner

Job summary

We are looking for an experienced Nurse Practitioner with a Non-Medical Prescribing qualification.

Hours: 37.5 per week

Salary dependant on experience

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our expanding Frailty Team. We are growing our service to enhance the care we provide to our local community, and were looking for a dedicated professional to become part of this forward-thinking team.

Our established Frailty Team currently includes a two Community Frailty Practitione and a Care Coordinator. A Non-Medical Prescribing qualification is essential for this role, and applicants must have successfully completed this qualification.

The PCN Frailty Team plays a key role in supporting our practices by conducting weekly ward rounds, monitoring new care home residents, and providing high-quality long-term condition management.

In addition, the team delivers a non-urgent housebound service, offering vital support for patients who are unable to attend the surgery but require ongoing management of their long-term conditions.

This is a fantastic chance to be part of a dynamic, compassionate team dedicated to improving frailty care across our community.

We are looking for an experienced & motivated clinical practitioner to join our supportive & forward-thinking team, delivering high-quality care to housebound patients & residents within care homes.

This is a rewarding & varied role where you will work autonomously within your professional boundaries, undertaking history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment, & evaluation of care for vulnerable patients.

You will play a key role in leading long-term condition management for elderly, frail, & housebound patients, helping to improve outcomes & quality of life within the community. A key part of the role will involve leading & participating in regular care home ward rounds, working proactively with care home staff & the wider multidisciplinary team to provide coordinated, person-centred care.

The successful candidate will demonstrate safe clinical decision‑making, using advanced assessment & diagnostic skills within general practice. You will prioritise & triage patient needs effectively, arranging investigations, referrals, & onward care when required.

Working closely within a supportive multidisciplinary team, you will collaborate with GPs, nurses, care homes, & wider healthcare professionals to deliver holistic care.

This is an exciting opportunity to develop within a dynamic role, with strong clinical support, mentorship, & opportunities for professional growth. The workload will include home visits, care home visits, ward rounds, & telephone consultations.

Severnvale PCN (Primary Care Network) comprises four GP practices in South Gloucestershire delivering services to a population of circa 34,000 patients which includes 10 care homes. We are an enthusiastic, dynamic, and friendly PCN who constantly strive to improve patient pathways and health care outcomes.

The PCN team includes a Clinical Director, a PCN Manager, 2 Community Frailty Practitioner, a Care Co‑ordinator, 4 Clinical Pharmacists, 7 Care Coordinator Prescription Clerks, dedicated Social Prescribing Link Workers and First Contact Physiotherapists.

To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team across the PCN to care for our housebound and care home patients, including proactive assessment, diagnosis and treatment of individuals using a holistic approach.

To undertake care home weekly ward rounds.

To assess, diagnose, investigate, treat, refer or signpost patients/service users within the community with undifferentiated or undiagnosed condition relating to minor illness, minor injury or urgent problems.

The post holder will…