Frailty Consultant Practitioner

Putting community at the heart of everything we do.

Proud to be a prospective advanced foundation trust, CLCH is one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, employing more than 4,500 staff and caring for more than four million people across London and Hertfordshire. We believe in working together to give children a better start and adults greater independence. Our diverse team of professionals supports patients at every stage of their lives, from health visiting for newborn babies to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care.

By joining CLCH, you will be part of a dynamic and supportive team that values innovation, compassion, and excellence. We offer a range of exciting career opportunities and are committed to your professional development and well-being.

To join us and help make a real difference in the communities we work in, browse our latest jobs and opportunities below.

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Monday to Sunday, some weekend work expected) Job
-SOUTH-8297544

Site Tooting Works Town Tooting Salary £88,250 - £100,355 per annum, inclusive of HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 12/10/2026 23:59

Welcome to Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH)

At CLCH, we proudly serve as a beacon of compassionate community healthcare across 14 vibrant London boroughs — Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster, Hillingdon, Sutton, and Kingston — as well as Hertfordshire. We bring care closer to home, embracing the rich diversity of these communities with dedication and heart.

Recognised as a Good provider by the Care Quality Commission and celebrated among the top NHS employers, we are united by a shared passion: empowering our community health professionals to deliver care that truly makes a difference.

We are deeply committed to fostering an environment where every member of our team feels respected, valued, and inspired—a place where fairness, kindness, and inclusion blossom. Our culture is rooted in the principles of the NHS People Plan, Our NHS People Promise, and our own strategic Equality values and objectives, guiding us to create a truly supportive and inclusive workplace.

Together, we build a caring community where the warmth we show one another shines through in every life we touch.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Band 8C Frailty Consultant Practitioner. To provide highly specialised clinical expertise and leadership across the Hospital at Home and Urgent Community Response services within Merton and Wandsworth.

The Frailty Consultant Practitioner will hold clinical accountability for a defined proportion of the community caseload and provide expert clinical leadership in the assessment, treatment and management of acutely unwell and frail patients within the community.

The postholder will lead the development and delivery of an integrated community-based Urgent Neighbourhood Health service, bringing together Hospital at Home and Urgent Community Response and working across community health, acute partners and wider system providers. They will support the delivery of safe, effective and responsive care closer to home, reducing avoidable hospital attendance and admission and facilitating timely discharge where appropriate.

The post will be structured abound the four pillars of advanced clinical practice:

• Expert clinical practice (minimum 60%)
• A professional leadership and consultancy function
• Education, training, and development
• Research, evaluation, and service development

The Frailty Consultant…