Clinical Lead for Frailty and Home Treatment

2 months ago


Ashford, Kent, United Kingdom Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Consultant Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join our East Kent HCP Frailty/Home Treatment Service. As a key member of our team, you will play a crucial role in providing advanced clinical expertise to older adults in various healthcare settings.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead and monitor improvements to quality of care through clinical audit, evidence-based practice, clinical supervision, teaching, and supporting professional colleagues.
  • Implement relevant clinical guidelines into practice and contribute to the further development of the evidence base through research and audit.
  • Develop non-medical led models of care across Emergency departments, inpatient wards, intermediate care, care homes, and community teams in collaboration with multi-professional colleagues.
  • Improve patient flow through timely assessment, referral, responsive intervention, anticipatory care planning, and optimal discharge coordination across seven days.
About Us

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is a leading provider of community healthcare services, committed to delivering high-quality patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. We value diversity, equity, and inclusion, and welcome applications from individuals with varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.

Person Specification

Essential Qualifications:

  • First-level registration with NMC, HPCP, or GPHC.
  • Minimum of 5 years post-registration experience, with experience at band 8a or above.
  • Advanced Clinical Practice MSc accredited by the Centre for Advancing Practice or successful recognition with the Centre of Advancing Practice via the ePortfolio (Supported) Route.

Desirable Qualifications:

  • Psychology or counselling experience and training/education.

Essential Experience:

  • Extensive clinical experience in the care and treatment of people with frailty, including long-term conditions and dementia care experience.
  • Advanced skills in history taking and physical assessment of frail people.
  • Independent prescribing experience.

Desirable Experience:

  • Extensive experience of presenting reports/education/information to public forums.

Essential Knowledge:

  • Advanced understanding of long-term conditions and application to older people.
  • Advanced knowledge of clinical governance.
  • Advanced knowledge of change management.

Desirable Knowledge:

  • Extensive research knowledge.

Essential Skills and Abilities:

  • Demonstrate a high level of competence and excellence in practice.
  • High-level competence in strategic planning.
  • Advanced skills in writing reports.

Desirable Skills and Abilities:

  • Peer review of research or publications skills.

Essential Personal Attributes:

  • Highly self-motivated.
  • Facilitative approach.
  • Participative style.

Ability to Manage:

  • Able to meet tight deadlines and work under pressure.
  • Able to be supportive to others.


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