Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

For more information on the main responsibilities of this job please see the attached job description.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered General Nurse/ Registered Mental Health Nurse/Practitioner/ Registered Pharmacist / Registered AHP
• Post registration qualification or equivalent experience gained by undertaking on-going personal development and training focused on older adults / frailty / advanced practice skills.
• Master’s in Advanced Practice or Equivalent ACP credentialed
• Registered V300 Non-Medical Prescriber with evidence of updating knowledge appropriate to patient group

Desirable criteria

• Management /Leadership Qualification or development programme

Experience

Essential criteria

• Management/Leadership Experience
• Evidence of involvement in the development of programmes of care, protocols and audits.
• Significant post registration experience at band 7 or equivalent working with Older Adults
• Clear and demonstrable evidence of advanced, autonomous practice working with the older adult population
• Evidence of proactive involvement in the supervision and development of members of the multi-disciplinary team and able to demonstrate changes of practice through these
• Evidence of involvement in successful change management
• Experience in co-ordinating and leading Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments with the Older Adult population living with Frailty

Desirable criteria

• Experience of caseload management including responsibility for complex care packages for vulnerable people
• Evidence of research involvement

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Ability to demonstrate specialist expertise and knowledge underpinned by theory acquired through CPD in relation to history taking, clinical assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care
• Knowledge and understanding of the Trust Strategy relevant to the role
• Ability to demonstrate specialist clinical reasoning skills to assimilate information in order to make a clinical judgement regarding diagnosis and intervention
• Demonstrates an understanding and insight into current issues and developments within the NHS
• Confident in the use of computer systems, spread sheets, databases, data collection, word processing and report writing

Desirable criteria

• Ability to demonstrate innovation and effective use of resources in practice
• Ability to actively search for the potential to improve quality and customer care

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT)

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.

We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.

We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.

Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.

Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.

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