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Salary for this role£49,387 – £56,515 a year

Health and Care route minimum£25,000 a year

Pay basisNational pay scales (NHS bands)

This occupation falls under the Health and Care Worker route. Salaries set by national pay scales (NHS bands) at or above the relevant band rate typically meet the occupation's requirement.

Closest occupation match: SOC 2234, Registered nurse practitioners. Pay for this occupation is set by national pay scales (NHS bands), so no single Home Office going rate applies.

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Role description

Job summary

Are you a nurse with a passion for frailty? We have an exciting, 12-month fixed term opportunity (secondment would be considered) for you to join a progressive, patient centred community frailty service as a Frailty Practitioner.

In this role you will actively support the frailty pathways within an evolving integrated service to deliver evidence-based frailty care and admission avoidance pathways across the local health economy.

The successful applicant will be responsible for delivering and supporting high-quality care and acting as an expert practitioner and a role model for the team. You will demonstrate advanced clinical practice skills and decision making, offering a patient centred approach to care planning and maximising independence and well-being of those living with frailty.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work within a multi-disciplinary frailty service. The primary function of the post is working with colleagues in the community frailty team promoting independence, optimisation and prevention of readmission. They will work closely with colleagues to continue treatment plans as an alternative to hospitalisation and will facilitate multi-disciplinary care for the frail patient and those who need longer term plans to maintain independence and health.

They will be able to manage their own workload and work unsupervised supported by appropriate and regular clinical supervision.

About us

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.

The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.

Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well

Date posted

26 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum (subject to confirmation)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

351-CEN2687-MS

Job locations

Frailty Assessment Service, Wing 1 / Suite 10, Leyland House

Lancashire Enterprise Business Park (Lancashire Business Park), Centurion Way

Leyland

PR26 6TY

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree in appropriate subject or evidence of education to degree level.
Current NMC registration or active on appropriate Allied Health Professional register.
Non-medical prescribing or willing to undertaking the programme
Clinical Examination and Clinical Diagnostic CPD Modules or willing to work towards.

Knowledge

Essential

High level of clinical knowledge including current evidence-based practice.
Sound understanding of the expectations of an Advanced Practitioner, particularly in terms of service outcomes and their relevant context.
Highly competent to assess patients requirements to develop case management plans.
Knowledge of Chronic Disease Management.
Knowledge and understanding of the principles of governance and its implications to their service area.

Knowledge

Essential

Ability to communicate highly complex pathologies and diagnostic reasoning to all levels in the medical and Non-Medical field at the appropriate level.
Experience of stakeholder negotiation and persuasion skills.
Problem solving / Decision making in relation to clinical practice.
Developing and providing health education and information in range of formats as appropriate for wide range of stakeholders.
Ability to analyse and interpret data/complex evidence and apply to practice.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.