Frailty Nurse in Christchurch

Stour Surgery, based in the picturesque town of Christchurch, Dorset, is seeking an enthusiastic Frailty Nurse to join our team. We value high clinical standards and with our fabulous team of both clinical and non-clinical staff, we aim to provide excellent patient experience.

The successful candidate will be driven and highly motivated with good organisational and interpersonal skills. You will be flexible, thorough, and passionate about delivering high quality care to our frail patients in the community. Working under the guidance of the GP, the Frailty Nurse will receive daily support from Frailty Care Coordinators, Clinical Pharmacists, and the wider PCN. Please note, a valid driving licence and access to your own vehicle are essential for this role.

• Undertake clinical nursing practice using expert knowledge and clinical skills to deliver holistic care to patients living in their own home or care home.
• Collaborate closely with GPs and work independently to deliver safe, effective care to frail and housebound individuals.
• Facilitate patient education, self-management of disease, and behaviour modification.
• Conduct thorough person-centred needs assessment to develop care plans.
• Initiate the process of diagnosis with patients suspected to have a chronic disease.
• Participate in team meetings, audits, and data collection for improving patient care.
• Support HCAs / Care Coordinators in delivering high-quality care to frail and housebound patients.
• Provide expert clinical advice and support to patients, carers, and colleagues, maintaining high standards of professional practice and clinical excellence.
• Operate in line with clinical protocols and guidelines, ensuring professional, compassionate support for patients, families, and carers - using resources responsibly and efficiently.
• Ensure compliance with practice CQC requirements and maintain accurate documentation.
• Work within all relevant practice policies and procedural guidelines e.g., infection control, chaperoning, risk management.

We have over 10,800 patients currently at Stour Surgery.

• Undertake clinical nursing practice using expert knowledge and clinical skills to deliver holistic care to patients living in their own home or care home.
• Collaborate closely with GPs and work independently to deliver safe, effective care to frail and housebound individuals.
• Facilitate patient education, self-management of disease, and behaviour modification.
• Conduct thorough person-centred needs assessment to develop care plans.
• Initiate the process of diagnosis with patients suspected to have a chronic disease.
• Actively participate in clinical, PCN and practice meetings as required.
• Participate in team meetings, audits, and data collection for improving patient care.
• Support HCAs / Care Coordinators in delivering high-quality care to frail and housebound patients.
• Provide expert clinical advice and support to patients, carers, and colleagues, maintaining high standards of professional practice and clinical excellence.
• Operate in line with clinical protocols and guidelines, ensuring professional, compassionate support for patients, families, and carers - using resources responsibly and efficiently.
• Contribute to service development by creating and implementing innovative models, methods, and practices to enhance primary care services for the frail population.
• Ensure compliance with practice CQC requirements and maintain accurate documentation.
• Work within all relevant practice policies and procedural guidelines e.g., infection control, chaperoning, risk management.
• Contribute to disease registers.
• Keep up to date with schemes and contractual agreements by liaising with Practice Managers, GPs and Integrated Care Board.

• Qualifications: GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths
• NMC
• 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.