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Job summary

Main area
Accident & Emergency
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Rolling shift pattern with requirement for regular weekend and bank holiday working across the team.)
Job ref
193-7603830UCGB7-FRAIPRAC
Employer
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Ward - A&E
Town
Reading
Salary
£47,810 - £54,710 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
14/12/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust logo

Frailty Practitioner - Emergency Care

Band 7

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”

Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements.  The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’.  

We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions

We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate

We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live

We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, we value candidates who bring their unique personalities, skills, and experiences to the Trust. When completing your application, we encourage you to highlight your individual achievements and strengths, showing us how they align with the requirements outlined in the job description and person specification. While we recognise that some applicants may use AI tools during the process, please be mindful that AI-generated responses can often lack the personal detail and relevance needed to demonstrate your suitability for the role. AI generated content is discouraged by the Trust and may diminish the candidates chances of success.

Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us.  We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.  

Job overview

Exciting opportunity to join a team of Frailty Practitioners based in the Emergency Department.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist, Paramedic or Registered Nurse with a passion for working with older people, to embrace this role within the Emergency Department.

The frail elderly population requires specialist clinical care.    Frail elderly is one of the biggest cohort of patients seen in the acute trust and lends itself naturally to innovative ways of working.  We are looking for clinicians with NHS experience working in Emergency Medicine, Acute Medicine, Elderly Care or community based admission avoidance services.

The successful applicant will screen older patients attending the Emergency Department to identify those living with frailty, commence Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) and consider alternative pathways to acute hospital admission.

Peer supervision structure is in place within the team, with additional professional supervision provided by Professional Lead Therapist or Senior Nurse, dependent upon professional background of successful applicant.

The service operates between 8am and 8pm, 7 days a week.  There is a requirement for regular weekend and bank holiday working across the team.  The rolling shift pattern will enable consistent, predictable work pattern for staff to manage a good home and work life balance

 

Main duties of the job

The Trust is part of the Acute Frailty Network which provides opportunity to network nationally through national events and conferences and lead on new ways of working with the Frail Elderly population.

The successful applicant will screen older patients attending the Emergency Department to identify those living with frailty, commence Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) and consider alternative pathways to acute hospital admission, including referral to our existing Emergency Department Occupational Therapy team.

Peer supervision structure in place within the team, with additional professional supervision provided by Professional Lead Therapist or Department Matron, dependent upon professional background of successful applicant.

Working for our organisation

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest general hospital foundation trusts in the country.

We provide acute medical and surgical services to Reading, Wokingham and West Berkshire and specialist services such as cancer, dialysis and eye surgery to a wider population across Berkshire and its borders.

The Trust is part of the Acute Frailty Network which provides opportunity to network nationally through national events and conferences and lead on new ways of working with the Frail Elderly population.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The service operates between 8am and 8pm, 7 days a week.  There is a requirement for regular weekend and bank holiday working across the team.  The rolling shift pattern will enable consistent, predictable work pattern for staff to manage a good home and work life balance.

For general enquiries please contact Anna Bargent, Frailty Service Lead [email protected] 

Person specification

Qualification

Essential criteria
  • To have a degree or other recognised qualification OT/PT/Nursing
  • Working at a Masters level, as demonstrated by ongoing CPD
  • Extensive post graduate experience
  • HCPC/NIMC registered

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Substantial specialist experience in at a senior level
  • In depth understanding of a broad range of non – elective admissions, admission avoidance and work with frail, Elderly patients
  • Advanced knowledge and experience of a wide range of approaches to the management of frail Elderly patients and falls prevention, including advanced clinical reasoning and treatment skills
  • Post-graduate training/qualification in the management of Frail Elderly patients and falls prevention
  • Experience of teaching and presenting to other staff
  • Experience of supervising and developing other staff and students
  • Able to demonstrate continuing professional development at a post graduate level e.g. up to date CPD portfolio

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Florence Nightingale FoundationNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Anna Bargent
Job title
Frailty Service Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0118 322 8871
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