Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust offers a range of fantastic opportunities to grow your career across both hospital and community settings in south London. Whether you're looking to build new skills or take your experience to the next level, we are uniquely placed to provide the right environment to support your professional development. With colleagues working in people’s homes, in community clinics, and in our two hospitals, we have an outstanding breadth of knowledge and experience to draw from.
Our commitment to exceptional care is reflected in being the first trust of our kind in London to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the CQC for both overall quality and leadership. We exist to provide the best possible care for our patients and we do that by giving our colleagues what they need to be their best at work. We have won numerous awards from the HSJ and Nursing Times for the way we support our colleagues across all our services.
We are proud to be recognised for our outstanding cancer care, children's services, pioneering surgical teams, and exceptional rehabilitation services. Our maternity services have been rated the "Best in London" by women surveyed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with parents travelling to Kingston to take advantage of our considerable experience and expertise.
Our Trust values
These words are important reminders, but it’s our behaviours that tell people who we are. We expect all colleagues to bring our values to life in their work.
- Compassionate: We provide care with kindness, understanding, and empathy for all.
- Inclusive: We embrace diversity and respect the unique contributions of every individual.
- Collaborative: We foster teamwork across all levels, working together and with our partners to deliver the best outcomes.
- Inspiring: We are committed to continuous improvement and excellence in patient care, staff development, and innovation.
Frailty Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC)
Are you passionate about transforming care for older people?
Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust is looking for an exceptional Frailty Nurse Consultant to lead the development of innovative frailty services and shape the future of urgent care for older adults.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced senior nurse with advanced clinical expertise, strong leadership skills and a passion for improving outcomes for people living with frailty. Working across our Frailty Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) service, Emergency Department and Care of the Elderly pathways, you will play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality, person-centred care whilst driving service improvement across the organisation.
We're looking for someone who is:
A registered nurse with significant senior clinical experience in frailty, elderly care or acute medicine.
Educated to Master's level (or equivalent) with advanced clinical assessment skills.
A qualified Non-Medical Prescriber.
An experienced clinical leader who inspires and develops others.
Passionate about improving services through innovation, quality improvement and collaboration.
An excellent communicator who can build strong relationships across professional and organisational boundaries.
Committed to delivering compassionate, personalised care for older people.
- Leadership qualification and experience of research, audit and service redesign would be advantageous.
As our Frailty Nurse Consultant you will combine expert clinical practice with strategic leadership, education and service development.
Working alongside consultants, advanced practitioners, therapists and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will:
Provide expert clinical leadership for patients living with frailty.
Deliver advanced clinical assessment, diagnosis and management, including independent prescribing.
Lead the development of frailty pathways across acute and ambulatory care.
Champion evidence-based practice and continuous quality improvement.
Support the education, supervision and development of nursing and multidisciplinary colleagues.
Lead service improvement projects, audit and research to improve patient outcomes.
Influence Trust-wide strategy for frailty services and integrated working across organisational boundaries.
This is a highly visible leadership role where you will have the opportunity to influence practice across the Trust and work with system partners to deliver the best possible care for older people.
Development and staff wellbeing
Your growth and personal happiness matters to us. After all, we can’t expect the best from you if we don’t invest in your development and nurture your wellbeing. From the moment you join us, we’re committed to fostering your professional and personal development within a supportive, empowering environment. Whether you’re just starting your career or looking to advance further, we provide you with the tools and opportunities you need to succeed. We actively support colleagues to take part in research, quality improvement and innovation, whatever their role or level in the organisation.
To support your wellbeing, we offer an extensive range of resources, including an on-site staff nursery at Kingston Hospital, wellbeing practitioners, regular wellbeing classes, dedicated staff physiotherapist, comprehensive occupational health services, 24/7 employee assistance programme, and a range of other support and activities.
We also take every opportunity to thank and recognise the work our teams do, through weekly ‘shoutouts’ and patient feedback, monthly and annual awards.
Wherever you work across our organisation, we look forward to welcoming you.
At KRFT we are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process.
We welcome conversations about flexible working from day one, including options such as adjusted hours, compressed hours and other arrangements. If flexibility matters to you, please talk to us - we’ll be happy to explore what’s possible for the role and the service.
Your recruitment team
The NHS South West London Recruitment Hub is your dedicated recruitment team, here to support you at every stage of the process. If you have a query, please contact us:
E: [email protected]
Your application
Please ensure your supporting statement clearly reflects the job description and person specification, as shortlisting will be based on these criteria.
Please refer to the latest UKVI guidance and ensure you have the appropriate right to work before applying for this role.
Use of Artificial Intelligence
We kindly ask that you avoid using AI tools to draft your application. We value authentic, individual responses that reflect your own experience and communication style.
References
Please provide a minimum of 3 years’ employment and/or education history, including professional email addresses (not personal accounts such as Hotmail or Gmail). If you cannot provide these, please inform the interview panel to avoid delays in pre-employment checks.
Closing date
To help us manage recruitment efficiently, some vacancies may close early once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting
If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be contacted by email or SMS from the South West London Recruitment Hub. Please check your registered TRAC email regularly.
Application feedback
If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.
Safeguarding and DBS Checks
We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.
