Frailty Nurse Team Leader

An exciting opportunity for a experienced and highly motivated registered nurse to join our Community Frailty Hub team.

The successful post holder will work as a dynamic and proactive practitioner supervising a team of nurses and health support workers with the support from the clinical lead within the Integrated Neighbourhood Teams (INT) of the City. You will be based in the community, working collaboratively as part of our Frailty Hub MDT supporting the team and conducting proactive nurse led Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments to people living with Frailty in York, to support them to live well for longer in their own homes.

You will also work as part of the Complex Frailty INT in which we work closely with patients with complex needs. The service brings together Primary Care, specialist frailty clinicians, and wider health and wellbeing partners to deliver a coordinated 9-month intervention, focused on stabilising health, reducing risk of crisis, and supporting people to live well in their own homes.

Please be aware we are recruiting for 2 people to join the team;

Post 1: 37.5 hours per week

Post 2: 22.5 hours per week

Shortlisting for this role will be undertaken on an ongoing basis, and suitable candidates may be invited to interview prior to the advertised closing date. We therefore encourage early applications, as the vacancy may close sooner if an appropriate candidate is identified

Main duties of the job

Support and lead nurses and healthcare support workers to deliver high-quality, compassionate frailty care within a multidisciplinary team.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (RN) with current NMC registration.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Strong coordination and supervisory skills.
• Excellent clinical assessment and decision-making skills.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills.
• IT skills, confident in Microsoft Applications
• Compassionate, empathetic, and patient-centred approach to care.
• Proactive in problem-solving and continuous improvement.
• Ability to manage complex patient cases with professionalism and confidence.
• Ability to work under pressure and adapt to changing situations.

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience in a senior role or as a nurse team lead
• Leadership or management qualification or equivalent experience

Desirable

• Experience working with frailty patients or in a multidisciplinary team is highly desirable.

About the employer

Please note that there is no sponsorship available for this role and you will require a full right to work in the UK.

Nimbuscare is a GP-led provider organisation delivering urgent care, community services and neighbourhood-based models of care across York and North Yorkshire. We exist to improve patient outcomes, reduce health inequalities and support the sustainability of primary and community care through collaboration, innovation and strong system partnerships.

Who are we?

Nimbuscare is a not-for-profit, socially driven organisation within the NHS family. Were collaborative, agile and innovative at our core, working with partners across the system to remove complexity, inspire trust and create person-centred solutions that make healthcare better for everyone.

What we do?

We work towards making a complex system simpler. Creating better, more seamless care closer to home.

How we do it?

By collaborating closely with GP Members, Patient Safety Partners and wider health and care organisations, combining shared insight and expertise to improve outcomes for local people.

As a Disability Confident Committed employer disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for this job are guaranteed an interview.