Senior Frailty Specialist Nurse H@H

As a Band 7 Community Nurse, you will be an exceptional autonomous practitioner, delivering advanced care in patients' homes and playing a key role in preventing avoidable hospital admissions. You will provide timely assessments, interventions, and clinical decisionmaking to support safe and effective patient flow. You will be highly proficient across a wide range of advanced clinical skills, including IV therapy, palliative and endoflife care, complex wound management, catheter and continence care, diabetes management, PICC line care, medication administration, and drain tube management. Your expertise will enable you to manage complex cases independently and act as a senior clinical resource for the team. In addition to your clinical responsibilities, you will provide strong leadership and support for Band 5 and Band 6 colleagues. This includes delivering training, offering supervision, and guiding staff in developing their clinical confidence and competence. You will lead by example, helping coordinate team activity and ensuring consistently high standards of safe, effective care. Applicants must be able to demonstrate evidence of effective team management, the ability to lead others, and a commitment to continuous improvement within the service, As a Band 7 Community Nurse, you will provide highly skilled, autonomous care to patients in their homes, managing a wide range of complex and acute clinical needs. You will work closely with the Hospital @ Home team to support admission avoidance and ensure safe, effective patient flow across the system. In this senior role, you will be expected to demonstrate advanced clinical proficiency across a broad scope of practice, including IV medication administration, palliative and endoflife care, complex wound management, catheter and continence care, diabetes management, PICC line care, medication administration, and drain tube management. You will be fully competent in these areas and able to act as a source of expert clinical guidance for the wider team. You will make autonomous clinical decisions, undertake comprehensive assessments, and develop holistic care plans tailored to individual patient needs. As a Band 7, you will play a key leadership role--supporting the development of junior staff, providing supervision, and delivering highquality training to build capability and confidence across the team. You will work collaboratively with Team Leaders and multidisciplinary colleagues, modelling clinical excellence and helping to drive innovation, high standards, and continuous improvement within the service.

At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer, Why Somerset? Somerset offers the perfect blend of idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty, and breathtaking coastlines, with vibrant cities like Bristol, Bath, and Exeter just a short drive away - and only two hours to London. The region is home to excellent educational facilities, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future. Somerset truly has it all - the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.

• Flexible working options to help you balance work and life
• NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security
• Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax
• A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential
Additionally, you'll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.