Advanced Frailty Practitioner
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- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- 36
- Hours / week
- 36
- Posted
- 28/08/2026
- Closes
- 11/09/2026
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Role summary
The Acute Frailty team at Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, is seeking practitioners passionate about improving care for people living with frailty in an acute hospital setting. The role involves delivering care to patients presenting with frailty in key front-door areas and the newly developed Acute Frailty Unit. Responsibilities include early identification, comprehensive assessment, and management of frailty syndromes, working alongside a multi-disciplinary team. The successful candidate will prioritize care, provide daily medical review, and identify appropriate care pathways to support patient flow. This is a unique opportunity to be part of an innovative service.
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Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £52,845 – £61,466 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job reference:
257998
Salary:
Band 7 (£52,845 - £61,466)
Job closing date:
11/09/2026
Job Type:
Nursing and Midwifery
Location:
Victoria Hospital
Employment type:
Permanent
Hours Per Week:
36
Job posted date:
28/08/2026
Employer (NHS Board):
NHS Fife
Department:
Frailty
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Our Acute Frailty team seek practitioners with a passion to improve the care and experience of people living with frailty within the acute hospital setting. The post holder should have knowledge and prior experience of managing people living with frailty. The posts will support further development of the Frailty Team and Acute Frailty Unit at Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy. Our team delivers care to patients presenting with frailty in key front-door areas, including the Medical/Surgical Admissions Units, Emergency Department, GP Assessment and our newly developed Acute Frailty Unit.
Early identification, effective assessment and management of frailty are significant priorities both nationally and locally within NHS Fife. The Frailty team provides comprehensive assessment for patients who are identified as having frailty syndromes to ensure effective identification of patient pathways and destination of care is reached in a timely manner. As well as initial assessment, the successful ca
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