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Clinical Leader - Frailty Same Day Emergency Care - Internal Only

£39.96k - £48.12k per annum
Full-time
Job summary
An opportunity has arisen to appoint an experienced, enthusiastic and highly motivated Clinical Leader on Frailty Same Day Emergency Care

Your main role will be liaising with the frailty team and streaming from ED in a new and developing service

You will use your experience and medical knowledge in triaging the patient accordingly, ensuring they receive timely + effective care

You will lead and support the department daily, ensuring the effective flow of patients at all times, you will communicate with the team and highlight any issues.

Main duties of the job
SDEC is evolving and adapting to the service user needs at all times. You will help to lead any changes and promote and highlight any new improvement ideas to improve the care of patients.

You must be highly motivated, willing to take on new challenges and prepared to lead the Unit with a strong emphasis on Governance issues, Patient Focus, Quality of Care and a desire to build and enhance a proactive team.

About us
We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

Our community services for adults are provided in people's homes, community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals and our main hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent, improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care, advice and support.

Details
Date posted: 30 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference number: 331-8064936-UHMB

Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website

Person Specification
Education
  • Essential: 1st level registered nurse
  • Essential: Recent post basic clinical qualification in relevant clinical area
  • Essential: Mentoring / assessing qualification or Teaching qualification eg City & Guilds, Professional Trainers Certificate
  • Desirable: Recent leadership development or willingness to work towards a leadership qualification
  • Desirable: ECDL or equivalent
Experience
  • Essential: Recent relevant experience at senior level within the speciality
  • Essential: Evidence of clinical competence in speciality
  • Essential: Understanding of the setting and monitoring of standard
  • Essential: Evidence of teaching and developing staff
  • Desirable: Triage trained
Skills
  • Essential: ILS/ALERT
  • Essential: Peripheral venous cannulation
  • Essential: Physical assessment skills
  • Essential: IV Administration
  • Essential: Venepuncture
  • Essential: ECG
  • Desirable: ALS
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust
Address: Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Ashton Road, Lancaster, LA1 4RP, United Kingdom
Employer's website:

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Unit Manager Lynne Lawson, View email address on meeveem.com, View phone number on meeveem.com

The closing date is 13 November 2026. Apply through our website.
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