Liaison Nurse/ Advance Clinical Practitioner

Epsom Sthelier; Greater London; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS trust in South London is seeking a qualified Community Nurse to support the Community Integrated Locality team. This role involves providing high-quality nursing assessments to residents in care homes and ensuring clear care plans are established. Candidates must possess a valid NMC registration and significant experience as an adult registered nurse, especially with older adults, dementia, and end-of-life care. The position offers a salary range of £53,751 to £60,651 per year, working full-time on a permanent contract.

Qualifications

• Driving licence and car for business use.
• NMC registration is essential.
• Experience with older people, dementia, and end-of-life care.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for operational line management of the Community Liaison Team.
• Act as a key resource for access to community services.
• Work collaboratively with hospital and community teams.

Skills

Driving licence

Strong teamwork

Excellent time-management

Excellent written communication skills

Excellent verbal communication skills

Ability to remain calm under pressure

Education

Valid NMC registration

Significant experience as an adult registered nurse

Care home experience

Tools

EMIS

Datix

Job description

Job Summary

To work as part of the Community Integrated Locality team and alongside staff in identified care homes to provide a high‑quality, clinically robust, personalised assessment of all residents identified as high risk of conveyance to hospital. Working in partnership with key staff members in both the homes and community teams to ensure each identified resident has implemented a clear care plan to manage their health needs, including a clear pathway of how to contact Sutton Community Health Services (SCHS) to prevent avoidable conveyance to hospital.

Main Duties

• Support the home staff in liaising with any required community health teams, primary care and social services to ensure the most effective outcomes for their residents.
• Provide effective and efficient high‑quality nursing assessment of residents to enhance and support the processes of ensuring the resident remains in the appropriate care setting.
• Provide the staff with resident pathway advice to support the ongoing care needs provision within the resident’s home setting.
• Act as key health liaison for the home to ensure the most effective outcomes for residents.

About the Employer

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, St Helier Hospital, and Epsom Hospital. In 2021, the two Trusts became a hospital group while remaining separate trusts, supporting collaboration on research, education, and training for our 17 000‑strong workforce. We are committed to flexible working arrangements and encourage applicants to discuss any flexibility needed during the recruitment process.

Job Details

• Date posted: 18 December 2025
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 7
• Salary: £53,751 to £60,651 a year, inclusive of HCAS
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full‑time
• Reference number: 343‑7672811‑RB‑SK
• Job locations: Green Wrythe Lane – 2nd Floor, 402A Green Wrythe Lane, Carshalton, SM5 1JF

Responsibilities

Responsible for the daily operational line management of the Community Liaison Team, working collaboratively with staff in the acute setting to develop processes supporting safe, timely discharge to the community environment.

• Act as a practitioner with a special interest in older people and long‑term conditions management.
• Act as an expert resource to secondary care colleagues regarding access to community services and patient pathway management.
• Act as key liaison with internal and external partners and stakeholders to ensure the most effective outcomes for patients, service users and carers.
• Be pro‑active in supporting the acute trust to reduce the level of delayed transfer of care (TDC).
• Work collaboratively with hospital teams, social service departments and primary and secondary health care providers to promote SCHS in line with the strategic direction of the Trust.
• Ensure successful delivery of service key performance indicators and support the discharge processes.

Person Specification

Essential

• Driving licence
• Car and insurance for business use
• Valid NMC registration
• Care home experience
• Ability to use EMIS and Datix
• Strong teamwork – communicate, collaborate and share
• Excellent time‑management and organisational skills
• Significant experience as an adult registered nurse, especially with older people, dementia and end‑of‑life care
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to remain calm under pressure
• Willingness to seek and accept advice
• Decision‑making using available evidence where necessary
• Fit and able to undertake duties as assessed by Occupational Health
• Commitment to a high standard of care

Desirable

• Independent prescribing qualification
• Experience in teaching and assessing in clinical practice
• Physical assessment and clinical reasoning skills course
• Experience managing the needs of complex patients
• Undertaking holistic assessments
• Flexible and innovative approach
• Knowledge of safeguarding and incident reporting systems (Datix)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A Disclosure and Barring Service check (formerly CRB) will be required to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.

Employer Details

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Green Wrythe Lane – 2nd Floor
402A Green Wrythe Lane
Carshalton
SM5 1JF
Website: https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/work-for-us