As part of the ongoing North East Essex Alliance transformation of services and in line with the NHS Long Term Plan, development of Essex Partnership University Trust (EPUT) services for dementia has been working over the past year in developing an integrated Dementia and Serious Mental Illness with Frailty Pathway. This new and exciting role is to join EPUT as a Band 6 senior community practitioner, working to develop an integrated approach to assessment and intervention for patients with SMI and Frailty. The role will include supporting ESNEFT inpatient and frailty services to facilitate timely discharge, care planning, and identifying appropriate community place-based services. The development of a fully integrated SMI with Frailty Service is currently ongoing and this role will develop alongside the wider integrated pathway expansion. The post holder will develop working relationships with a range of professionals, services, and organisations within the North East Essex area. This includes the North East Single Point of Access (NESPA), ESNEFT Frailty Team based at Colchester General Hospital, Community Nursing, Community Mental Health Teams, Social Care, Community-based non-statutory services, as well as local Care Homes. Through this earlier intervention, there is an expectation that the role will provide effective and efficient short-term support and intervention whereby time spent in hospital can be lessened and effective discharge planning can help to prevent re-admission. The goal will be to work with partners providing expert and proactive clinical care and advice, improving the quality of the care experience and life post-discharge.