We are a busy, friendly team who welcome new team members. All our staff contribute to the ongoing development of the services we provide. We are seeking either newly qualified and or experienced nurses to provide complex care and treatment to adults living in the area who have long-term or complex health needs. You will work in a multi-disciplinary way alongside a number of specialist services, including those in the community, social and voluntary services.
We have an excellent learning and development programme to help further develop your clinical and leadership skills. The Trust recognises that supporting, developing their staff leads to outstanding patient care and staff satisfaction. We are committed to support the development of your career and have a competency-based approach to clinical training and development which will ensure you are able to apply your newly developed skills in a safe and effective way.
Our aim is to provide high quality, safe services which improve the health, wellbeing and independence of the people we care for. We deliver these services to our community so you will feel a real sense of achievement and that your work makes a difference to local peoples' lives.
You will be responsible for managing and co-ordinating your allocated work on a day-to-day basis ensuring patients are cared for and prioritised according to clinical need and that holistic assessment and care plans are recorded.
Working within Professional guidelines and accountability, the post-holder will have
responsibility for the management of a defined community caseload (via Nursing,
Mental Health, Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy interventions) for a group of
GP Practices as part of the Integrated Care Team.
The post holder will have responsibility for managing, co-ordinating and delegating work ensuring referrals are dealt with according to clinical need, holistic assessments and care plans are recorded in line with Trust and Professional record keeping standards and clinical care at all times meets acceptable standards of patient safety and quality outcomes.
The post holder will be required to work with a high degree of autonomy and
professional accountability. A primary aim of the role is to prevent unnecessary
admission of patients to an acute hospital and support timely discharge into the
community. The post holder will also have a responsibility for re-enablement,
rehabilitation, health protection and promotion programmes that improve and reduce
inequalities.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
BSc Nursing or RN currently registered with NMC
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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Jackie Arnold
jackie.arnold11@nhs.net
07919880317
Agenda for Change
Band 5
Permanent
Full-Time
348-SSW-11035
New Kings Court Tollgate Chandlers Ford Hampshire SO53 3LG
This vacancy is closed to applications.