Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
HIOW NHS Foundation Trust has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join The Willow Group, a forward-thinking and innovative GP group providing primary care services for 49,000 patients over 5 local sites in Gosport.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, caring, and motivated professional with excellent clinical, organisational, and communication skills, who has the ability to work autonomously.
The post holder will be an experienced nurse, acting within their professional boundaries, to support our ongoing initiatives, which include the Gosport Home Visiting Service and our Same Day Access Service. The post holder will also hold their own clinics and demonstrate critical thinking in the clinical decision-making process. They will work collaboratively with the general practice team and extended primary care team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures, and providing nurse leadership. They will look to develop new and innovative concepts, models, methods, and practices to deliver new and improved primary care services to meet the needs of the practice population.
In order to work at this level, NMC requirements for advanced practice must be met.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is an experienced nurse who aspires to provide a responsive, safe, effective, and caring service to patients, requiring initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of care. They will demonstrate safe clinical decision-making and expert care, including assessment and diagnostic skills, for patients within the general practice.
Along with using a medical model to assess, diagnose, and prescribe for acute medical conditions, the clinician will use a holistic approach to consider methods and interventions to prevent recurrence of problems and complete referrals to appropriate members of the wider multidisciplinary team.
The clinician will participate in, and influence efforts across health and social services to shape multi-disciplinary pathways designed to support patient choice, improve quality of life, promote self-management, and assure early intervention through proactive provision of care in or as close to the patients' own home as possible.
The role will include the provision of strong leadership to the team, including day-to-day leadership responsibilities, development and creative leadership, and responsive leadership, enabling the team to achieve a 'well-led' culture.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.
Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trust's community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.
Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered First Level Nurse
* History taking and physical assessment course
* Clinical Supervision Training
* Independent and supplementary Nurse prescribing course
* Teaching and Assessing qualification ENB 998 or equivalent/mentorship qualification PETALS
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.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
£43,742 to £50,056 a year based on full-time hours.
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