Advanced Nurse Practitioner

at  Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

JOB SUMMARY

We are looking for an enthusiastic, caring and motivated professional with excellent clinical, organisational & communication skills.
The successful post holder will provide a specialist resource as an Advance Nurse Practitioner for our patients working with clinicians, nursing team and in collaboration with other members of the practice multidisciplinary teams. You will work within our practice community, as an autonomous, practitioner providing holistic care whilst assessing, diagnosing and providing treatment to patients. You will also assess, diagnose, treat, refer or direct to other services; our patients who attend surgery or request domicile visits relating to unscheduled minor conditions or acute illness. You will promote self-care and educate service users to allow them to be empowered to make informed choices about treatment.
We believe it’s crucial that our staff get the training, education and development to support them to be the best they can be in their role. We want to release ambition and create inspiring leaders. Therefore, if the successful candidate is not an independent prescriber, we are committed in supporting you in achieving this qualification.

ABOUT US

Southern Health is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.
With a workforce of more than 7000 and a footprint that spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, we’re committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities, whilst placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.
We are currently working closely with other NHS Trusts to combine all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services, with the plan to create a new larger, more integrated and accessible organisation.
The transformation will happen in stages; Hampshire CAMHS, part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust joined Southern Health in February 2024, with Isle of Wight NHS Trust mental health and community services transitioning across in May 2024. The final combination of Southern Health and Solent NHS Trust services is expected in late 2024, when our new organisation, to be known as Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, will be formed.
Our new Trust will continue to cater to the unique needs of different communities, making healthcare across the county more accessible, as well as offering staff more opportunities for career development, training and partnership working.
Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare in Hampshire.

JOB DESCRIPTION

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.

The post holder is an experienced nurse who aspires to provide a responsive, safe, effective and caring service to patients requires initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care. They will demonstrate safe, clinic 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, responsive leadership, enabling the team to achieve a ‘well led’ culture.