Extended Scope Clinical Practitioner (ECP)

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust are seeking to appoint Extended Scope Clinical Practitioners to work as part of our Urgent Community Response Team in Mid Hampshire. These are newly created clinical posts, that will help to build the ability of all UCRs across Hampshire and Isle of Wight to deliver two hour response to patients who might otherwise being waiting longer for a frontline ambulance.

These roles will make a huge difference to patients, our UCR teams and our partners at South Central Ambulance Service.

Main duties of the job

Based at the Ambulance Service HQ in Otterbourne near Winchester, you will provide senior clinical support to the SCAS Clinical Support Desk Team to ensure that timely referrals can be passed to your colleagues in the wider UCR teams. You will be supporting the management of the Ambulance Stack, from a frontline position.

Successful candidates will have a health care registration (NMC/HCPC), be passionate about delivering rapid access high quality care and be adaptable to meeting the diverse needs of patients, your colleagues and wider teams. This will be a role that requires the ability to build rapid relationships with new colleagues, professionally challenge others and advocate for the best outcomes of your patients.

Aside from a trust wide induction, and time spent with the various UCR teams throughout Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, this role is primarily desk based and non-patient facing. Although not directly providing care, these post holders will have huge impact contributing to improved patient outcomes.

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 Trusts 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.

Date posted

10 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year Based on full time hours

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

348-MNH-7034

Job locations

Southern House

Otterbourne

Winchester

Hampshire

SO21 2RU

Job description

Job responsibilities

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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Essential

Appropriate professional qualification (nursing or allied health professional) that allows registration with the NMC or HCPC
Professional UK registration e.g. NMC / HCPC
Degree level award
Independent non-medical prescribing or pharmacology level 7 profession relevant qualification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Appropriate professional qualification (nursing or allied health professional) that allows registration with the NMC or HCPC
Professional UK registration e.g. NMC / HCPC
Degree level award
Independent non-medical prescribing or pharmacology level 7 profession relevant qualification.

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.