Job summary
Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Foundation Trust has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Nurse to join a fast-paced supportive team based in a primary care environment. The successful candidate will conduct home visits to patients on behalf of the GP to assess and initiate treatment in their own homes or care homes. The successful candidate will work alongside our paramedic, physio and occupational therapists in our frailty team to provide proactive care management, future care planning and holistic assessments based on complex geriatric assessment.
We are looking for an experienced nurse with a commitment to providing compassionate care that responds to individual needs. The successful postholder will have experience in working autonomously, and as part of a wider multidisciplinary team, undertaking physical assessments for patients who are acutely unwell and need on the day assessment and treatment.
The post holder will be passionate about providing proactive care and support to prevent hospital admission and promote independence in the community environment.
We are a forward-thinking workplace, keen for you to utilise and enhance your clinical skill and expertise, providing a high standard of practice and in return we will support training and career development and progression.
The service is delivered from 8am-6.30 pm Monday to Friday. In this role you will work Monday, Wednesday and Friday, covering either 8-4 or 10.30-6.30 as per the needs of the service.
Main duties of the job
The Practice Nurse works independently using their own initiative and is accountable for their own professional actions. Provides support and leadership for other members of the Primary Health Care Team and leads towards the co-ordination of team activities.
*Conduct home visits to patients on behalf of the GP to assess and initiate treatment in their own homes or care homes.
*Work alongside paramedic, physio and occupational therapists in our frailty team to provide proactive care management, future care planning and holistic assessments based on complex geriatric assessment.
*Providing compassionate care that responds to individual needs.
*Work autonomously, and as part of a wider multidisciplinary team, undertaking physical assessments for patients who are acutely unwell and need on the day assessment and treatment.
*Provide proactive care and support to prevent hospital admission and promote independence in the community environment.
*Provide a holistic approach to individuals that includes analytical and judgement skills in triaging telephone calls to assess and evaluate the information given, use appropriate further questioning, diagnose a problem/illness and reach a clinical conclusion in accordance with agreed PGDs, guidelines and protocols.
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.
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
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Current registration with NMC
- *Educated to diploma level (Practice Nurse Qualifications or equivalent)
- *Qualified practitioner / completed a minimum of one recognised level 6 Autonomous Practice Module relating to the diagnosis and management of either injuries or illness
- *Up-to-date skills and experience in the full range of practice nursing services, including the nurse-led management of patients with chronic diseases.
Experience
Essential
- *Post Registration experience
- *Good IT skills -- ability to utilise appropriate electronic systems to accurately record data.
- *Ability to work autonomously without supervision.
- *Ability to meet deadlines and to work under pressure.
- *Ability to adapt to the demands of a constantly changing environment.
- *Aware of accountability of own role and other roles in a nurse led service.
- *Knowledge of health promotion strategies and awareness of clinical governance issues within primary care.
- *Knowledge of patient group directions and associated policy.
- *Knowledge of the NMC Code of Conduct.
Desirable
- *Knowledge of EmisWeb, Docman, ICE
- *Knowledge of needs of patients with long term conditions
- *Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
- *Awareness of local and national policy
- *Awareness of issues within the wider health economy
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Communication skills, both written and verbal.
- *The ability to communicate and interact with the public in a discreet and sensitive manner, recognising their needs for alternative methods and styles of communication
- *Good time management skills
- *Proactive, solutions focused attitude.
- *Focuses self and team to deliver results.
- *Takes responsibility for resolving problems
- *Honest and open
- *Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build and maintain relationships with other health and social care professionals, patients, carers and the public.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Current registration with NMC
- *Educated to diploma level (Practice Nurse Qualifications or equivalent)
- *Qualified practitioner / completed a minimum of one recognised level 6 Autonomous Practice Module relating to the diagnosis and management of either injuries or illness
- *Up-to-date skills and experience in the full range of practice nursing services, including the nurse-led management of patients with chronic diseases.
Experience
Essential
- *Post Registration experience
- *Good IT skills -- ability to utilise appropriate electronic systems to accurately record data.
- *Ability to work autonomously without supervision.
- *Ability to meet deadlines and to work under pressure.
- *Ability to adapt to the demands of a constantly changing environment.
- *Aware of accountability of own role and other roles in a nurse led service.
- *Knowledge of health promotion strategies and awareness of clinical governance issues within primary care.
- *Knowledge of patient group directions and associated policy.
- *Knowledge of the NMC Code of Conduct.
Desirable
- *Knowledge of EmisWeb, Docman, ICE
- *Knowledge of needs of patients with long term conditions
- *Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
- *Awareness of local and national policy
- *Awareness of issues within the wider health economy
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Communication skills, both written and verbal.
- *The ability to communicate and interact with the public in a discreet and sensitive manner, recognising their needs for alternative methods and styles of communication
- *Good time management skills
- *Proactive, solutions focused attitude.
- *Focuses self and team to deliver results.
- *Takes responsibility for resolving problems
- *Honest and open
- *Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build and maintain relationships with other health and social care professionals, patients, carers and the public.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
