Trainee Advanced Practitioner

Job summary
Are you interested in becoming part of an innovative crisis Dementia Service, which focuses on all areas of mental health, irrespective of functional, organic or complex illness on the Isle of Wight?

We are aligning our focused OPMH pathways with all age Community Mental Health Services and are looking for passionate, highly motivated individuals to work as part of the Older Persons Mental Health Service. The post holder will be an experienced registered health or social care practitioner qualified to at least Level 6 Degree Level in relevant speciality area. They will act as a role model to develop the knowledge to deliver advanced practice skills within their area, promoting patient centred clinical effectiveness in care, developing the skills to work autonomously in delivering independent assessment of undifferentiated and undiagnosed presentations.

You will need be a Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) or HCPC and have experience of working with people with serious and enduring mental health needs. The ability to work in partnership with carers/family members and services in the community is essential.

Main duties of the job
To develop the freedom to act and make critical judgements to satisfy the expectations and demands of the Advanced Clinical Practitioner role, characterised by highly complex decision making and a high degree of autonomy underpinned by a Master's level award or equivalent, in order to deliver care in an autonomous context.

The post holder will be an experienced registered health or social care practitioner qualified to at least Level 6 Degree Level in relevant speciality area. Individual training needs will be met by undertaking an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice and a Clinical portfolio, relevant to the speciality area, in order to achieve the level of competence and capability required for the post. They will be expected to gain accreditation with NHS England's The Centre for Advancing Practice and an 'Advanced' digital staff badge before transitioning to an Advanced Practice role.

The post holder will act as a role model to develop the knowledge to deliver advanced practice skills within their area, promoting patient centred clinical effectiveness in care, developing the skills to work autonomously in delivering independent assessment of undifferentiated and undiagnosed presentations. This will include developing the skills to perform clinical examination, diagnosis, clinical decision making and planning of care and treatment, diagnosis, prescribing, health promotion and safe discharge of patients as required for the role.

Please refer to the Job Description for further details

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 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.

Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Professional (NMC/HCPC).
• Educated to Level 6 Degree level in relevant speciality.
• Evidence of Level 7- MSc level study/module.

Desirable

• Recognised leadership course.

Experience
Essential

• Significant post registration speciality experience -- to the level band 6 as minimum in relevant clinical speciality.
• Enhanced clinical skills relevant to area of clinical practice.
• Experienced in managing own caseload of patients as an independent practitioner.
• Experience of teaching and supervising undergraduate students and registered staff.
• Experience of teaching and presenting.
• Experience of analysis and reporting of data.
• Experience of implementing evidence-based practice.
• Experience of working in partnership with multi-disciplinary teams.

Desirable

• Experience in undertaking audit, quality improvement and service evaluation.
• Experience of research and implementation of evidence based practice in relevant clinical speciality.

Additional Criteria
Essential

• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal, to enable communication with a wide range of stakeholders and for clinical purposes, negotiation, leadership and influence. This includes managing highly complex communications where there may be barriers to understanding.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills.
• Evidence of autonomous decision making.
• Evidence of problem solving skills.
• Evidence of practise innovation and quality improvement.
• Excellent IT skills for data management, reporting, presentation and communication.
• Evidence of enhanced clinical skills
• Self-motivated and able to prioritise within a large and varied workload.
• Ability to identify and optimise learning opportunities.
• Evidence of teaching and presentation skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team and ability to command respect of the multi-disciplinary team
• Self-motivated, self-starter, and organised.
• Flexible and adaptable at work in order to meet competing priorities.
• Able to respond and prioritise unpredictable health presentations and ensure effective interventions are actioned.
• Able to work in unpleasant working conditions on occasions, i.e. bodily fluids.

Desirable

• Complex planning and organisational skills

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 (opens in a new window).