Associate Advanced Nurse Practitioner - part-time

NHS; Southampton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a compassionate nurse passionate about palliative and end-of-life care. This part-time role will allow you to make a significant impact on patients and their families, providing holistic care and support. You'll work in a dynamic environment, collaborating with a dedicated team to ensure the highest quality of care. With flexible shifts and a commitment to professional development, this position is perfect for those looking to grow in their nursing career while making a real difference in the community.

Qualifications

• Qualified nurse with at least 2 years of clinical practice experience.
• Demonstrated experience in palliative and end of life care.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standard of palliative nursing care to community patients.
• Lead and support a multi-disciplinary team in delivering patient-centered care.

Skills

Palliative Care

Clinical Leadership

Communication Skills

Time Management

Teamwork

Education

NMC or HCPC Registration

Level 6 Study Evidence

Palliative/End of Life Care Qualification

Tools

Clinical Skills Framework

IT Skills

Job description

Job summary

Are you passionate about palliative and end of life care and looking for a new challenge? We are looking for someone who holds a high amount of empathy and compassion, and who can make a real difference not only to our patients but to their family and support network.

Mountbatten Hospice supports people across Hampshire who are facing death, dying and bereavement. Our staff are professional, committed and passionate, and dedicated to providing outstanding care and support to the communities we serve.

This role is based at Mountbatten Hampshire Hospice, with a flexible working pattern to include day and night shifts, including weekends and Bank Holidays.

Part-time: 30 hours a week

Please note: we are not part of the NHS and regrettably we do not hold a licence to enable visa sponsorship

Main duties of the job

You will seek to provide a high standard of holistic, skilled, patient-centred, palliative care to all community patients,as part of Mountbatten Hampshire multidisciplinary community services team,providing nursing care under the direct clinical leadership of the Locality Lead/ Senior Nurse on Duty.

You will need to be an enthusiastic and motivated nurse, keen to develop both your practice and education, in line with the role requirements, and have been qualified for at least 2 years, having gained relevant experience.

You will need to hold a clean driving licence and have the use of a car with business insurance.

About us

Mountbatten Hampshire is part of the Mountbatten Group, and its sister Hospice is Mountbatten Isle of Wight.

We pride ourselves on providing expert care and support to our communities across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, who are facing death, dying and bereavement.

Our vision at Mountbatten is of a world where all dying people and those closest to them, have access to expert care of the highest quality, provided by compassionate and professional teams.

Our Values

We care about what we do. We appreciate that people are different and we are kind and compassionate to our patients and families, to our local community and to each other

We are experts in our field. We are professional at all times, aspiring to be the best that we can be in everything that we do

We are innovative and bold. We respond quickly and creatively to the changing needs of our society within the scope of our human and financial resources

We respect our community. We exist for our local population, now and into the future, and we believe that we can achieve more together by working in partnership with others

Date posted

02 May 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£30,714 to £36,969 a year Mountbatten Band 6

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

B0507-VC227

Job locations

Botley Rd

West End

Southampton

Hampshire

SO30 3JB

Job description Job responsibilities

To be responsible for providing inspirational and motivational clinical leadership as a senior staff nurse to a team on the inpatient unit with the aim of delivering a high standard of specialist, patient-centred palliative nursing care.

To work in conjunction with the Ward Manager/Deputy Ward Managers, and the multi-disciplinary team and other Mountbatten teams, providing support to patients and their carers.

To work closely with clinical colleagues to establish and maintain high quality clinical care across all care settings, providing consistent and effective communication with the team throughout your shift and during handover.

To act as a role model, providing training, supervision and support to staff, volunteers and students and acting as an ambassador with external supporters and other key partners.

To demonstrate specialist knowledge in palliative and end of life care.

To act as a resource of clinical knowledge for Mountbattens staff and external agencies.

To work closely with the coordination centre, and the housekeeping team, to manage admissions in a timely and effective manner.

To lead on discharge planning, facilitate discussions, and actively participate in discharge planning meetings in liaison with other disciplines ensuring all relevant documentation goes with them.

To advocate for patients and other service users ensuring their views are known to the team including in the case of advance care planning and occasions where offered care is declined

To effectively support the team regarding Safeguarding and MCA, working closely with the leads within Mountbatten.

To have an active link role supporting the team in an identified specific area (e.g. Tissue viability, Infection Control, Falls, Nutrition and Hydration etc).

~~~Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the full duties and responsibilities of this role~~~

Job description Job responsibilities

To be responsible for providing inspirational and motivational clinical leadership as a senior staff nurse to a team on the inpatient unit with the aim of delivering a high standard of specialist, patient-centred palliative nursing care.

To work in conjunction with the Ward Manager/Deputy Ward Managers, and the multi-disciplinary team and other Mountbatten teams, providing support to patients and their carers.

To work closely with clinical colleagues to establish and maintain high quality clinical care across all care settings, providing consistent and effective communication with the team throughout your shift and during handover.

To act as a role model, providing training, supervision and support to staff, volunteers and students and acting as an ambassador with external supporters and other key partners.

To demonstrate specialist knowledge in palliative and end of life care.

To act as a resource of clinical knowledge for Mountbattens staff and external agencies.

To work closely with the coordination centre, and the housekeeping team, to manage admissions in a timely and effective manner.

To lead on discharge planning, facilitate discussions, and actively participate in discharge planning meetings in liaison with other disciplines ensuring all relevant documentation goes with them.

To advocate for patients and other service users ensuring their views are known to the team including in the case of advance care planning and occasions where offered care is declined

To effectively support the team regarding Safeguarding and MCA, working closely with the leads within Mountbatten.

To have an active link role supporting the team in an identified specific area (e.g. Tissue viability, Infection Control, Falls, Nutrition and Hydration etc).

~~~Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the full duties and responsibilities of this role~~~

Person Specification Abilities Essential

• Ability to work as a part of a multi professional team
• Ability to engage with teams to encourage them to challenge ways of working and implement improvements to patient care
• Ability to deliver high standards of nursing practice and influence positive change

Other Essential

• Awareness of and commitment to the mission, vision and values of Mountbatten
• Professional with positive attitude, drive and enthusiasm for role
• Physically capable of undertaking safe manual handling of patients/equipment
• To be able to work all shift Patterns required for an IPU
• Willingness to support Mountbatten fundraising events

Experience Essential

• 2 years post registration clinical practice experience
• Experience of managing/supervising employees/volunteers in a clinical setting
• Experience with palliative/end of life care or long-term conditions
• Demonstrate experience of taking charge of team of staff in absence of a more senior colleague

Skills Essential

• Complete Clinical Skills Framework relevant for IPU Band 6 Role within 6 months
• Organisational and Time Management skills
• Excellent IT Skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal presentation skills
• Leadership Skills able to direct/delegate and motivate others to support team

Qualifications Essential

• Registration with NMC or HCPC
• Evidence of Level 6 Study
• Palliative/End of Life Care or Long Term Conditions qualification
• Evidence of Leadership training (internal or external) or Complete Leadership training within 18 months
• Assessor/supervisor qualification

Person Specification Abilities Essential

• Ability to work as a part of a multi professional team
• Ability to engage with teams to encourage them to challenge ways of working and implement improvements to patient care
• Ability to deliver high standards of nursing practice and influence positive change

Other Essential

• Awareness of and commitment to the mission, vision and values of Mountbatten
• Professional with positive attitude, drive and enthusiasm for role
• Physically capable of undertaking safe manual handling of patients/equipment
• To be able to work all shift Patterns required for an IPU
• Willingness to support Mountbatten fundraising events

Experience Essential

• 2 years post registration clinical practice experience
• Experience of managing/supervising employees/volunteers in a clinical setting
• Experience with palliative/end of life care or long-term conditions
• Demonstrate experience of taking charge of team of staff in absence of a more senior colleague

Skills Essential

• Complete Clinical Skills Framework relevant for IPU Band 6 Role within 6 months
• Organisational and Time Management skills
• Excellent IT Skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal presentation skills
• Leadership Skills able to direct/delegate and motivate others to support team

Qualifications Essential

• Registration with NMC or HCPC
• Evidence of Level 6 Study
• Palliative/End of Life Care or Long Term Conditions qualification
• Evidence of Leadership training (internal or external) or Complete Leadership training within 18 months
• Assessor/supervisor 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.

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).

Employer details Employer name

Mountbatten Hampshire

Address

Botley Rd

West End

Southampton

Hampshire

SO30 3JB

Employer's website

https://www.mountbatten.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Mountbatten Hampshire

Address

Botley Rd

West End

Southampton

Hampshire

SO30 3JB

Employer's website

https://www.mountbatten.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)