Community Nurse Practitioner

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT); Norwich; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust in Norfolk invites applications for a Nurse Practitioner within the NFC-LD team based at Little Plumstead Hospital. The role spans both community settings across Norfolk and involvement with the Broadland Clinic for transitional care from inpatient to community services.

The successful candidate will work alongside a multi-disciplinary team to assess needs, devise care plans, and evaluate outcomes to support adults with a Learning

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and innovative Nurse Practitioner to join the Norfolk Forensic Community Learning Disability (NFC-LD) team based at Little Plumstead Hospital.
The successful candidate will work as an influential and integral member of a diverse multi-disciplinary Learning Disability and Forensic team, working across a range of community settings in Norfolk with adults with a Learning Disability supporting them to remain living safely in community settings and reduce the need for admission to inpatient services.
A key feature of the team is its close working relationship with the on-site medium secure inpatient Learning Disability service, the Broadland Clinic supporting the transition of service users with needs relating to their risk profile and forensic histories back into the community in a timelier manner. The post holder will have the unique opportunity to work across both inpatient and community services.
The successful applicant will be an essential member of the multi-disciplinary team, working in collaboration with Medical, Psychology, Occupational Therapy, Speech, and language therapy in assessing the service user’s needs, devising individualised care plans and interventions, and evaluating outcomes which promote the service user’s needs and wishes throughout the process.
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission.Our Family Of Over 4,500 Members Of Staff Provide Health And Social Care For People With Mental Ill Health, Physical Ill Health And Learning Disabilities Across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex And Norfolk, Delivering These Services Within The Community And Several Inpatient Settings. Everything Is Underpinned By Choice, Independence And Equality, With Our Trust Values Embedded Throughout
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