Extended Clinical Practitioner

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Basingstoke is looking for an experienced nurse to provide responsive and effective care. The role involves initial assessment, decision-making, and clinical leadership within a multidisciplinary team. Candidates should have strong clinical and communication skills, and a commitment to holistic patient care. Opportunities for career development and collaborative working are also available.

Benefits

Outstanding opportunities for career development

Training and collaborative working

Qualifications

• Must be an experienced nurse/AHP capable of critical decision-making.
• Experience in providing holistic care and working collaboratively.
• Ability to lead and develop new care models.

Responsibilities

• Provide initial history taking and clinical assessment.
• Demonstrate safe clinical decision-making.
• Lead the team and support policy delivery.

Skills

Excellent clinical skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Critical thinking

Ability to work autonomously

Education

Nursing qualification or AHP

Job description

Overview

The post holder is an experienced nurse who aspires to provide a responsive, safe, effective and caring service to patients requiring initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care. They will demonstrate safe, clinic decision making and expert care, including assessment and diagnostic skills, for patients within the general practice. Along with using a medical model to assess, diagnose and prescribe for acute medical conditions, the clinician will use a holistic approach to consider methods and interventions to prevent recurrence of problems and complete referrals to appropriate members of the wider multidisciplinary team. The clinician will participate in, and influence efforts, across health and social services to shape multi-disciplinary pathways designed to support patient choice, improve quality of life, promote self-management and assure early intervention through proactive provision of care in or as close to the patients\' own home as possible. The role will include the provision of strong leadership to the team, including day to day leadership responsibilities, development and creative leadership, responsive leadership, enabling the team to achieve a \'well led\' culture.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, caring and motivated professional with excellent clinical, organisational & communication skills, who has the ability to work autonomously. The post holder will be an experienced nurse/AHP, acting within their professional boundaries, to support our on-going initiatives. The post holder will also hold their own clinics and demonstrate critical thinking in the clinical decision-making process. They will work collaboratively with the general practice team and extended primary care team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures, and providing nurse leadership. They will look to develop new and innovative concepts, models, methods and practices to deliver new and improved primary care services to meet the needs of the practice population.

Responsibilities

• The Willow Group provides services for 49,000 patients over 5 local sites in Gosport.
• Shakespeare Road provides services for 13,000 patients in Basingstoke, 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.