About this role
Job summary
Are you looking to work in a team that allows you to feel empowered and proud to be a Nurse? To work in an environment that will allow you to develop and flourish as a practitioner? Then Serenity Path Hospital maybe what you are looking for.
Set in picturesque grounds In Winchester, Serenity Path Hospital is an acute adolescent psychiatric service providing inpatient treatment for young people between the ages of 13 to 18 years.
As a Senior Nurse Practitioner, you will have the opportunity to play a key leadership role in delivering exceptional patient centred care to our young people, while also supporting and mentoring junior nursing staff. You will act as a role model, support the running of shifts and co-ordinate nursing duties within the team.
The ideal candidate for this role will be a highly motivated and proactive nursing professional, ideally with some experience of working with children and young people, as well as strong leadership and communication skills.
Individuals who do not have direct inpatient CAMHS experience but are able to demonstrate significant experience in other transferable areas of mental health or paediatrics are encouraged to apply.
Alongside this, we will provide you with:
*A robust and supportive welcome programme, including our local CAMHS Induction and wider Trust Induction.
*In-house training, including programmes around Attachment and Trauma, Eating Disorders and Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Main duties of the job
As a Senior Nurse Practitioner you will be an integral part of the senior leadership and multi-disciplined team, helping us to deliver high standards of care to the young people we care for.
You will support the management of a clinical area including the deployment, supervision, teaching of staff/students and resources.
To be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care within the multi-disciplinary team. This will include carrying responsibility for the assessment of needs of young people within the service ensuring the treatment and risk management plans are adhered to.
To undertake assessments of young people who are referred into our service where required and develop, implement, and evaluate programmes of care as well as setting standards of care across clinical areas.
To work closely with the MDT and maintain good working relationships with community CAMHS and social care colleagues.
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
RMN/RNLD/RSCN Sub part 1 of the NMC Register In depth post qualification experience at Band 5 working in mental health Clinical supervision training Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Desirable
Student assessor training Phlebotomy skills
Experience Essential
Working knowledge and understanding of the Mental Health Act and the legal aspects of mental health care In depth working knowledge and understanding of the principles of social inclusion, promoting independence and recovery focused Evidence of effective team working and leadership skills Experience of successful multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working Experience of working independently demonstrating; initiative, decision-making and prioritising skills Experience of mentorship in practice and providing clinical supervision to staff Ability to provide high-quality holistic nursing care to patients Management of aggression and manual handling training Coordinating CPA (Care Programme Approach) meetings Writing reports for CPA's, managers meetings and mental health review tribunals Coordinating and managing the ward for a span of duty Has an awareness of and experience of managing personal and professional boundaries Ability to recognise and respond to behaviour that challenges Ability to excise judgement in assessing risk An ability to assess problems or issues both clinical and non-clinical and to determine the best course of action Self-managing emotions and resilience in a range of situations Excellent leadership skills with the ability to supervise, teach and role model qualified and un-qualified staff, including students Highly developed verbal, written and communication skills Excellent interpersonal skills; active listening, negotiation, assertiveness, decision making, social awareness Good level of IT skills -- Outlook (email), word, excel Competent in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care Excellent observational and clinical risk assessment skills Proficient in providing clear, effective and accurate record keeping in line with Trust Policies and procedures Excellent organisation and facilitation skills Ability to deal with competing demands to meet deadlines Self-motivated with excellent time and stress management skills Demonstrate evidence of team working
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 Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address Serenity Path Hospital
Alresford Road
Winchester
Hampshire
SO21 1HD
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)