About this role
Job summary
We have expanded our award-winning Urgent Community Response and Hospital at Home Virtual Ward services across Mid and North Hampshire and are seeking experienced Consultant Practitioner or Foundation Consultant Practitioner to join our team.
This is a specialist role for advanced clinical professionals with a strong background in frailty. Whether your experience lies in Hospital at Home, acute frailty care, emergency settings or community urgent response, you will bring clinical expertise, leadership and a proven ability to manage complex care with confidence. The role is offered at Band 8C, though we also welcome those who meet most of the criteria and would benefit from structured development through our Foundation Pathway at an 8b level.
You will be part of one of the most advanced Consultant Practitioner networks in the country. Our Trust is nationally recognised for its commitment to multi-professional advanced practice, supported by a strong strategic framework, a well-connected peer community and close collaboration with NHS England, regularly contributing to national pilots and helping to inform best practice.
This is a role with real impact. You will lead complex clinical decision-making, contribute to service development, support learning across the system and champion innovation. Most importantly, you will help deliver person-centred care that transforms lives. If you are ready to use your expertise to make a meaningful difference, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Due to the expansion of the Hospital at home frailty Virtual Ward (H@H), we are seeking a consultant practitioner to work alongside the existing consultant practitioner and foundation consultant practitioner to provide senior clinical oversight seven days a week.
The Urgent Community Response Team (UCR) is a rapid assessment, diagnostic and treatment service to reduce unscheduled admissions for people with complex health needs, exacerbation of long-term conditions and frailty. Patients referred to the service are triaged as to be seen 'within 2 hours', or 'same day' for an urgent assessment.
The H@H Frailty Virtual Ward supports patients who would otherwise be in hospital to receive the acute care and treatment in their own home, which prevents them from deterioration that would require an admission.
The UCR and Frailty Hospital at Home Virtual Ward team operates from multiple bases across Mid and North Hampshire. The service operates 0800hrs-2000 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
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
* Professional UK registration e.g. NMC / HCPC with evidence of sufficient experience to meet the requirements of the Job Description * Advanced Clinical Practice Master's degree OR a health related master's degree AND evidence of equivalence of Advanced Level practice capabilities via the portfolio route. * Independent non-medical prescribing or pharmacology level 7 profession relevant qualification * Management qualification or significant senior management experience in a healthcare setting. * Evidence of significant professional and managerial development, including a comprehensive and relevant CPD portfolio. * Evidence of working at academic level 8 and or through competency-based assessment of application of level 8 working. * Teaching Experience/Qualification * Able to demonstrate a good command of the English Language both written and verbal * Computer Literate in both data entry and communicating via IT - emails and reports
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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 Unit 2 Wessex Business Park
Wessex Way, Colden Common
Winchester
Hampshire
SO21 1WP
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)