Integrated Care Team Clinical Lead

**The closing date is 23rd Mar 2025**

**Job summary**:
Working in the community you will be providing care to housebound patients with complex care needs, enabling patients to receive the care they need in their own home.

This is an excellent opportunity if you are thinking of joining an Urgent Community Response team in the community or broadening and gaining new experiences. This role is critical to preventing hospital admissions as part of the Ageing Well agenda, and monitoring patients in their own home as part of the developing virtual ward. The role will be delivered both in patient's own homes and clinic -based care within a Community Assessment Unit,and will be working closely with all members of the multidisciplinary team. We are looking for an enthusiastic, caring & motivated professional with excellent clinical & communication skills, who can work autonomously within a scope of practice as a registered practitioner.

The successful applicant will be proficient, knowledgeable and competent. Educated to Degree or Diploma level in Adult nursing registration, or equivalent, they will continue to develop in their role through the acquisition of further skills, knowledge and competencies and to be determined by the needs of patients, the service and team.

This job involves a proportionate amount of time driving therefore you will need to be a car owner and have access to a vehicle for work with the correct level of insurance.

**Main duties, tasks & skills required**:
The Community Assessment Unit & Urgent Community Response Team within Fareham & Gosport and South East Hampshire aspires to provide a responsive, safe effective caring service. The team is commissioned to reflect the needs of the local community. Service aims include providing a local point of access, proactive case management and adoption of a co-produced approach with patients and service users. The Integrated Care Team Clinical Lead will work within the Community Assessment Unit & Urgent Community Response Team to deliver a joined-up approach across a specific locality, to deliver excellence in care and engages with all practices and wide stakeholders in the locality.

The Integrated Care Team Clinical Lead, in conjunction with a wide range of clinical colleagues and specifically GP's, Practice Nurses and Social Care professionals, will support and facilitate a patient or client focussed, co-ordinated case management approach across primary and secondary care for people who are most vulnerable to and at high risk of repeat admissions to hospital.

**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**:
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**:

- Registered General Nurse Registered Mental Health Nurse/Practitioner or Registered Allied Health Professional
- Post registration qualification or University Degree.
- Teaching and assessing qualification ENB 998 or equivalent/mentorship qualification - PETALS
- Full Uk Driving Licence and use of vehicle for work
- Ability to work well in stressful situations
- Innovative and adaptable
- Assertive
- Commitment to attend forms or training as learning needs are identified
- Good understanding of current nursing and AHP workforce issues
- Clear understanding of Community Health Services
- Demonstrates an understanding and insight into current issues and developments within the NHS

**Disclosure and Barring Service Check**:
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