Job summary
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The post holder will work in partnership with service users in the designated care group with complex health presentations, developing their care plans and recovery plans to enable them to lead fulfilling lives
They will provide clinical interventions relevant to the care group to include education, care plans and discharge planning, working closely with carers, families, and partner agencies to facilitate this
They will have an understanding of evidence based therapeutic interventions relevant to the care group including education, clinical care, wellness recovery action plans and discharge planning.
The post holder will work at all times to promote the safety and the wellbeing of service users and their families/carers.
The post holder will assess, plan, and implement care, and provide specialist advice and interventions under supervision.
Main duties of the job
- To be an active participant in the multi-disciplinary team, formulating care plans and utilising appropriate assessments.
- To take part in all quality initiatives actively supporting and participating in both policies and service developments in the specific care group.
- Carry a caseload, actively working with parents and carers.
- To participate in regular clinical, professional, and managerial supervision.
- To maintain and contribute to standards of professional care, ethics, policies, and procedures.
- To contribute, to improve access for patients to local generic health care services, primary, secondary and specialist services.
- To maintain record keeping within Trust guidelines, national standards and NICE
- To contribute to the maintenance and development of the CAMHS and Trust profession specific strategies.
- To ensure that clinical practice is evidence based and consistent with relevant NICE guidelines and Trust policies and procedures.
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
Details
- Date posted: 08 June 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 5
- Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: 348-CFS-11444
- Job locations: The Bridge Centre (Eastleigh), 2c Newtown Road, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 9DB, United Kingdom
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.
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This advert is for Mental Health Practitioner with Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Southampton, South East, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Nurse practitioner role. The advertised salary is £32,073 to £39,043 a year. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 21 Jun 2026.
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