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Job summary
The accountability within your role is in line with the Nursing and Midwifery council (NMC) and / or the Health and Care professionals' council (HCPC), which says that you must work together for the safeguarding and wellbeing of the public.
Act as a Trusted Assessor for the Integrated Discharge Team (IDT) within the Acute hospital for packages of care, community beds across health and social care and third sector providers.
Provide supervision, education, and training to the SPA and Community teams.
Act as an advocate for patients to ensure the highest levels of care are delivered.
Safeguard the delivery of high standards of care.
Deputise for the SPA Senior Clinicians to cover the oversight of the SPA and Trusted Assessment to community beds in their absence as and when required.
In conjunction with the Community Rehab senior clinicians provide effective clinical leadership.
Responsible for the delivery of high standards of nursing / therapy care to all patients.
Responsible for the clinical standards of care delivered within the service area.
Main duties of the job
To assess patients in the Acute hospital and to support flow from the Acute beds to the patient's homes with appropriate care or community bedded settings.
To communicate work with all areas of the IDT and the MDT to achieve the best outcome for patients'
All actions are in line with NMC / HCPC codes and other statutory and organisational standards.
Educate and support staff. Identify staff development needs through the appraisal process.
As a senior member of the team, act as a role model to all members of staff, students and visitors.
Support the Regaining Independence team to manage & monitor clinical standards in line with the Trust policies through audit process.
To provide information, including data, performance and notification of incidents and accidents as required.
Initiate the investigation of concerns related to poor clinical practice or staff management.
Escalate all concerns when there is a concern over the care being delivered by an individual to the appropriate Regaining Independence lead.
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: 30 July 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 6
- Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year Based on full time hours
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
- Reference number: 348-IOW-11896
- Job locations: St. Mary's Hospital (IOW), Parkhurst Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5TG, 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.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Professional/role model
- Flexible
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to motivate others and maintain own motivation
- Can demonstrate the key competencies of the Employees Qualities Framework
- Physically capable of performing the role and responsibilities expected of the post holder e.g. manual handling of patients
Desirable
- Support equality and diversity
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Clinician with current NMC or HCPC registration.
- Relevant student mentorship qualification and post basic clinical experience.
Desirable
- Maintain registration
- Completion of The Trusts induction and required mandatory training and e-learning
- Degree in health related subject to be commenced
- Completion of work based competency modules
- Completion of required The Trusts mandatory training updates
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Ability to develop effective working relationships on an individual and multi-disciplinary basis with all levels of staff
- Ability to effectively organise workload
- Ability to practice independently; ability to take responsibility and show evidence of leadership skills
- Ability to adapt and respond to changing circumstances;
- Able to work autonomously and lead others, demonstrating awareness of own limitations and seeks out appropriate advice and support.
- Able to deliver complex, sensitive information effectively
- Effective communicator with patients, carers, and members of the multidisciplinary team
- Develop and maintain communication with people about difficult matters and/or in difficult situations
Desirable
- Promote monitor and maintain best practice in health, safety and security
- Contribute to the improvement of services
- Assess health and wellbeing needs and develop, monitor and review care plans to meet specific needs
- Enable people to learn and develop
- Assist with the maintenance and monitoring of environments, buildings and/or items
- Aiming for:
- Develop and maintain communication with people on complex matters, issues and ideas and/or in complex situations
- Modify, structure, maintain and present data and information
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This advert is for Trusted Assessor Band 6 with Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Southampton, South East, England. It is listed as a Band 6 role. The advertised salary is £39959.00 to £48117.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 16 Aug 2026.
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