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Nurse Practitioner
The closing date is 24 August 2025
Would you like to be part of a new and exciting opportunity?
Are you interested in working in a newly re-modelled Tier 4 CAMHS inpatient service for young people with acute mental health problems?
If so, this Band 5 Staff Nurse role in Winchester may be for you.
Set in picturesque grounds, Serenity Path Hospital is a 10 bed General Adolescent Unit, offering inpatient care for young people experiencing severe and/or complex mental health difficulties who require hospital-based treatment.
The unit offers a structured environment with specialised care for young people needing intensive support and treatment.
The service offers staff a flexible and diverse way of working with our young people, as well as a wealth of development opportunities.
We also benefit from being part of a portfolio of 3 CAMHS hospitals with a robust culture of collaboration, learning from events, and sharing innovation and best practice.
This post is also available to newly qualified nurses, and you will be offered a comprehensive preceptorship when you come to join us.
Main duties of the job
As a staff nurse you will be a vital part of our multi-disciplined team helping us to deliver high standards of care to the young people we care for.
Your day will be very varied and include supporting our young people through completion of nursing assessments, evaluation of care, contributing to ward reviews, training and development of junior staff and ensuring a high standard of nursing care is maintained through supervision.
To provide a nursing assessment when appropriate of referred cases to determine the suitability for mental health nursing intervention.
To act as a prime provider of care for allocated patients by planning, assessing and evaluating patient programmes of care.
To frequently prepare for, participate in and attend ward rounds and other multi professional meetings.
To ensure a high standard of nursing in the application of clinical nursing procedures and treatments including the custody, storage and administration of medicines.
To maintain a high standard of nursing care during procedures and treatments through supervision and instruction.
To ensure patients rights are maintained and protected under the Mental Health Act.
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 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
* RMN/RNLD/RSCN Sub part 1 of the NMC Register
* Evidence of Continuing Professional Development CPD Commitment to Lifelong Learning
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.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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