Working in the Modern NHS – An Overview Paula Hull Associate Director of Nursing and AHP’s Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

The Modern NHS Led by Transforming Community Services (2008) Darzi Report (2008) High Quality Care for all No Health without Mental Health (2011) Valuing People (2010) Liberating the NHS – “no decision about me without me” (2010) NHS Commissioning Boards and Groups World wide recession – 20 Billion by 2014/15 Francis (2013) 5 year forward plan (2014)

Care closer to home We have an ageing population and increased complexity in providing health care. Match this with a move to manage people closer to home (including avoidance of admission and facilitation of early discharge) and the level of complexity and acuity in the community is increasing. This places an increased demand on what is seen as a traditional role of the community nurse where nurses are now needing increasingly advanced skills to manage patients effectively. The community is becoming an increasingly challenging and rewarding place to work…..

Southern Health in Context

Southern Health Provides services across Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Employs over 7000 staff based at over 150 sites We serve a population of 1.3 million people In year to March 2014 we supported 251,000 individuals making 1.2 million community visits We are now going through a transition where Older Peoples Mental Health and Community teams are merging The five year forward plan is also allowing us to work more closely with other community providers to develop services

Key Messages… At Southern Health we believe in ‘Person Centred Care’ that we would be proud to both deliver and receive We need newly qualified staff to come in and help take practice forwards and challenge traditional perspectives on nursing The Community is one of the most rewarding areas to work where everything is changing rapidly. With this comes challenge innovation and opportunity that we would love you to be part of.

Preceptorship We have a profession and field specific preceptorship programme for all newly qualified staff. Runs 4 times a year so you will be able to take up a place within 3 months of starting. Led by practice educators who are from the same field they support – giving them a greater insight into what your needs are. Better supports the transition from student to registrant in a safe way.

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