Senior Community Children's Nurse
The closing date is 28 December 2025
Job summary
We are looking to appoint a highly skilled, enthusiastic and forward-thinking Senior Community Childrens Nurse to our Community Childrens Nursing (CCN) team.
Our established, passionate and dedicated CCN team work collaboratively with children, young people, families and the wider multi-disciplinary team to ensure care is provided as close to home as possible. We provide high quality and holistic, family centred care to children and young people (CYP) with a nursing need across the Southampton and west Hampshire area.
As a Senior CCN you will have the opportunity to shape and lead our responsive service as it continually adapts to the ever changing needs of the families we care for. You will have a key role in leading care planning, training and multi-disciplinary liaison for CYP with a range of needs within their home, school and wider community settings.
If our Senior Community Childrens Nurse role appeals, you have the qualities we are looking for, share our values and feel excited by the prospect of how we can complement your professional career then wed love to hear from you. We welcome you to contact us prior to interview to discuss this post further and to arrange a suitable time to come along for an informal visit.
For more information please contact:-
Polly Knell polly.knell@solent.nhs.uk 07775681558 or
Lucy Parker lucy.parker@solent.nhs.uk 07920085704
Main duties of the job
Manage a caseload. Provide specialised, high quality skilled nursing care, considering the physical, psychological, spiritual, and social needs of the child with nursing care needs. This will include those with complex health care needs, palliative care needs, life-limiting illnesses and children dependant on technology (and those requiring short term support). This requires developing, implementing, and evaluating individualised programmes of care.
Support the management of the integrated acute and community care pathways for children with short term conditions.
Provide supervision and monitoring of junior staff with support of team leader.
Work with families to provide emotional support and specialist clinical care, sensitive to the changing and on-going needs of the child, siblings, parents and other carers.
Teach families/carers to carry out specific complex nursing care and procedures which enables them to feel confident and competent in caring for the child.
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.
Details
Date posted
15 December 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£38,682 to £46,580 an hour Based on full time hours
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
348-CFS-9360
Job locations
Adelaide Health Centre, Western Community Centre
William Macleod Way
Southampton
Hampshire
SO16 4XE
Employer details
Employer name
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Adelaide Health Centre, Western Community Centre
William Macleod Way
Southampton
Hampshire
SO16 4XE
Employer's website
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