Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Community Public Health Advisor ( formerly Community Nursery Nurse)

The closing date is 05 April 2026

Job summary

The Basingstoke Public Health Nursing 5-19 Service ( formerly School Nursing) based at Parklands House is looking for a dynamic and self motivated Community Public Health Advisor (formerly Community Nursery Nurse) to join its team, the position is Part-time at 22.5 hours per week and you are required to hold a NNEB Diploma or equivalent NVQ Level 3 in Early Years for this position. You will be joining a leading organisation that is both forward thinking and innovative. HIOW NHS Foundation Trust is committed to improving the quality of child health services across Hampshire and takes pride in rewarding the success of its staff

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a motivated professional with excellent communication skills who has the ability to work as part of a skill mixed team delivering delegated components of the Healthy Child Programme (DH 2021). Promoting child health and parenting skills for families by participating in planned programmes of care under the supervision of a registered practitioner. You will need to be committed to working to achieve healthy outcomes for children and have an awareness of aspects of safeguarding children whilst being supported by robust organisational supervision, guidelines and policies.With a positive approach to customer care, you will need to be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, prioritise your workload and manage your time efficiently.Applicants should have a good level of IT skills as you will be required to record clinical data in the electronic patient record system and due to the nature of the post, a Full Uk driving licence, access to a car and insurance for business use.

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

23 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £31,162 a year based on full time hours

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

348-CFS-10845

Job locations

Parklands House

London Road

Basingstoke

Hampshire

RG21 4AP


Job description

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.

Job description

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

Essential

  • One or more of the following qualification:
  • NNEB DiplomaNVQ Level 3 in Child careFoundation Degree in Health and Social CareDiploma in Pre-school Practice
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • One or more of the following qualification:
  • NNEB DiplomaNVQ Level 3 in Child careFoundation Degree in Health and Social CareDiploma in Pre-school Practice

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Parklands House

London Road

Basingstoke

Hampshire

RG21 4AP


Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Parklands House

London Road

Basingstoke

Hampshire

RG21 4AP


Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Hiring Manager

Sarah Kenny

sarah.kenny6@nhs.net

07788335093

Details

Date posted

23 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £31,162 a year based on full time hours

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

348-CFS-10845

Job locations

Parklands House

London Road

Basingstoke

Hampshire

RG21 4AP


Supporting documents

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