Job summary
Are you a Children's Nurse passionate that no child should be in hospital if care can be provided closer to home and do you want to build on your clinical skills in the community? If so, HIOWH are looking for two Acute Children's community Nurses to join our Children's outreach assessment and support team (COAST).

The successful candidate will be an integral part of the team based at the Battenburg Child Development Centre, providing assessment and support to Babies, Children and young people aged 0-16 across a range of acute pathways, where no two days are the same.

There's lots of training available to gain new skills, develop and enhance existing skills.

"We have an amazingly supportive team who work well together with the changing workload and demands. We have brilliant access to expert advice from consultant paediatricians, to support our clinical decisions. This service has so much potential to improve patient experience and outcomes." Senior Staff Nurse

"Leaving a job in a busy neonatal unit after 15 years was a daunting decision, but I'm very grateful I decided to apply. I am developing acute assessment skills, maintaining clinical skills and able to work autonomously. It's very rewarding to receive feedback from families where we have made a positive impact. The future is exciting!" Community Staff Nurse

If the opportunity sounds exciting to you and you have the skills and values we are looking for, we look forward to hearing from you!

Main duties of the job

• To support the Team Leader by carrying out specific health care assessments and/or interventions
• To carry out initial assessment and triage of patients with short term health care needs by telephone, at clinical settings or in patient's homes under the supervision of a Team Leader
• To provide continuity of care for children on caseload and maintain contemporaneous records accordingly.
• To discharge patients according to pathways of care, under supervision of Team Leader.
• May carry out initial home assessments with guidance from the Team Leader to plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
• To work in partnership with families and the multi-disciplinary team to provide care in appropriate settings to maximise life opportunities for the child or young person.
• Report any changes in the child's condition to the Team Leader and medical colleagues and ensure all records are maintained in accordance with Trust policies.
• Participate in the provision, storage and administration of medicines including intravenous therapy in accordance with Service/Trust guidelines and policies and in partnership with pharmacy colleagues.
• Participate in the collection of data as required for evaluation of the service and take part in audit as required by the Trust.
• Undertake specific clinical tasks and skills for which the nurse has received training and is deemed competent in all clinical settings.

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
21 August 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043 a year
Please note for part time hours the salary will be pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time,
Part-time
Reference number
348-CFS-12291
Job locations
Battenburg Avenue Clinic
Battenburg Avenue
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO2 0TA
United Kingdom

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

• RN Child
• Evidence of ongoing development
• Teaching/Mentorship qualification or willingness to undertake.

Experience
Essential

• Experience of nursing children with acute/short term health needs.
• Experience of interagency working.
• Experience of effective working collaboratively with professionals from other disciplines.

Desirable

• Experience of nursing children with long term conditions, complex needs and disabilities.
• Experience of planning and delivering training.

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Battenburg Avenue Clinic
Battenburg Avenue
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO2 0TA
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Hiring Manager
Grace Croft
grace.croft2@nhs.net
07393783149

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.