Job summary
We are seeking to recruit highly motivated and innovative practitioner to join our Isle of Wight Team as a Community Health Nurse. This is a fixed term 12 month position.

Are you passionate about improving the lives of Children and Families within Hampshire and the Isle of Wight? Do you want to make a difference and feel valued in your work? If so, we would love to hear from you.

You will work primarily with children from pre- birth to 5 years and their families, alongside experienced Health Visitors to deliver the Healthy Child Programme. The Healthy Child Programme is an evidence-based programme that focuses on supporting children and families with screening, immunisation, health and development reviews, supplemented by advice around health, wellbeing and parenting.

Main duties of the job
Community Health Nurses work within the 0-19 Service delivering the Healthy Child Programme through the 5 mandatory contacts and through short- and medium-term interventions which include infant feeding, behaviour and parenting.

To plan, implement and evaluate packages of care at Universal, Universal Targeted and Specialist levels of the Healthy Child Programme which is led by Health Visitors and Public Health Nurses.

To work in partnership with other agencies and families and contribute to innovative ways of working within children and families.

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: 02 September 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 348-CFS-12421
Job locations: Enterprise House, Monks Brook, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5WB, United Kingdom

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

• Registered Nurse or Midwife.

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).

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.

Employer details
Employer name: Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Enterprise House, Monks Brook, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5WB, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
Hiring Manager: Mandy Cusworth
Email: mandy.cusworth1@nhs.net
Phone: 03001235224

Supporting documents
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