Community Nurse

The closing date is 23rd Nov 2025

Job summary

Are you an experienced or newly qualified Band 5 Nurse looking to develop your clinical skills and broaden your knowledge in community nursing?

Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where every day brings new challenges and opportunities to make a difference? We are currently recruiting across our community nursing teams at Hawthorn Lodge (22.5 hours), Bittern Health Centre, Oakley Road, and within our Urgent Response Service Team based at Oakley Road.

Our services support patients complex care and treatment to adults living in the area who have long-term or complex health needs in their own homes. You will work in a multi-disciplinary way alongside a number of specialist services, including those in the community, social and voluntary services.

We are seeking compassionate, proactive nurses who are eager to develop their clinical and leadership skills in a community setting. You'll be part of a team that values continuity of care, patient empowerment, and professional growth. We prioritise clinical supervision and offer a wealth of training and development opportunities to help you thrive in your career.

This vacancy is open to both newly qualified nurses and experienced practitioners looking to join a forward-thinking trust committed to delivering high-quality community healthcare.

If this sounds like the role for you, we'd love to hear from you

Please note interviews will be separate for each location.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

As a Community Staff Nurse, the post holder plays a vital role in delivering high-quality care through clinical expertise, leadership, and professional integrity. Working across diverse community settings, they will engage in clinical supervision, attend developmental training, and contribute to service improvement. Adherence to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct is essential at all times.

The post holder will promote effective communication and to manage a defined community case load. They will support complaint resolution and uphold professional standards. The primary aim of the role is to prevent unnecessary admission of patients to an acute hospital and support timely discharge into the community.

Clinically, the post holder will assess referrals, plan and evaluate care for individuals with complex health needs. They will also have a responsibility for re-enablement rehabilitation, health protection and promotion programmes that improve and reduce inequalities. The post holder will also uphold safety policies during home visits, maintaining vigilance to safeguard patients and staff.

Southern Parishes (Hawthorn Lodge): 22.5 Hours, 7-day service

Bitterne Health Centre: Full Time, 7-day service

Oakley Road: Full Time, 7-day service

URS (Oakley Road): Full Time, 7-day service

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.

Job description

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

Experience of working with a range of disciplines and agencies

Experience of dealing with sensitive/distressing issues

Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team

Ability to work unsupervised

Experience of planning person centred needs

Experience of organising resources relating to patient needs (e.g. equipment, dressings, etc.)

Experience of multi-professional working

Ability to manage and prioritise workload

Demonstrate initiative in resolving issues and problems

Enthusiastic and well motivated

FULL UK DRIVING LICENCE is required at time of applying for role.

(GOV website states - Driving in Great Britain on a non-GB licence

You can drive in Great Britain on your full, valid driving licence for 12 months from when you became resident

After 12 months you'll need to apply for a provisional licence and pass the theory and practical driving tests to drive in Great Britain.)

As this role is out in the community, we cannot accept applicants with a non-GB licence

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 Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For help with your application, contact:

Recruitment Team

Pay scheme

Agenda for Change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£ to £ Yearly

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-Time, Full-Time

Reference number

348-SSW-9626

Job locations

Hawthorn Lodge

Moorgreen Hospital, Botley Road, West End

Southampton

Hampshire

SO30 3JB

Oakley Road

Millbrook

Southampton

Hampshire

SO16 4GX

Bitterne Health Centre

Commercial Street

Southampton

Hampshire

SO18 6BT

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