Children's Hospital at Home Nurse

2 days ago


Southampton, United Kingdom Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

Are you a Children's Nurse passionate that no child should be in hospital if care can be provided closer to home? Do you want to build on your clinical skills in the community?

Join our evolving Children's Hospital @ Home team In collaboration with University Hospital Southampton NHS trust (UHS), the service works closely with the medical team at the hospital and GPs in the community to facilitate acute assessment with the aim to prevent & minimise admissions to hospital and facilitate early discharge where possible.

There's lots of training available to gain new and enhance existing skills and will be development opportunities available with future plans for ANPs within the team.

"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

Main duties of the job

The role is a 1year, fixed term contract within Children's Hospital @ Home (CH@H). The service aims to provide a high quality in reach and outreach nursing which enables early, safe planned discharge from hospital and prevent unnecessary admissions.

The Children's Hospital @ Home team provides specialist nursing care, support and co-ordination of care; predominantly to children and young people with short-term acute health care needs requiring urgent care pathways. Our care is led by Wessex Healthier Together. As a service we work closely with University Hospital Southampton. CH@H delivers service promotion to all referrers across the region including GP Surgeries, Children's Emergency Department, Paediatric Short Stay Unit and Paediatric Wards. Support is provided to children and families via telephone calls, video calls and home visits.

The service aims to provide high quality nursing care which enables early, safe planned discharge from hospital and prevents unnecessary admissions.

Safeguarding is a fundamental part of the role and requires a sound knowledge base to safely manage the caseload.

The CH@H and CCN Teams work closely together and support each other as needed to deliver high quality care to patients. Both roles entail a high level of autonomy, independent caseload working and clinical decision making. You will be supported with regular supervisions, 1:1s and appraisals including access to the Duty Nurse via telephone whilst on visits to address any queries or concerns.

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

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

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