Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Community Nurse

The closing date is 08 March 2026

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Job summary

Are you ready to take the next step in your nursing career and join a forward-thinking, innovative team?

We are excited to be recruiting Community Nurses for our Community Nursing team -- an excellent opportunity to develop your skills and experience as a Nurse in a dynamic community setting.

You will work within an integrated health and social care team, providing assessment, treatment, and ongoing care for adults and older people living at home with complex and long-term physical health needs.

We are looking for ambitious, innovative, and passionate nurses who want to make a real difference in community healthcare. This role offers fantastic opportunities for professional growth and career development. Our staff are our greatest asset, and we are committed to helping you reach your full potential.

Our Community Nursing Service operates 8am--8pm, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, delivering essential care to patients in their homes.

Must hold a valid driving licence and have access to a car with appropriate business insurance to meet the needs of the service.

Main duties of the job

Working within professional guidelines and accountability, the post-holder will have responsibility for the management of a defined community caseload (via Nursing, Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy interventions) for a group of GP Practices as part of the Integrated Care Team.

The post holder will have responsibility for managing co-ordinating and delegating work ensuring referrals are dealt with according to clinical need, holistic assessments and care plans are recorded in line with Trust and Professional record keeping standards and clinical care at all times meets acceptable standards of patient safety and quality outcomes.

The post holder will be required to work with a high degree of autonomy and professional accountability. A primary aim of the role is to prevent unnecessary admission of patients to an acute hospital and support timely discharge into the community. The post holder will also have a responsibility for re-enablement, rehabilitation, health protection and promotion programmes that improve and reduce inequalities.

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 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year Please note for part time hours the salary will be pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

348-PSE-10497

Job locations

St.Mary's Community Health Campus (Portsmouth)

Milton Road

Portsmouth

Hampshire

PO3 6AD


Gosport War Memorial Hospital

Bury Road

Gosport

Hampshire

PO12 3PW


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

  • BSc Nursing or RN currently registered with NMC.
  • Practice assessor/supervisor.
  • Post registration, specialist training relevant to speciality.
  • Current (UK/EU) Driving Licence and access to own vehicle for work purposes is required.

Desirable

  • Access Course / Diploma in Health Care Studies.
  • Post Registration Qualifications.

Experience

Essential

  • Post Registration experience.
  • Experienced in developing care plans.
  • Experienced in developing and delivering care and clinical interventions to patients.
  • Experience of Multi-Disciplinary Team working.
  • Experience of teaching, training and / or supervision.
  • Evidence of recent CPD.
  • Evidence of developing policy, guidelines contributing to management of resources.
  • Ability to prioritise workload and work autonomously, instruct and direct others; work is managed, not supervised.

Desirable

  • Knowledge of working with students.
  • Knowledge of Patient Systems (SystmOne and RiO).
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • BSc Nursing or RN currently registered with NMC.
  • Practice assessor/supervisor.
  • Post registration, specialist training relevant to speciality.
  • Current (UK/EU) Driving Licence and access to own vehicle for work purposes is required.

Desirable

  • Access Course / Diploma in Health Care Studies.
  • Post Registration Qualifications.

Experience

Essential

  • Post Registration experience.
  • Experienced in developing care plans.
  • Experienced in developing and delivering care and clinical interventions to patients.
  • Experience of Multi-Disciplinary Team working.
  • Experience of teaching, training and / or supervision.
  • Evidence of recent CPD.
  • Evidence of developing policy, guidelines contributing to management of resources.
  • Ability to prioritise workload and work autonomously, instruct and direct others; work is managed, not supervised.

Desirable

  • Knowledge of working with students.
  • Knowledge of Patient Systems (SystmOne and RiO).

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).

Additional information

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

St.Mary's Community Health Campus (Portsmouth)

Milton Road

Portsmouth

Hampshire

PO3 6AD


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

St.Mary's Community Health Campus (Portsmouth)

Milton Road

Portsmouth

Hampshire

PO3 6AD


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Hiring Manager

Lynn Holloway

lynn.holloway@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

23 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year Please note for part time hours the salary will be pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

348-PSE-10497

Job locations

St.Mary's Community Health Campus (Portsmouth)

Milton Road

Portsmouth

Hampshire

PO3 6AD


Gosport War Memorial Hospital

Bury Road

Gosport

Hampshire

PO12 3PW


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