Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Community Nurse

The closing date is 08 March 2026

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 Senior Community Nurses for our Community Nursing teams -- an excellent opportunity to develop your skills and experience as a Senior Nurse in a dynamic community setting.

As part of our team, you will:

Be supported by experienced senior nurses.
Develop advanced case management skills.
Lead a dedicated team of nursing professionals delivering expert, high-quality care to patients in their own homes.

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.

About the Service:

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

Requirements:

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

Please note this role is part time 22.5 hours/week.

Main duties of the job

The primary role of the Senior Community Nurse is to provide strong holistic leadership to the team and support the Community Matron. To include day to day leadership responsibilities, development and creative leadership, responsive leadership, enabling the team to achieve a 'well led' culture.

The community teams in conjunction with a wide range of clinical colleagues and specifically, GP's, Practice Nurses and Social Care professionals, will lead and facilitate a patient or client focused, co-ordinated case management approach across primary and secondary care for people who are most vulnerable to, and at high risk of repeat admissions to hospital.

The candidate will participate in and influence efforts across health and social services to shape multi-disciplinary pathways designed to support patient choice, improve quality of life, promote self-management and assure early intervention through the proactive provision of care in or as close to the patient's own home as possible. The candidate will work across the caseload and the single point of access or (equivalent), using their clinical skills to identify the needs of patients and the correct services to liaise with.

The candidate will provide an expertise in their own discipline to the wider team.

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

Date posted

23 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 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-10564

Job locations

Havant Health Centre

Civic Centre Road

Havant

Hampshire

PO9 2AZ

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

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.
Post registration qualification or University Degree.
Teaching and assessing qualification ENB 998 or equivalent / mentorship qualification - PETALS
Management / Leadership Qualification / development programme.
Ability to understand and interpret research findings/evidence-based care and apply to practice.
Good knowledge of health and safety and risk management.
Computer literate including emails and spreadsheets.
Effective written and verbal communication skills.

Desirable

Masters degree or equivalent experience gained by undertaking on-going personal development and training.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

BSc Nursing or RN currently registered with NMC.
Post registration qualification or University Degree.
Teaching and assessing qualification ENB 998 or equivalent / mentorship qualification - PETALS
Management / Leadership Qualification / development programme.
Ability to understand and interpret research findings/evidence-based care and apply to practice.
Good knowledge of health and safety and risk management.
Computer literate including emails and spreadsheets.
Effective written and verbal communication skills.

Desirable

Masters degree or equivalent experience gained by undertaking on-going personal development and 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).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

Havant Health Centre

Civic Centre Road

Havant

Hampshire

PO9 2AZ

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

Havant Health Centre

Civic Centre Road

Havant

Hampshire

PO9 2AZ

Employer's website

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