Community InReach Practitioner

NHS; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare trust is seeking a Community InReach Practitioner to join their team in Basingstoke. This fixed-term role focuses on delivering high-quality community nursing to patients, ensuring a smooth transition from hospital care. Ideal candidates must be registered nurses with community experience and effective case management skills. The position offers both full-time and part-time options, contributing to compassionate care and the integration of healthcare services across the region.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with experience in community rehabilitation.
• Expertise in developing care plans for patients at home.

Responsibilities

• Work with existing teams for community care pathways.
• Support patients and families in care planning.
• Liaise with acute teams for patient needs.

Skills

Community Experience

Expert community nursing knowledge

Case management

Education

Registered Nurse

Job description

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Community InReach Practitioner

The closing date is 14 December 2025

We are recruiting band 6 nurses to work as part of our new Community InReach Team based at Royal Hampshire County Hospital. The successful candidates will have a wealth of experience, skill and knowledge in community nursing or hospital at home care.

The In-Reach Team is a Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (HIOWHC NHSFT) Service with community expertise working into Hampshire Hospitals (HHFT) Emergency Department, Assessment Units and In-Patient ward areas to provide specialist community assessment and liaison for patients who require complex assessment and service provision to achieve a safe return to their chosen appropriate environment in a timely manner with full access to the most suitable range of community based services available. They work in partnership with other HHFT teams, HIOW Mental health liaison, Alton Community Hospital (ACH), Community and Social Care services to provide the best outcomes for patients at risk of unnecessary admission or longer length of stay.

Initially these posts are for a fixed term of 6 months and will be based across both Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital and Royal Hampshire County Hospital.

Main duties of the job

Working alongside existing HHFT teams and community colleagues to ensure that where possible, and where safe patients can come into community care pathways as quickly as possible. You'll provide expert community nursing knowledge to support patients and families to develop care plans and be looked after at home. You will also be liaising with the acute frailty team, emergency department and admission units to case manage the needs of patients who are well known to community services tying together all aspects of their care into holistic outcomes.

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 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

• Registered Nurse
• Community Experience or Working in a Community Rehabilitation Role

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.

Address

Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearpro-rata for part time

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

348-MNH-9612

Job locations

Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital