Community Nursery Nurse for Infant Mental Health Team

NHS; Hollywater; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Community Nursery Nurse to support infant mental health. Work will involve delivering care to infants and caregivers while collaborating with public health services. The ideal candidate will require a Level 3 qualification in Early Years and a full UK driving license. This role promotes flexible working and aims to address the emotional and mental health needs of infants.

Benefits

Opportunities for career development

Collaborative working environment

Qualifications

• Recent professional and personal development evidence required.
• Full UK Driving Licence with business insurance is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Deliver sensitive, responsive, and appropriate care for infant development.
• Collaborate with public health visiting services to implement the Healthy Child Programme.
• Assist with inter-disciplinary professionals/services for family-centred care.

Skills

NNEB Diploma/NVQ QCF Diploma Level 3 in Early Years, Care and Education

Knowledge of the Healthy Child Programme (HCP)

Education

NNEB Diploma/NVQ QCF Diploma Level 3 in Early Years, Care and Education

Job description

Community Nursery Nurse for Infant Mental Health Team

The closing date is 16 November 2025

The specialised Health visiting team for Infant Mental Health is dedicated to supporting infants and their primary caregivers, including parents, foster carers, grandparents, and others assuming role, during the crucial period of the infants first two years of life. The team offer direct support for parent-infant relationships and address the social, emotional, and mental health needs of infants. This service operates from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday, for infants residing within the geographical area of Hampshire.

The team is committed to delivering sensitive, responsive, and appropriate care that is essential for the healthy development of infants. Their primary objective is to assist caregivers in addressing the infants social, emotional, mental health challenges, enhancing existing parenting skills, and fostering a strong parent-infant relationship. Services are provided through home visits or at alternative venues such as clinical settings or community spaces across Hampshire.

Main duties of the job

The successful post holder will be committed to delivering sensitive, responsive, and appropriate care that is essential for the healthy development of infants. Their primary objective is to assist caregivers in addressing the infants social, emotional, mental health challenges, enhancing existing parenting skills, and fostering a strong parent-infant relationship. Services are provided through home visits or at alternative venues such as clinical settings or community spaces across Hampshire.

The successful post holder will be part of a team that inter‑professionally collaborate with the public health visiting service, which implements the Healthy Child Programme for infants and their families during the initial five years of life. The team will assist with inter-disciplinary named professionals/services to support family centred care.

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

• NNEB Diploma/NVQ QCF Diploma Level 3 in Early Years, Care and Education
• Evidence of recent professional and personal development
• Full UK Driving Licence (and access to a car) with business insurance

Experience

• Knowledge of the Healthy Child Programme (HCP)

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.

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust