Firvale - Staff Nurse | Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Basingstoke is seeking a Band 5 staff nurse to join their team, focusing on delivering high-quality care to children with complex health needs. Ideal candidates are enthusiastic nurses with experience in either paediatric or learning disability care, eager to work collaboratively in a supportive environment. The role offers great personal development opportunities, with flexible working considered.

Benefits

Clinical supervision

Regular appraisal

Training and support

Qualifications

• Paediatric or Learning Disability nurse (Band 5) with ideally community experience.
• Enthusiastic, innovative, and eager to develop knowledge.
• Ability to work with families and children with complex health conditions.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality clinical care to children with complex health needs.
• Collaborate within a multidisciplinary team to meet diverse care needs.
• Engage in clinical supervision and development planning.

Skills

Paediatric nursing

Learning disability nursing

Community experience

Collaboration

Clinical care delivery

Job description

Overview

There has never been a more exciting time to join us! At Firvale we are transforming our services and are recruiting a Band 5 staff nurse to our team. We provide continuing care for children and young people with complex health needs and learning disabilities within a homely environment. We are looking for an enthusiastic, forward-thinking Paediatric or Learning Disability nurse, ideally with community experience, keen to develop skills working with staff, families, children and young people with a wide variety of complex health conditions.

Responsibilities

A key aspect of this role is maintaining high quality care in a positive, stimulating and safe environment. You would be one of the staff nurses working in the four-bed health unit, focusing on delivering high quality clinical care for children with complex health needs in our health team. This role offers the opportunity to meet the health and social care needs of children, young people and their families within a multidisciplinary inter-agency framework.

Responsibilities include:

• Deliver high quality clinical care to children with complex health needs in the four-bed health unit.
• Collaborate within a multidisciplinary and inter-agency team to meet health and social care needs.
• Support families and young people, providing care in a safe, positive environment.
• Engage in clinical supervision, regular appraisal, and development planning to progress professional goals.

Qualifications and Experience

• Paediatric or Learning Disability nurse (Band 5), with ideally community experience.
• Enthusiastic, innovative and eager to develop knowledge and new ways of working.
• Ability to work with staff, families, children and young people with a wide variety of complex health conditions.

Support and Development

We offer clinical supervision, regular appraisal, training and support in achieving your personal development plan, as well as peer support from colleagues in similar roles. Child health provides development opportunities and access to expertise for advice and support in your role.

Organization and Environment

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire. We strive for a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive. We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally.

Flexible Working

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part-time working will be considered.

Additional Information

The advert closes on Tuesday 16 Sep 2025. Further information about the role can be found in the attached Job Description and Person Specification document.