Senior Community Children's Nurse

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

Job summary

A healthcare provider is seeking a highly skilled Senior Community Children's Nurse to join their dedicated nursing team in Southampton. The successful candidate will lead and manage care for children with diverse nursing needs, ensuring high-quality, family-centred care. This role involves supervising junior staff, providing emotional support to families, and implementing individualized care plans. Applicants must have a BSc in Nursing and be registered with the NMC. The position offers a fixed-term contract with competitive pay and opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with a current NMC registration and relevant specialist training.
• Willingness to complete CCN Specialist Practitioner Qualification within 2 years.
• Experience in child nursing and mentoring.

Responsibilities

• Manage caseloads and provide high-quality nursing care to children with diverse needs.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate personalized care programs.
• Support families through teaching complex nursing procedures.

Skills

Specialised nursing care

Emotional support

Care planning

Supervision of junior staff

Education

BSc Nursing or RN in Child

CCN Specialist Practitioner Qualification

Teaching Qualification

Job description

Go back Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Community Children's Nurse

The closing date is 28 December 2025

We are looking to appoint a highly skilled, enthusiastic and forward‑thinking Senior Community Children's Nurse to our Community Children's Nursing (CCN) team.

Our established, passionate and dedicated CCN team work collaboratively with children, young people, families and the wider multi‑disciplinary team to ensure care is provided as close to home as possible. We provide high quality and holistic, family‑centred care to children and young people (CYP) with a nursing need across the Southampton and west Hampshire area.

As a Senior CCN you will have the opportunity to shape and lead our responsive service as it continually adapts to the ever changing needs of the families we care for. You will have a key role in leading care planning, training and multi‑disciplinary liaison for CYP with a range of needs within their home, school and wider community settings.

If our Senior Community Children's Nurse role appeals, you have the qualities we are looking for, share our values and feel excited by the prospect of how we can complement your professional career then we would love to hear from you. We welcome you to contact us prior to interview to discuss this post further and to arrange a suitable time to come along for an informal visit.

For more information please contact:

Polly Knell
[e-mail]
07775681558 or

Main duties of the job

• Manage a caseload. Provide specialised, high quality skilled nursing care, considering the physical, psychological, spiritual and social needs of the child with nursing care needs. This will include those with complex health care needs, palliative care needs, life‑limiting illnesses and children dependent on technology (and those requiring short‑term support). This requires developing, implementing and evaluating individualised programmes of care.
• Support the management of the integrated acute and community care pathways for children with short‑term conditions.
• Provide supervision and monitoring of junior staff with support of team leader.
• Work with families to provide emotional support and specialist clinical care, sensitive to the changing and on‑going needs of the child, siblings, parents and other carers.
• Teach families/carers to carry out specific complex nursing care and procedures which enables them to feel confident and competent in caring for the child.

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

• BSc Nursing or RN in Child currently registered with NMC.
• Post registration, specialist training relevant to speciality.
• CCN Specialist Practitioner Qualification or willingness to complete within 2 years of being appointed.
• Teaching Qualification, e.g. Mentorship/ENB 998 or equivalent.
• Practice assessor/supervisor.

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

Adelaide Health Centre, Western Community Centre

£38,682 to £46,580 an hour Based on full time hours

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full‑time

Reference number

348-CFS-9360

Job locations

Adelaide Health Centre, Western Community Centre