Specialist Community Children¿s Nurse & Clinical Educator

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare trust in Portsmouth seeks an experienced Clinical Educator for Community Children's Nursing. This role involves training and supporting practitioners while overseeing educational development within the team. Ideal candidates will possess a Specialist Practitioner Qualification and relevant clinical leadership experience. Flexible working options are available, providing an opportunity to influence the care of children and families in the community.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Flexible working options

Collaborative work environment

Qualifications

• Experience in clinical leadership and line management.
• Ability to support and educate specialist practitioner qualified nurses.
• Willingness to undertake necessary teaching modules.

Responsibilities

• Support development of specialist skills across the team.
• Promote a learning environment within the team.
• Assess learner competences according to established criteria.
• Serve as a role model for students and team members.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Caseload management

Teaching support

Education

Registered Nurse (Child) BSc or equivalent

Specialist Practitioner Qualification in Community Childrens Nursing

Evidence of continued professional development

Job description

Overview

Go back Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Community Children’s Nurse & Clinical Educator

The closing date is 21 September 2025

We are looking for an experienced Community Childrens Nurse (CCN) to take on this exciting role as clinical educator within our service for a six month period.

The Clinical Educator is a key role within the CCN service and will work closely with the Clinical Team Leads, CCN Oncology Lead and Matron while leading on training, clinical skills and the education and development of Specialist Practitioner Qualified (SPQ) CCNs.

You will need to hold the CCN SPQ, have experience of clinical leadership, caseload management, line management and supervision as well as experience of teaching and supporting CCN SPQ learners in practice. Ideally you will hold an education qualification or be willing to undertake the required modules upon appointment. Within this role you will have the opportunity to support Nurses to progress beyond registration into specialist practitioners as well as contribute to the general education and clinical skills of Nurses within the service.

Our CCN team works collaboratively with babies, children, young people (BCYP) and families as well as other professionals to ensure care is provided within the community wherever possible. We provide high quality and holistic, family centred care to BCYP with a nursing need across Southampton, Portsmouth and South Hampshire area including those with; Long term conditions, Disabilities, complex conditions, those requiring continuing care, life-limiting and life-threatening illness, including those requiring palliative and end of life care.

Main duties of the job

• Support the development of specialist skills and knowledge of the team to maintain the competency level of the whole team.
• Promote an environment in which teaching, learning, staff development and evidence based practice is actively encouraged and demonstrated.
• Undertake assessment of learner's competence to practice and take responsibility for making recommendations as to whether the learner has met the required competencies.
• In partnership with University, be able to assess the learner against predetermined criteria within the Nursing Midwifery Council framework.
• Taking account of maintaining the safety of the public, the learner, the team, and the organisation.
• Act as a supervisor/assessor and role model for student nurses and other team members.
• Demonstrate excellence in clinical practice, keeping up-to-date with new developments in nursing care and treatments ensuring practice is evidence based by embedding current research.
• Providing support and maximising individuals potential by acting as an advisor on education opportunities.
• Adhere to required Trust and University policies and procedures to facilitate the development of the learner through an academic pathway against required standards.
• Demonstrate teaching and assessing skills by completion of Practice Educator course or be willing to undertake the necessary modules upon appointment to the post.
• Act as a resource of specialised paediatric expertise.
• See full duties and tasks within job description.

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 (Child) BSc level or equivalent
• Specialist Practitioner Qualification in Community Childrens Nursing (CCN SPQ)
• Evidence of continued professional development

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.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Adelaide Health Centre, Western Community Centre

Full-time,Part-time,Flexible working,Compressed hours

Reference number

348-CFS-8957

Job locations

Adelaide Health Centre, Western Community Centre