# Community Children's Nurse - Children's Home Acute Team

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Nurse (community and district)
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 pa pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-11T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-29T08:50:44.922Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Hampshire/Winchester/Hampshire_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Community_Paediatric_Nursing/Community_Paediatric_Nursing-v8328442
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8328442?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.hampshirehospitals.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

If you are looking for a paediatric nursing role where you can combine your acute nursing skills whilst working in the community, then please read on!

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the friendly and progressive Children’s Home Acute Team (CHAT). The CHAT is an innovative nursing team, shortlisted for three final award Nursing Times Awards, that sits within an integrated child health team. The team delivers acute and ambulatory care at home to prevent hospital admission and facilitate early discharge.

### Main duties of the job

We are looking for an experienced paediatric nurse who can work autonomously to care for acutely unwell children at home as well as been part of an ever-developing community nursing team. You will be responsible for delivering excellent acute nursing care in the community in and around Hampshire. You will be joining a high level of nursing expertise and be a role model to the nurses and students within the team. The post holder will have acute and preferably community experience.

This challenging and rewarding role offers the perfect opportunity to develop your acute skills whilst working both in the acute and community setting. You will have the opportunity to work as part of the CHAT developing existing ambulatory and unscheduled care pathways, preventing unnecessary admissions, avoiding hospital admissions and facilitating early discharge from the inpatient wards.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

We reserve the right to close the job early if we receive a high number of applications.

We welcome informal visits to meet the team.

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Skills and Abilities

**Essential**

- Specialised clinical skills appropriate to the relevant speciality
- To demonstrate the required behaviour in keeping with the Trust values

### Experience and Knowledge

**Essential**

- Evidence of Continued Professional Development (CPD) clearly recorded for professional profile
- Positive, optimistic attitude, enthusiastic and self motivated.

**Desirable**

- Ability to manage conflicting and constantly changing priorities

### Training and Qualifications

**Essential**

- Professional UK registration, e.g. RSCN, CH Dip

## Documents

- [pledge (pdf, 205.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10651123)
- [recruitment pack (pdf, 494.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10651121)
- [hhft employee rewards & benefits (pdf, 723.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=900)
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