Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (School Nursing) IOW

Job summary

We are seeking to recruit highly motivated and innovative practitioners to train as School Nurses and deliver great service to our children and families in Hampshire and Isle of Wight.

Are you passionate about improving the lives of children and families within Hampshire and the Isle of Wight? Do you want to make a difference and feel valued in your work? Are you a recently qualified nurse or midwife or an experienced practitioner and considering a career change? If so, we would love to help you develop your skills and support you in your learning. Come and work with us.

Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (SCPHNs) work at individual, community and population level in a preventative social model of health, designed to empower families to take control of and improve their own health and wellbeing.

Successful applicants must have a minimum of a 2:2 honours degree. Applicants who have a Diploma in Education or a bachelors degree with a lower grade may be considered using the University of Surrey Advanced Standing process.

Please note you need to have an NMC registration before starting the course and a full driving licence including business car insurance and use of a vehicle. This post is subject to Occupational Health Clearance and an enhanced DBS check.

Successful candidates need to commence this full-time course in October 2026 to be completed by October 2027 with University of Surrey.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

Take full advantage of the opportunities offered whilst in a practice placement to underpin the theoretical knowledge gained whilst in the educational setting.

Seek out additional learning opportunities available in the community under the guidance of the Practice Supervisor/Practice Teacher/Community Practice Assessor.

Take responsibility for identifying own learning needs and seek help at the earliest opportunity if learning support is required.

Demonstrate the achievement of competencies necessary to practice as a Student SCPHN by completion of the Practice Assessment Document.

Study for and achieve the PgDip in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing.

To work as a Student SCPHN within the community as a member of a Health Visiting/School Nurse 0-19 Team as appropriate.

To work under the guidance of a Practice Teacher/Community Practice Assessor and/or Practice Supervisor.

To work with the academic tutor responsible for overseeing progress and engage in the use of web-based learning facilities provided by the University

To attend regular supervisory meetings to reflect on practice.

To attend practice placement on days designated by the university (including confirmation of practice).

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

Job description

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

Essential

Registered Nurse on Part 1 or 2 of the NMC Register or be a registered midwife

A minimum of a 2 2 honours degree.

Applicants who have a Diploma in Education or a bachelors degree with a lower grade may be considered using the University of Surrey Advanced Standing process.

Full driving licence with own access to vehicle.

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.

UK Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For help with your application, contact:

Mandy Cusworth

mandy.cusworth1@nhs.net

03001235224