Student Health Visitor - Community Services

Student Health Visitor - Community Services Band 5

Main area Community Services Grade Band 5 Contract 12 months (Fixed term) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 196-NM12632

Employer Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Community (Lambeth and Southwark) Town London Salary £34,089 - £38,788.80 (Salary will be capped at mid-point Band 5) Salary period Yearly Closing 09/04/:59 Interview date 29/04/2025

Job overview

Student Health Visitor

(Specialist Community Public Health Nurse in Training)

Every day is different working as a Health Visitor (Specialist Community Public health Nurse) with various responsibilities which include: home visits/virtual consultations for health need assessments, promoting uptake of immunization, conducting child developmental and health reviews, running support groups for parents and working in collaboration with a range of local children agencies such as Early Years, Children Centres and Third Sector Organisations.

A fully funded and salaried training places are available now, (Agenda for Change band 5-maximum will be mid-point). The Health Visitor career path offers lots of opportunities to progress, with salaries ranging from Agenda for Change bands 6 to 8.

Applications will be accepted until 9th April, 2025 for training programme beginning in September 2025 with Kings College London and London South Bank University.

As a Health Visitor, you can make a real difference to children, families and communities, 100% of our staff confirmed that this is what they enjoy most during our staff survey.

You will play a fundamental role in the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme, promoting child development through parental support, safeguarding children, preventing social exclusion and deprivation and tackling important public health issues.

Closing Date: 9th April 2025 at Midnight

Interview will take place 29, April and 6 May, 2025

Main duties of the job

This is a training post, you can apply for a 12 month full-time course. The course comprises of 50% academic and 50% clinical placement in accordance with the University, NMC and Trust regulations.

As a GSTT SCPHN student, you will be allocated a Specialist Practice Teacher and receive additional support from the Practice Development Lead.

With established Agile Working System, Health Visitors have the opportunity to work flexibly in the community and are a crucial part of the healthcare team. It is a diverse role which involves being part of a wider team that provides you with support as you work to improve the health of local families.

Application Process

For admission, there will be two stages to the recruitment process:

1. Stage 1- Submit a written application by 9th April, 2025 at Midnight.
2. Stage 2 - Interview will take place last week in April and first week in May, 2025

Interview will include a presentation and a 1:1 interview. Only successful shortlisted candidates will be invited for interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The fundamental responsibilities of the post holder are to attain the academic credentials and the clinical skills required to practice as a NMC registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse on a defined pathway. These are summarised below:

• To fulfil the requirements of the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing programme by attending university course dates and practice placement days in accordance with University regulations and successful completion of the course
• To work with the Specialist Community Practice Teacher to develop the skills and competencies to achieve NMC Registration Standards for Specialist Community Practice
• With the support of the Specialist Community Practice Teacher to link the theoretical knowledge gained through the university programme to the practice situation
• To demonstrate an understanding of current and emerging National, Regional and local healthcare legislation, policies and guidelines as they pertain to chosen pathway
• To develop/build on skills of caseload and team leadership and management
• To work within University Regulations pertaining to academic work and student conduct
• To work within employing organisation policies as they pertain to the relevant clinical setting
• To work within employing organisation policies relating to employee responsibilities.
• To proactively seek for learning opportunities and be creative, adaptable and innovative in response to complexity and uncertainty.

Person specification Values & Behaviour

• Values and Behaviour

Skills

• Have a flexible approach to team and autonomous working, acknowledging own limitations
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Acceptable level of computer literacy (i.e. Microsoft Word/ Outlook, Excel, virtual consultation using various digital platforms)
• Understanding of Clinical Governance
• Experience of audit
• Adaptable to modernisation and service development
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Critical Thinking
• Analytical

Experience

• Demonstrate some post registration experience working with children or in the community or knowledge required to work with this client group
• Demonstrate keen interest in public health and working in the community
• Clear commitment to undertake further training with the potential to undertake PGDip Community Specialist Practice: Public Health
• Demonstrate an understanding of Policies and Procedures relating to Children & Young People Services.
• Delivering the Healthy Child Programme
• Working in the community
• BSc in Nursing or Midwifery
• Literacy and Numeracy Level 2
• Current NMC Registration

Guy's and St Thomas' celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitably according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or studies at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.

Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.

As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.

We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work-life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking into account the individual's personal circumstances as well as the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.

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