Student Health Visitor

Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Training

Health Visiting

Contract: Fixed term contract for one year (internal secondment opportunities). Successful candidates will be offered a place subject to funding from Health Education England.

Band 5: £30,639 pa, pro rata training rate for external candidates

Please obtain prior approval from your current line manager prior to submitting your application if applying for a secondment.

Would you like to provide high-quality care to children, young people and future generations, supported by an integrated team of exceptional health professionals all working towards one goal - "to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we serve"?

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has training opportunities to complete Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) Health Visiting for all qualified Nurses and Midwives on a fixed term 12 month contract. This is at level 7 in conjunction with the University of Derby.

Subject to funding from HEE and the University obtaining accreditation for the SCPHN programme.

The course is delivered at academic level 7. You need a nursing degree to apply or can evidence recent study at level 7.

Joint interviews with DHCFT and the University of Derby will be held during April 2025.

Main duties of the job

The course is 50/50 theory and practice and both elements must be fulfilled in order to gain NMC registration. Academic study will be undertaken at the University of Derby and practice based learning will be within the Derby City community health teams.

For this post you will work closely with a practice supervisor and be assessed during the placement by a practice assessor.

You will be expected to achieve all elements of the competencies both academically and in practice as set out by the NMC.

On completion of the course you will be a qualified Specialist Public Health Nurse in Health Visiting working within a 0-19 children's service division.

About us

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."

Benefits include:

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities

Job responsibilities

• Deliver high quality evidence based care.
• Be proactive in meeting national and local identified targets in-line with local delivery plans and the public health agenda.
• Deliver a cost effective service, which is patient focused.
• Work effectively as a team member and independently, both within the practice setting and at university.
• Complete all patient documentation in accordance with NMC guidelines.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• SASS/ mentor training

Knowledge

• Ability to demonstrate evidence based practice and use of research
• A good understanding of the public health agenda and recent policy development
• Evidence of understanding the role of the HV
• Current knowledge of safeguarding issues

Skills

• Evidence of commitment to the course including on-going professional development
• Evidence of community working

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.