STUDENT Specialist Community Public Health Nursing

Central London Community Health Trust

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Job summary

STUDENT Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting/School Nursing) sponsorship

Location: Ealing and Westminster

Children, young people, and families are our focus and passion, and we are looking for highly motivated qualified and newly qualified nurses and midwives committed to providing the best possible care to undertake the Post Graduate Diploma (Level 7) Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting& School Nursing) qualification commencing in January 2024.

This one-year full time course will be jointly undertaken with Greenwich University.

This is your chance to join our teams and to develop your career with the Trust. Alongside the support that you will receive from the University, you will be supported throughout your training by the 0-19 team as well as by a passionate team of Practice Assessors/Supervisors and the CLCH Academy.

This opportunity is being offered at band 5 level. Current NMC Registration for nursing or midwifery, or evidence of application for NMC registration and confirmed NMC registration within 2 months of the start date is essential. To apply, you will require a qualification equivalent to 120 credits at level 6.

Main duties of the job

To work towards gaining the standards of proficiency for entry to Part 3 of the NMC register/recordable for Specialist Community Practitioner.

To provide the Specialist Community Practitioner Student with a learning environment which will enable the student to develop knowledge, skills and competencies to take on the role of a qualified Specialist Community Practitioner

To gain the knowledge and skills and competence required in order to exercise higher levels of judgment, discretion and decision making in clinical care focusing on four broad areas:

Clinical practice
Community Engagement
Clinical practice development
Leadership in clinical practice

The post of Specialist Community Practitioner Sponsorship Student is a development post, building on existing knowledge, skills and competencies to achieve a higher level of practice resulting in an academic qualification and clinical practice sign-off in order to achieve a recordable/registerable qualification with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

About us

Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
Single occupancy accommodation in Central London - (we can help you find accommodation in London, support you with your deposit)
Bespoke housing is available for key workers within central London: https://www.sharetobuy.com
Support with gaining your driving license *T&C's apply
Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
Flexible working options
Annual travel card loan
Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Date posted

20 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£34,089 to £41,498 a year Per Annum, inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

824-CORP-SCHPN-2023

Job locations

Ealing or Westminster

London

W10 6DZ

Job description

Job 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 Practitioner Nursing programme by attending university course dates and practice placement days in accordance with University regulations
To work with the service, Practice Assessor/Supervisors to develop the skills and competencies to achieve NMC Registration Standards for Specialist Community Practice
With the support of the service, Practice Assessor / Supervisor, 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
On successful completion of the course to provide evidence of both academic and clinical practice achievements to the employing
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

These are summarised below:

To fulfil the requirements of the Specialist Community Practitioner Nursing programme by attending university course dates and practice placement days in accordance with University regulations
To work with the service, Practice Assessor/Supervisors to develop the skills and competencies to achieve NMC Registration Standards for Specialist Community Practice
With the support of the service, Practice Assessor / Supervisor, 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
On successful completion of the course to provide evidence of both academic and clinical practice achievements to the employing
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

Essential

Current NMC Registration for nursing or midwifery or Evidence of application for NMC registration and confirmed NMC registration within 2 months of the start date
DipHE (or above) qualification equivalent to 120 credits at level 5 (of the Higher Education Credit Framework for England) or evidence of previous education and learning to this level. Note: Some Universities will accept 60 credits at level 5/6 and offer candidate the option to APEL (accreditation of prior experiential learning) For the post graduate diploma route a 2:1 Honours Degree is necessary Please refer to the candidate guidance for HEI details

Desirable

Evidence of continual professional development at level 6
Degree

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

Essential

Current NMC Registration for nursing or midwifery or Evidence of application for NMC registration and confirmed NMC registration within 2 months of the start date
DipHE (or above) qualification equivalent to 120 credits at level 5 (of the Higher Education Credit Framework for England) or evidence of previous education and learning to this level. Note: Some Universities will accept 60 credits at level 5/6 and offer candidate the option to APEL (accreditation of prior experiential learning) For the post graduate diploma route a 2:1 Honours Degree is necessary Please refer to the candidate guidance for HEI details

Desirable

Evidence of continual professional development at level 6
Degree

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.