Job summary
Are you ready for an amazing opportunity?We are very excited to announce that we have Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) Student Health Visitor or School Nurse training posts available for application for next years cohort commencing in January 2024. This is a fantastic opportunity for a fully funded training opportunity to qualify as a registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor or School Nurse) with Cornwall Council is now open to all qualified Nurses and Midwives registered with the NMC. We provide supportive placements with allocated practice teachers and supervisors to support your learning journey.
Main duties of the job
The course embraces a family/child/workplace-centred public health role with individuals, families, and populations, and focuses on improving health and tackling health inequalities. The approach requires you to work within a dynamic socio-cultural and service provision context across traditional boundaries, to network and develop services in partnership with service users, other professionals, and the voluntary sector. You'll learn to lead, assess, work collaboratively, evaluate public health provision, and accept responsibility and accountability for the safe, effective, and efficient management of that provision.
For more information please contact:
School Nursing: Lisa Norwood 07776244153
Health Visiting: Karen Wills 07768707515
About us
Public Health Nursing and Cornwall Council Childrens Services are working together to deliver NHS services. Public Health Professional Leadership, Supervision, training and development is available within Cornwall Council. NHS Agenda for Change salary and pension with a Cornwall Council contract will apply for this role.
Our public health nursing teams are based together with our Early Help and Social Care colleagues and we all record on the same electronic record which really helps communication and coordination. We provide an evidence based, family centre public health service, which focuses on identifying health needs and vulnerability within the family and community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is a full-time fixed term post with a salary of £30,639. Please note that this is a training contract starting the beginning of January 2024. For internal candidates, this is a secondment post for one year and for external candidates, you will be given a fixed term contract by Cornwall Council to undertake a one-year full-time course to complete the BSc (Hons)/Post Graduate Diploma in Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) in Health Visiting or School Nursing at University West of England (UWE). Please note that this will involve travel to UWE in Bristol and some overnight stays. The course combines taught modules at UWE and clinical placements in Cornwall. Successful completion of the course will lead to registration on Part 3 of the NMC register, an NMC recordable qualification so you will be eligible to apply for a SCPHN HV/SN vacancy post within Cornwall Council. Seconded Students will return to their previous role if there are no vacancies or unsuccessful at interview.
This is a great opportunity to join our innovative and collaborative service to meet the needs of our local communities and to ensure there are improved outcomes for all our children and young people in the beautiful county of Cornwall and IOS.
This is a role with Cornwall Council, shortlisted candidates will be added to their Jobs & Careers recruitment system and contacted direct by the Council.
Interviews are scheduled for 13th & 14th September.
To apply
Please view the Role Profile, your application will need to demonstrate how you meet the required criteria. Please specify clearly if you are applying for Health Visiting or School Nursing.
Please ensure you answer all of the attached pre-screening questions in full within the application form.
This position is subject to an enhanced criminal records disclosure check.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is a full-time fixed term post with a salary of £30,639. Please note that this is a training contract starting the beginning of January 2024. For internal candidates, this is a secondment post for one year and for external candidates, you will be given a fixed term contract by Cornwall Council to undertake a one-year full-time course to complete the BSc (Hons)/Post Graduate Diploma in Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) in Health Visiting or School Nursing at University West of England (UWE). Please note that this will involve travel to UWE in Bristol and some overnight stays. The course combines taught modules at UWE and clinical placements in Cornwall. Successful completion of the course will lead to registration on Part 3 of the NMC register, an NMC recordable qualification so you will be eligible to apply for a SCPHN HV/SN vacancy post within Cornwall Council. Seconded Students will return to their previous role if there are no vacancies or unsuccessful at interview.
This is a great opportunity to join our innovative and collaborative service to meet the needs of our local communities and to ensure there are improved outcomes for all our children and young people in the beautiful county of Cornwall and IOS.
This is a role with Cornwall Council, shortlisted candidates will be added to their Jobs & Careers recruitment system and contacted direct by the Council.
Interviews are scheduled for 13th & 14th September.
To apply
Please view the Role Profile, your application will need to demonstrate how you meet the required criteria. Please specify clearly if you are applying for Health Visiting or School Nursing.
Please ensure you answer all of the attached pre-screening questions in full within the application form.
This position is subject to an enhanced criminal records disclosure check.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- We are looking for:
- A qualified NMC registered children/adult/learning disability/mental health nurse or midwife with post qualification experience working with children and families and a keen interest in the wider determinants of health to tackle public health needs
- A reflective and emotionally intelligent practitioner who makes good use of supervision and support who has a real interest in addressing the health needs of children/young people and their families
- Someone who is able to address challenging and sensitive issues with families in a clear and supportive way with the ability to be innovative and adaptive to meet the needs of the children and families on our caseloads
- Applicants must have a live registration on either the first or second part of the NMC register and be able to demonstrate 120 credits at level 1 and level 2. For BSc (Hons), applicants will require 120 higher education credits at Level 2 or above and for PG Dip, applicants will require a classified honours degree at 2:2 or above either in nursing or midwifery.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- We are looking for:
- A qualified NMC registered children/adult/learning disability/mental health nurse or midwife with post qualification experience working with children and families and a keen interest in the wider determinants of health to tackle public health needs
- A reflective and emotionally intelligent practitioner who makes good use of supervision and support who has a real interest in addressing the health needs of children/young people and their families
- Someone who is able to address challenging and sensitive issues with families in a clear and supportive way with the ability to be innovative and adaptive to meet the needs of the children and families on our caseloads
- Applicants must have a live registration on either the first or second part of the NMC register and be able to demonstrate 120 credits at level 1 and level 2. For BSc (Hons), applicants will require 120 higher education credits at Level 2 or above and for PG Dip, applicants will require a classified honours degree at 2:2 or above either in nursing or midwifery.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
