Job Description
The Children's 0-19 Service brings together health visitors and school nurses to deliver the Healthy Child Programme which aims to improve public health outcomes. Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a progressive, innovative organisation - committed to delivering a high standard in health visiting and school nursing service to children and families who live in the City of London and the London Borough of Hackney.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to sponsor highly motivated qualified nurses interested in undertaking the BSc (Hons) Specialist Community Public Health Nurse. We are looking for nurses interested in training as health visitors. Students hoping to access this programme must be currently registered with the NMC as a Midwife or Nurse in any field of nursing including adult, child, learning disability or mental health. Are you passionate about public health, early intervention and offering the right help at the right time? If you want to receive excellent training and support throughout the programme, then Homerton Healthcare is the right choice for you.
This course is fully funded by Health Education England in partnership with City University and all students will be expected to apply via the University website.
The post holder will undertake the required study with the affiliated university achieving outcomes in both practice and university-based learning. They will be required to work within the community setting, facilitated by the Practice assessor/supervisor.
The course is a full-time course comprising of an academic component (50% of the course) at University and Practical Placement (50% of the course) anywhere within the Community (Hackney and City of London)
The postholder is expected to work towards gaining the standards of proficiency for entry to the NMC register/recordable for Specialist Community Practitioner.
To gain the knowledge and skills and competence required 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
For further information about the course below, please access the following link via the University website: City University
BSc Specialist Community Public Health Nursing & PGDip Specialist Community Public Health Nursing -https://www.city.ac.uk/
For Health visiting please contact: Helen [email protected]
For university queries please contact: Mullins, Louise [email protected]
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of Outstanding from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.