Main area: Health visiting
Community Grade: NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract: Fixed term: 1 year (student contract, end date is 12 months from start date)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Full time)
Job ref: 293-CCS-0693
Site: John Scott health center
Town: London
Salary: £35,964 - £43,780 pro rata p.a. incl.
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 20/04/2025 23:59
Interview date: 07/05/2025
Job overview
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a progressive, innovative organisation committed to delivering a high standard of health visiting to children and families who live in the City of London and the London Borough of Hackney.
The Children's 0-5 Service delivers the Healthy Child Programme and improves public health outcomes. An exciting opportunity has arisen to sponsor highly motivated qualified nurses interested in undertaking the MSc/PGDip Public Health HV -SCPHN Programme (Health Visitor- Specialist Community Public Health Nurse programme).
Students 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 and early intervention? At Homerton Healthcare, we offer excellent training and support throughout the programme. This course is full time and fully funded. We work in partnership with City of London University to deliver this training which is 50% academic and 50% practical placement within the Community (Hackney and City of London).
Applicants will have a second or above (2:2) classification honours degree in a relevant subject from an approved higher education institution. Clinically experienced health professionals without a degree who have evidence of master’s level CPPD (Level 7) study undertaken within the last 5 years will also be considered. Please apply via the University website for the academic component.
Main duties of the job
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 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 judgement, discretion, and decision making in clinical care focusing on four broad areas:
1. Clinical practice
2. Community Engagement
3. Leadership in clinical practice
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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.
Please look at these documents before applying and completing your application form. These will also help you to prepare for your interview.
Person specification
* Second or above (2:2) classification honours degree in a relevant subject from an approved higher education institution. Clinically experienced health professionals without a degree who have evidence of master’s level CPPD (Level 7) study undertaken within the last 5 years will also be considered.
* Demonstrate effective clinical problem-solving abilities. Able to reflect on practice to make continual improvements.
* Ability to demonstrate effective communication and inter-personal skills (self-awareness, body language, listening, clarifying, tact and diplomacy, ability to make self understood, sensitivity to others). Ability to respond and adapt to changing healthcare needs. Ability to make decisions and assess risks. Ability to communicate clearly verbally and in writing. Ability to establish rapport with team, client, carers, and other agencies. Effective team player ability to demonstrate effective partnership working. Ability to manage self, team members, and workload. To show empathy and perception in relation to a wide range of groups. Able to be empathic, non-judgmental and values the client. IT literate (Word Document/Microsoft Excel spreadsheet/Outlook).
General Guidance for Applicants
Please ensure that you read the "Guidance Notes On Submitting An Application" under "Additional Documentation" before completing your application.
Please note: we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.
We are committed to achieving equality and inclusion at Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, and we respect and value the diversity and differences of our patients and our people, ensuring everyone is enabled to thrive, feels a sense of belonging, and is able to be their authentic self. We offer a range of flexible working options that enable you to balance your work and personal life, including part-time, compressed hours, remote working, and job-shares.
If you are interested in joining our team, please let us know your preferred working pattern in your application, and we will consider all requests for flexible working and try to accommodate them wherever possible.
Please note that secondment arrangements will be considered for any fixed-term positions, with the agreement of the existing line manager.
We are committed to equal opportunities and have been approved as a Disability Confident Employer.
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