SCPHN (Student School Nurse)

Job overview

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 MSc/PGDip  Specialist Community Public Health Nursing.  We are looking for nurses interested in training as school nurses. 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.

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 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

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.