Student Health Visitor and School Nurse

Job overview

Have you ever thought about a career in Health visiting or School Nursing?

NELFT  re delighted to offer suitable applicants an exciting opportunity to develop their career by undertaking the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing  (SCHPN) Course . This is run as a joint programme with City, St Georges University , split between clinical practice and university attendance.

Our vision for Health Visiting and School Nursing is truly centred on what our children and families need. We are like many other NHS organisations are committed to reducing health inequalities, but we have a unique approach to making real life improvements for the families under our care. Here at NELFT Health Visitors and School Nurses are leading the way in transforming services for children and families. We currently have teams of dedicated and talented Specialist Community Public Health Practitioners who are out in communities pioneering a new, holistic, and inclusive approach to 0-19 Children’s Universal and Early Intervention services.

Please note we cannot consider your application if you do not have current NMC registration .

Main duties of the job

Specialist Community Public Health Nursing Course Applications:  NELFT is delighted to invite applicants who are suitably qualified nurses to undertake the above course. Candidates must hold: •    Current NMC Registration for nursing or midwifery

• Evidence of applying for NMC registration and confirmed NMC registration within 2 months of the start date.
• The course will be at level 7 and candidates will require a 2:2 or evidence of study at Level 7.
• Students will have the course paid for will receive a salary up to mid-point Band 5 (dependant on NHS experience)

Internal candidates to contact [email protected]  for further information.

For an informal discussion or further information, please telephone any of the contacts below:

• Lynn Barton email: [email protected] Tel: 07740 422938

Interview panels will consist of HEI, Trust representation, and service users (if available) Interviews are scheduled for week commencing 02.06.2025.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Candidates invited to interview are asked to provide:

• Academic evidence of attainment of study at Level 7 or above for review by HEI representatives.
• Evidence of recent study.
• ID

All Places will be offered dependant on funding.

If you are an overseas qualified nurse and wanting to start your journey to becoming a UK based registered nurse with the NMC, you can check whether you are eligible to be supported through NEU Professionals -  Https://NEUprofessionals.com. Whilst NELFT is happy to welcome overseas nurses we are unable to consider your application directly.  You should submit your interest and apply through the Capital Nurse London group.

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for some job roles, and this will be identified through filtering questions at the start of any job application on the Trac recruitment system.

Use of AI

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.