Student SCPHN School Nursing

Job overview

Would you like to provide high-quality care to children, young people and future generations, supported by an integrated team of exceptional health professionals all working towards one goal - "to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we serve"? Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has training opportunities to complete Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) Health Visiting for all qualified Nurses and Midwives on a fixed term 12 month contract. This is at level 7 in conjunction with the University of Derby.

Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Training

School Nursing

Contract: Fixed term contract for one year (internal secondment opportunities). Successful candidates will be offered a place subject to funding from Health Education England.

Base:  Derby City

Band 5: £30,639 pa, pro rata training rate for external candidates

Please obtain prior approval from your current line manager prior to submitting your application if applying for a secondment.

Main duties of the job

The course is 50/50 theory and practice and both elements must be fulfilled in order to gain NMC registration. Academic study will be undertaken at the University of Derby and practice based learning will be within the Derby City School Nursing teams. Holidays are determined by the University and set within the course.

For this post you will work closely with a practice supervisor and be assessed during the placement by a practice assessor. You will be expected to achieve all elements of the competencies both academically and in practice as set out by the NMC.  On completion of the course you will be a qualified Specialist Public Health Nurse in School Nursing working within a 0-19 children's service division.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.  To apply, please click ON APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site, you will need to register if you do not already have an account.

When applying for this post it is essential that you demonstrate how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the person specification at Level 7.

Informal Visits are welcome.