Student HV and SN

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Job overview

Student SCPHN Health Visitor opportunity band 5

Islington has several opportunities for September or January intake for an enthusiastic nurse who is looking to undertake the SCPHN programme.

Do you wish to develop a new career pathway in public health nursing?

Are you passionate about making a difference for families?

Do you wish to help level up the health inequalities?

If you answered yes, then Islington is what you are looking for.

Main duties of the job

You will be sponsored by Whittington Health and secure a place at either Kings, City, Greenwich or HERTS University to complete their PG Dip Level 7 in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing and qualify as a Health Visitor.

This will be a 12 month fixed term contract that will transfer onto a band 6 permanent position once completion of the course. ( subject to terms and conditions).

This post is subject to standard recruitment processes. Successful candidates must be available to commence the course in Sept25 or Jan 26 on the start date.

To undertake this course you must have studied at a level 7 in the last 5 years and have 2:2 or higher in you BSc.

Working for our organisation

The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be sponsored by Whittington Health and secure a place at either Greenwich University or Herts University to complete their PG Dip level 7 in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing and qualify as a Health Visitor or School Nurse.

Person specification

Education & Qulifications

• Current NMC registration for nursing or midwifery
• Nursing/Midwifery degree/ Post Grad diploma/ Dip HE qualification equivalent of 120 credits at level 5
• Evidence of level 6 training/learning within last 5 years

Knowledge & experience

• Knowledge of the Publich Health role of contemporary health visiting/school nursing & working in community settings
• Knowledge of local and national policies which influence the provision of health visiting and school nursing
• Experience of working within multidisciplinary teams
• Current knowledge of safeguarding issues

• Evidence of involvement in the management of difficult situations and conflict resolution
• Experience of managing staff within a team

Skills and Ability

• Evidence of academic ability to study independently at degree or postgraduate level
• Good computer literacy skills eg: Microsoft word, excel
• Demonstrate knowledge of research - based practice

• Evidence of supporting equality and valuing diversity in own practice
• Demonstrate ability to adapt to working within a changing environment
• Have a flexible approach to working in a team.

SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS

To comply with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:

• Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
• Ensure you are familiar and comply with the London Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.
• Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
• Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
• Participate in required training and supervision.
• Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct

Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

1. Provide only business email address for your referees – we are unable to request references from yahoo, Hotmail, Gmail accounts.
2. Make sure you to include all evidence of where you meet the essential requirement on the jobs description as this forms the base of our shortlisting criteria.

1. Closing dates are given as a guide; we are within our right to close adverts early so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid delay.
2. If you do not hear from us up to 3 weeks after the closing date of the job unfortunately this means you have not been successfully shortlisted for interview. If your require feedback on your application please contact the appointing manager detailed in the body of the advert.
3. Please check your emails regularly as all correspondence from us will be via trac.systems – occasionally these emails will go into your Junk folder.
4. Employment at Whittington Health is offered subject to successful completion of a 6 month probationary period for all staff with the exception of GMC Registered Doctors.

• Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Before submitting your application and to avoid disappointment please check that you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.
• Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.
• In submitting an application form, you authorise Whittington Health NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post.

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Please note that during the recruitment process your Identity Documentation (i.e. passport, driving licence, visa, etc.) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, Infrared and Machine Readable Zone security features of the documents provided

The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

We would welcome applications from individuals who are from underrepresented groups in the organisation