Health Visiting SCPHN student

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust (LGT) are offering sponsorship for qualified Nurses and Midwives to complete the SCPHN qualification at level 7, to become a Health Visitor. The post is fully funded by NHSE, and successful candidates will be paid AFC Band 6 (Annex 21). Candidates are required to be NMC registrants, have a Level 6 qualification at 2:2 or above and be able to commence the programme in September 2025 at Kings College university or at LSBU (London South Bank University) or January 2026 at University of Greenwich.

It's an exciting time to be part of an organisation that is shaping the future of 0-19 children's services in SE London. Are you eager to develop your skills, knowledge and understanding of the public health approach to reducing health inequalities? At LGT, SCPHNs (Health Visitors and School Nurses) lead on the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme, provision of Universal Services and Targeted interventions to those children and families with the greatest need.

We are invested in the development of Public Health Nursing, and this is underpinned by our Public Health Nursing strategy and training programme for all roles within the PHN teams.

All Health Visitors and Assistant HV Practitioners have corporate membership with the Institute of Health Visiting (IHV) which offers a wealth of professional training programmes and resources to support excellent practice.

Main duties of the job

What we are looking for:

• The ability to be innovative and adaptive to meet the needs of the children and families on our caseload.
• Knowledge of the Healthy Child Programme
• An interest in wider determinants of health to tackle public health needs and the drivers that influence our profession.
• Excellent communication and listening skills
• The ability to work autonomously and yet be part of a wider team.
• Emotional maturity in difficult or distressing situations
• Leadership qualities and the willingness to take responsibility and make appropriate decisions.
• A high level of academic skills and the ability to cope with a very intense year with academic deadlines.
• A reflective learner able to build on previous experience and knowledge.

If you are successfully shortlisted, interviews will take place at Downham Health Centre BR1 5EP - on either Monday 13th October or Monday 20th October. The interview will be in 2 parts over one day starting from 9am; part 1 shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend together as a group to discuss an unseen topic/question. Part 2 will be the individual, panelled interviews where you will be invited to deliver a short 5-minute presentation at the beginning; details for the latter will be provided once candidates are shortlisted.

Candidates are required to hold a full UK driving license and have access to a car.

About us

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

• Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from Black, Asian, and ethnic minority backgrounds, identifying as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
• Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
• Improving the experience of staff with disability
• Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
• Making equalities mainstream

Job responsibilities

Current NMC Registration for nursing or midwifery or evidence of application for NMC registration and confirmed NMC registration within 2 months of the start date. This is a postgraduate diploma route so a 2:1 /2:2 Honours Degree is necessary and also dependent on acceptance at the approved SCPHN HEI. Please refer to the candidate guidance for HEI details

Eligibility to work in the UK.

ALL sections of application form completed FULLY according to written guidelines

Literacy and Numeracy at the level of the National Qualifications Framework at level 1-2 for Numeracy (equivalent of GCSE) and 3-4 for Literacy (equivalent of A level).

Person Specification Education and Qualification

• Current NMC Registration for nursing or midwifery or evidence of application for NMC registration and confirmed NMC registration within 2 months of the start date
• DipHE (or above) qualification equivalent to 120 credits at level 5 (of the Higher Education Credit Framework for England) or evidence of previous education and learning at this level
• Evidence of continual professional development at level 6
• Degree

Fitness to Practice

• Is up to date and fit to practice safely

Application Completion

• ALL sections of application form completed FULLY according to written guidelines

Literacy and Numeracy

• Literacy and Numeracy at the level of the National Qualifications Framework at level 1-2 for Numeracy (equivalent of GCSE) and 3-4 for Literacy (equivalent of A level).

Knowledge

• Knowledge of the Public Health role of contemporary health visiting & working in community settings
• Knowledge of local and national policies which influence the provision of health visiting
• Current knowledge of safeguarding issues
• Knowledge of quality issues, the audit process and clinical governance

Experience

• Experience of working within multidisciplinary teams
• Evidence of involvement in the management of difficult situations and conflict resolution
• Experience of managing staff within a team
• Evidence of working without direct supervision and managing own workload

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Depending on experience £41,892 per annum incl. HCAS (Annex 21 - 75% of band 6)