SCPHN Student Health visitor

NHS; Ashford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a passionate individual to join their team as a Student Health Visitor. This position offers a unique training opportunity, providing support for families while achieving professional growth in a valued environment. Successful candidates will work collaboratively to deliver high-quality public health services, focusing on essential health outcomes for children aged 0-5 years.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Continuous professional development

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse/Midwife with a current NMC PIN.
• At least one year's experience as a Nurse or Midwife.
• Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Promote public health initiatives and assess the emotional wellbeing of families.
• Manage a caseload of children and families, delivering health packages.
• Work collaboratively with various agencies, focusing on high-impact areas.

Skills

Communication

Client focussed approach

Time management

Education

Registered Nurse/Midwife with current NMC PIN

Level 6 Degree or equivalent qualification

Tools

IT systems

Job description

Go back Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

SCPHN Student Health visitor

The closing date is 22 June 2025

This is a brilliant opportunity for someone who enjoys working with children and families, and is passionate about their health and wellbeing. We are looking for registered nurses and/ or Midwives who are interested in becoming a student Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) (Health Visiting) with a view to starting a 12 month training programme in January 2026.

We provide an excellent learning environment facilitated by practice supervisors, assessors and academic assessors from University of Greenwich; all while being employed as a vital part of our friendly and professional team helping children to have the best possible start in life.

You will be paid throughout your training and on successful completion you'll become a qualified Band 6 SCPHN (Health Visiting.)

We work in partnership with a wide variety of agencies including but not limited to local schools, family hubs and GPs on a challenging and rewarding caseload, and we strongly encourage creativity and new ideas.

We have posts available at the following locations: Tonbridge and Malling, Tonbridge Wells, Sevenoaks and Swanley, Gravesend and Dartford

For more information and to ask any questions ahead of your application please contact: Joyce [e-mail] lead (Health Visitor) and Emma [e-mail] Lead (Health Visitor)

You are invited to join our virtual open event on the 4thor 18th of June 2025 at 18:00-20:00. Please book your place by emailing the above named.

Interviews will be in person at a centralised location on: 8thOR24thJuly 2025

If you are shortlisted you will be invited to attend one of two interview sessions, which will incorporate a group scenario and individual interview panel.

Main duties of the job

Your daily activities will be varied to include:

• promoting public health initiatives for example BFI, family partnership working, speech language andcommunication and parenting programmes
• assessing the emotional wellbeing of parents, carers, infants and child
• monitor and assess growth of infants 0-5 years
• Delivering packages of care e.g. healthy weight and nutrition, toileting, behaviour and sleep
• Identifying tongue tie and completing onward referral
• undertake family health needs assessment
• support child development through the completion of ASQ and social emotional questionnaires
• provide advice on vaccinations
• managing a caseload of families
• focusing on high impact areas set out in the healthy child programme
• Safeguarding of children and families

About us

Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we've got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent

We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences

We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn't visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission

The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won't involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We'll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

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Job responsibilities

As a community Trust many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. As such you will be asked to confirm you have a full UK driving licence where driving is a requirement of the role to be able to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment, if you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via [e-mail] quoting the vacancy reference number so we can support you further.

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

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Good luck! We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse/Midwife with current NMC PIN, Level 6 Degree or equivalent qualification
• Practice Assessor /Practice Supervisor

Knowledge

• Demonstrates awareness of National Service Frameworks, relevant local and national policies, NICE and NMC guidance applicable to public health and community care settings, with an understanding of how these are applied across healthcare services to inform evidence-based practice.
• Having an awareness of developments within the NHS would be an advantage.

Skills

• Client focussed approach, with sound communication skills to enable understand and communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, able to use IT systems and databases

Abilities

• Ability to manage time effectively, priorities and work under pressure to meet deadlines both academically and in practice, adaptable to an ever changing and challenging work environment. Ability to work effectively with a variety of people at all organisational levels across different sectors including areas of social deprivation
• A full, valid UK driving licence and the ability to travel independently are essential for this role.

Experience

• At least one year's experience of working as a Nurse or Midwife.

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.

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust