Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Student

NHS; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Join NHS as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Student in Portsmouth, helping to lead public health initiatives for children and families. This full-time program, commencing October 2025, requires NMC qualified nurses seeking to enhance their skills in a supportive and innovative environment.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• NMC registered nurse or midwife
• Completed first level degree or equivalent qualification
• Access to a car

Responsibilities

• Work with children and families in 0-19 Public Health Nursing.
• Lead health visitations and provide community health services.
• Address challenging situations such as child safeguarding.

Skills

Organizational skills

Confidence

Leadership

Flexibility

Observant

Education

Registered Nurse or Midwife

First level degree in a related subject or equivalent

Full UK Driving Licence

Job description

Go back Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Student

The closing date is 15 July 2025

We are inviting NMC qualified nurses and applicants who will have an NMC pin prior to the commencement of the programme (Part 1, Part 2), to apply for a training contract to complete the Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health Practice, with University of Surrey.

This full-time course commences in October 2025 to be completed by October 2026 with University of Surrey.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare is a consolidation of the Trusts previously known as Solent NHS Trust and Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust. There are duplicate adverts across the geographical area, please only apply for your preference area. This advert is for Portsmouth area.

Are you passionate about improving the lives of children and families within Hampshire and the Isle of Wight? Do you want to make a difference and feel valued in your work? Are you a recently qualified nurse or midwife or an experienced practitioner and considering a career change? If so, we would love to help you develop your skills and support you in your learning. Come and work with us.

We are seeking to recruit highly motivated and innovative practitioners to train as Health Visitors, to lead 0-19 Public Health Nursing and deliver great service to our children and families in Hampshire and Isle of Wight.

Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (SCPHN's) work at individual, community and population level in a preventative social model of health, designed to empower families to take control of and improve their own health and wellbeing.

Main duties of the job

To be a health visitor, you need to be an NMC registered nurse or midwife with

*an interest in children and public health

*to be well organised

*confidence

*to be able demonstrate leadership skills

You will need to be able to cope with potentially challenging situations such as child safeguarding.

You need to be able to work both independently and as part of a team and will be flexible, observant and able to prioritise effectively.

Take a look at the NHS health careers website and search Health Visitor for more information about the role

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (Adult/Child/MH) or Registered MW on Part 1 or 2 of the NMC Register
• First level degree in a related subject (2.2 class or above) or equivalent qualification of an approved University for MSc. Students who have a Diploma in Higher Education or a bachelor's degree with a lower grade may be considered using the Advanced Standing process to support their application.
• Full UK Driving Licence (and access to a car)

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.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£29,970 to £36,483 a yearBased on full time hours