Student Health Visitor - Coventry

South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider rated Outstanding by the CQC as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse. This role involves training in health visiting, improving health outcomes for children and families, and working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams. If you are a qualified Nurse or Midwife with a passion for public health, we invite you to apply.

Qualifications

• Qualified degree-level Nurses or Midwives with current NMC registration.
• Awareness of government policy driving public health agenda.
• Commitment to improving outcomes for children and families.

Responsibilities

• Engage in training to complete the Postgraduate Diploma in Specialist Community Public Health.
• Liaise with multidisciplinary teams within primary care.
• Carry out clinical duties with clients as agreed with the Practice Assessor.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Leadership skills

Collaborative working

Evidence-based practice

Education

Degree-level Nursing or Midwifery

NMC Registration

Job description

Fixed Term Contract - A year from September 2025

37.5 hours per week

Based In Coventry

South Warwickshire Foundation Trust is committed to learning and development, and actively encourages people to make the most of their potential. We currently have vacancies for the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting) course with practical placements in specified bases across Coventry.

We are seeking qualified degree-level Nurses or Midwives with a current NMC registration, as this course is offered at Masters Level. In addition, you will be able to demonstrate an awareness of evidence-based practice, government policy driving the public health agenda, collaborative working, as well as excellent interpersonal and leadership skills.

If you are interested in developing your career into health visiting and are committed to improving outcomes for children and their families, then we would love to hear from you.

Interviews will be on 18th and 19th June.

To engage in training in order to complete the Postgraduate Diploma in Specialist Community Public Health (Specialist Practitioner award in Health Visiting).

This will involve liaising with all relevant parties within the practice area and at the assigned University to gain the desired 50% theory and 50% practical element of the course. The student will work as part of a multidisciplinary team within the primary care setting, carrying out clinical duties with clients as agreed with their Practice Assessor. The student will be accountable to the local manager and responsible to the Practice Assessor for the training duration.

Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC, and we are recruiting new staff to help us improve further. Our staff survey results have also ranked us 4th in the country for recommended places to work.

We provide services across Coventry. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways, and delivering high levels of productivity.

Our values can be summed up in one sentence: "We are ‘Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective, and compassionate care’." Throughout the recruitment process, you will be asked to demonstrate how you embody these values and how they impact your work. Regardless of your role, whether patient-facing or not, we all work in the same values-driven way.

For further details or informal visits, contact:

• Name: Sarah Stafford-Nelson
• Job Title: Clinical Lead
• Email: [e-mail]
• Telephone: [phone]