Student SCPHN Health Visitor

Bromley Healthcare CIC Ltd; Bromley; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Bromley Healthcare is seeking a Student SCPHN Health Visitor for a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role involves delivering health services to families while pursuing a postgraduate diploma. The position offers robust training, a supportive environment, and opportunities for career advancement.

Benefits

Access to preceptorship programme

Corporate membership with the Institute of Health Visiting

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
• Knowledge of the Healthy Child Programme.
• Experience working within multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Deliver health visiting services to families.
• Support children and families in making informed health decisions.
• Engage in continuous professional development.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Emotional maturity

Education

BSc 2.1 or above

Registered Nurse or Midwife

Current NMC registration

Tools

MS Office

EMIS

Job description

Main area Health Visiting Grade Band 5 Contract 12 months (fixed term contract for duration of University course) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 848-BHC-140-25

Site Bexley, Bromley or Greenwich Town Bexley, Bromley or Greenwich Salary Mid point of Band 5 - £35,235 Inc HCAS per annum pro rata Closing 28/05/2025 23:59 Interview date 20/06/2025

Bromley Healthcare, a community interest company, delivers a diverse range of services encompassing community nursing (e.g., district nursing, health visiting, specialist nursing) and therapy services catering to individuals across all age groups. Stemming from the community provider unit of NHS Bromley, we boast extensive experience in serving the Bromley populace over many years.

Working at Bromley Healthcare offers a fulfilling experience. Our distinctive service delivery approach and commitment to hearing every employee's voice ensure a gratifying career journey. As a Social Enterprise, we embrace an innovative approach to healthcare delivery, combining the traditional strengths of the NHS, such as robust training and development opportunities, with the flexibility to reinvest surpluses into community initiatives.

Employees of Bromley Healthcare whose role maybe at risk will receive priority consideration.

Applicants for roles involving driving responsibilities will be required to provide proof of business insurance.

Job overview

Student SCPHN Health Visitor - Band 5

Fixed term: 12 months - Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Mid point of Band 5 - £35,235 Inc HCAS per annum pro rata

When submitting your application please state in your supporting statement what borough is your preference (Bromley, Bexley or Greenwich).

Bromley Healthcare is offering sponsorship for qualified Midwives and Registered Nurses to complete the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing qualification to become Health Visitors.

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

All Health Visitors and Community Nursery Nurses have corporate membership with the Institute of Health Visiting (iHV) which offers a wealth of professional training programmes and resources to support excellent practice.

Our vision is to develop a progressive, inclusive and sustainable workforce that is able to meet the diverse and changing needs of the families whom we serve.

There are strong career pathways for Public Health Nurses within the organisation and we will support you to develop through training, supervision and opportunities to engage in the work streams within the Public Health Nursing strategy.

Please ensure you read and review the "Working for your organisation" and Job Description part of the advert below.

Internal applicants have the opportunity to apply for this role on a secondment basis.

Main duties of the job

Please refer to the attached Job description for details of duties and responsibilities.

What we can offer you:

• A compassionate learning environment with access to excellent support from the Practice Assessors, Practice Supervisors, and Professional Development Nurses.
• An innovative workforce working to provide great care to our children and families
• Technology to support agile working
• Access to a preceptorship programme for newly qualified SCPHN's
• Agenda for Change terms and conditions
• Corporate membership with the Institute of Health Visiting

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

Bromley Healthcare sponsors SCPHN HVs and SNs in partnership with King’s College London.

The Specialist Community Public Health Visiting Postgraduate Diploma course is tailored to offer the professional qualification for qualified nurses who wish to gain entry to the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing part of the National Midwifery Council (NMC) register as a Health Visitor. This course is offered as a Level 7 programme.

The course commences in Sept 2025 and is being offered on a full-time basis. The NMC Standards of Proficiency for Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (SCPHN) are now approved and Kings College London are re-validating this programme in line with these standards. KCL will be open for applications to the re-validated programmes in late May 2025.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The interview:

There will be 3 parts to the interview to allow candidates to demonstrate their knowledge, skills and personal attributes. There will be a group activity and a formal interview with a panel represented by the university and the public health nursing services (health visiting and school nursing). There will also be a lunch where you will get to meet Health Visitors and School Nurses.

In your application please ensure that you include:

• Evidence your passion and inspiration for health visiting, referring to the Person Specification for this role and include evidence of the criteria expected.
• Incorporate the 6 C's.
• Demonstrate your ability to articulate at level 7
• Evidence that you have looked at the Child and Maternal Health area profile for the borough that you wish to work in:

Further reading that will enhance your knowledge of the role of a Health Visitor:

NMC Standards for Health Visitors and School Nurses:

Institute of Health Visiting (iHV) information on applying for Health Visitor training:

What are Health Visitors and what do they do?:

For further details, please refer to the job description and person specification

Person specification

Information Technology

• Proficient knowledge of MS Office
• Experience of using EMIS

Skills

• Academic ability to study independently at postgraduate level 7
• Knowledge of local and national policies that influence public health
• Awareness of the role of contemporary health visiting & working with children and young people in community settings
• Ability to support children and families to make informed decisions in relation to their health and well-being
• Current knowledge of safeguarding issues
• Demonstrate knowledge of research-based practice
• Evidence of supporting equality and valuing diversity in own practice
• Car owner/driver as travel between sites and clients homes is required

Experience

• Experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams
• Evidence of involvement in the management of difficult situations and conflict resolution

Qualifications

• BSc 2.1 or above
• Registered Nurse or Midwife
• Current NMC registration
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• Evidence of continual professional development at level 6

We are dedicated to caring for our service users and their loved ones, as well as ensuring the wellbeing of our colleagues. That's why we strongly encourage all colleagues to avail themselves of the Coronavirus vaccination.

To get a sense of what it's like to work with Bromley Healthcare, you can visit our YouTube channel at the following link: YouTube Channel .

Salary is determined by NHS experience and current banding/pay point. External applicants will begin at the entry point of the salary scale in line with NHS terms and conditions.

At Bromley Healthcare, we are fully committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where all colleagues feel supported, nurtured, and celebrated. Discrimination of any protected characteristic is not tolerated. Diversity and inclusion are key components of our People Strategy, as an equal opportunities employer, we are particularly eager to enhance Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) representation across Bromley Healthcare, especially at senior levels.

We welcome applicants with a disability. We are able to support reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process, please let us know if you require any.

We understand the importance of balancing work and life, so we offer our staff a variety of flexible working options from day one. These include:

• Compressed hours
• Part-time
• Job shares

We encourage you to discuss this with your hiring manager, who will take your individual circumstances into account alongside the service needs.

We eagerly anticipate welcoming you to a rewarding career with Bromley Healthcare. Please note that all offers of new employment with Bromley Healthcare are subject to a six-month probationary period.

Bromley Healthcare CIC is an NHS community provider and an integral part of the NHS family. However, we pride ourselves on being different; as a co-owned social enterprise, Bromley Healthcare CIC is owned by its employees. This ensures that our staff remain under NHS Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions and are members of the NHS pension scheme (provided they are eligible). If not, we offer the Nest or Scottish Widows pension schemes.

• Please ensure you check your emails regularly, as this is our primary mode of communication throughout the recruitment process. As a general guideline, interviews typically occur within 2 weeks of the closing date.
• When providing employment reference details, please ensure you provide accurate work-related email addresses so references can be promptly sought when progressing your application. Your referees must be individuals known to you in a line manager or professional lead capacity.
• All staff identified as AT-RISK who meet the requirements of the post will be prioritized accordingly.
• The Trust utilizes the TRAC systems recruitment platform to administer all stages of the recruitment process, meaning that shortlisting information will not be communicated via NHS Jobs.
• Bromley Healthcare reserve the right to close adverts earlier than first published.

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.