Student Health Visitor - Community Services
Closed for applications on: 8-Apr-2024 00:05
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 8-Apr-2024 00:05
Key details
Location
- Site
- Community (Lambeth and Southwark)
- Address
- TBC
- Town
- London
- Postcode
- SE5 8UH
- Major / Minor Region
- London
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £34,089 - £41,498 Salary will be capped at mid-point Band 5 (280) 04
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 5)
Specialty
- Main area
- Community Services
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.
Job overview
Student Health Visitor
(Specialist Community Public Health Nurse in Training)
Every day is different working as a Health Visitor (Specialist Community Public health Nurse) with various responsibilities which include: home visits/virtual consultations for health need assessments, promoting uptake of immunization , conducting child developmental and health reviews, running support groups for parents and working in collaboration with a range of local children agencies such as Early Years, Children Centers and Third Sector Organisations .
A fully funded and salaried training places are available now (Agenda for Change band 5-maximum will be mid-point) . The Health Visitor career path offers lots of opportunities to progress, with salaries ranging from Agenda for Change bands 6 to 8.
Applications will be accepted until 7th April,2024 for training programme beginning in September 2024 with Kings College London and London South Bank University.
As a Health Visitor, you can make a real difference to children, families and communities, 100% of our staff confirmed that this is what they enjoy most during our staff survey.
You will play a fundamental role in the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme, promoting child development through parental support, safeguarding children, preventing social exclusion and deprivation and tackling important public health issues.
Closing Date: 7th April 2024 at Midnight
Interview will take place on 23rd May 2024
Advert
This is a training post , you can apply for a 12 month full-time course. The course comprises of 50% academic and 50% clinical placement in accordance with the University, NMC and Trust regulations.
As a GSTT SCPHN student, you will be allocated a Specialist Practice Teacher and additional support from the Practice Development Team.
You will play a fundamental role in the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme, promoting child development through parental support, safeguarding children, preventing social exclusion, and tackling important public health issues.
With established Agile Working System, Health Visitors have the opportunity to work flexibly in the community and are a crucial part of the healthcare team. It is a diverse role which involves being part of a wider team that provides you with support as you work to improve the health of local families.
Application Process
For admission, there will be two stages to the recruitment process:
Stage 1- Submit a written application by 7th April, 2024 at Midnight.
Stage 2 – Interview will take place on 23rd May, 2024
Interview will include a presentation and a 1:1 interview. Only successful shortlisted candidates will be invited for interview.
PLEASE REFER TO JOB ADVERT ATTACHMENT
Working for our organisation
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
Evelina London is part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. We are part of the Integrated Care System which is a government initiative for value creation and GSTT is leading in South East London. We are also responsible for providing public health services for women and children in London Borough of Lambeth and Southwark.
We provide comprehensive health services from pre-conception, antenatal, postnatal, throughout childhood and into adult life for children and families in London, South East England, and around the world.
As the only NHS Trust in London with women’s and specialist children’s services on one site we have unique opportunities to provide excellent, high-quality, integrated care for mothers, babies and children. We operate through four clinical directorates.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As part of Guy’s and St Thomas’, our values help us to define and develop our culture, what we do and how we do it. It is important that you understand and reflect these values. The post holder will:
- Put patients first: ‘What would I want for my family?’
- Take pride in what we do: ‘Am I doing my very best?’
- Respect others: ‘What would it be like if I was in your shoes?’
- Strive to be the best: ‘How could we do it better?’
- Act with integrity: ‘Am I doing the right thing?
Job Summary
The post of Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) Sponsorship is a development post building on existing knowledge, skills and competencies as a qualified nurse/midwife to achieve a higher level of practice resulting in an academic qualification as well as a recordable/registerable qualification with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
The programme will enable SCPHN students to learn and work towards gaining the standards of proficiency for entry into the NMC register as Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN). In collaboration with the Universities, we have the responsibility to provide adequate learning environment and create opportunities which will enable the student to develop knowledge, skills and competencies to take on the role of a qualified Specialist Community Public Health Nurse at the end of the programme. Gaining the required knowledge, skills and competence will enable the registered SCPHN to exercise higher levels of judgment, discretion and decision making in clinical care focusing on four broad areas:
- Clinical practice
- Community Engagement
- Clinical practice development
- Leadership in clinical practice
Main duties and responsibilities:
The fundamental responsibilities of the post holder are to attain the academic credentials and the clinical skills required to practice as a NMC registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse on a defined pathway. These are summarised below:
- To fulfil the requirements of the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing programme by attending university course dates and practice placement days in accordance with University regulations and successful completion of the course
- To work with the Specialist Community Practice Teacher to develop the skills and competencies to achieve NMC Registration Standards for Specialist Community Practice
- With the support of the Specialist Community Practice Teacher to link the theoretical knowledge gained through the university programme to the practice situation
- To demonstrate an understanding of current and emerging National, Regional and local healthcare legislation, policies and guidelines as they pertain to chosen pathway
- To develop/build on skills of caseload and team leadership and management
- To work within University Regulations pertaining to academic work and student conduct
- To work within employing organisation policies as they pertain to the relevant clinical setting
- To work within employing organisation policies relating to employee responsibilities.
- To proactively seek for learning opportunities and be creative, adaptable and innovative in response to complexity and uncertainty.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.
Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.
As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.
Flexible working
We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Person specification
Values & Behaviour
Essential criteria
- Values and Behaviour
Skills
Essential criteria
- Have a flexible approach to team and autonomous working, acknowledging own limitations
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Acceptable level of computer literacy (i.e. Microsoft Word/ Outlook, Excel, virtual consultation using various digital platforms)
- Understanding of Clinical Governance
- Experience of audit
- Adaptable to modernisation and service development
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate some post registration experience working with children or in the community or knowledge required to work with this client group
- Demonstrate keen interest in public health and working in the community
- Clear commitment to undertake further training with the potential to undertake BSC Community Specialist Practice :Public Health
- Demonstrate an understanding of Policies and Procedures relating to Children & Young People Services.
Qualification/ Knowlegde
Essential criteria
- 120 University Credits
- Literacy and Numeracy Level 2
- Current NMC Registration
Personal qualities
Essential criteria
- Enthusiastic
- Team player
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ekaete George
- Job title
- Practice Development Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07912479343
- Additional information
Ekaete George :Practice Development Lead & Senior Practice Teacher)
07912479343
Helen Lovell
07881767131
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