Student Health Visitor - SCPHN (September 2024 entry)

Job overview

Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (SCPHN) in Health visiting (Manchester).

Manchester Local Care Organisation is committed to the professional development of its workforce to deliver high quality healthcare to the diverse communities within Manchester. We are offering registered nurses or midwives the opportunity to undertake an exciting 13-month apprenticeship to become Health Visitors. This programme of study and clinical practice in Health Visiting which will lead to a registered Specialist Community Public Health Nursing qualification with the NMC and is supported academically by Manchester Metropolitan University. This course gives you the opportunity to develop your career in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing with a specialist focus on Health Visiting.

Manchester is an exciting place to train as a Health Visitor with diverse scope of practice reflected across the city. Our service is dynamic and working with new initiatives to support Manchester families through Startwell, focusing on 1001 Critical Days agenda and school readiness initiatives providing optimal health to preschool children. We thrive for clinical excellence supported by our specialist Infant Feeding teams, Perinatal Mental Health and SEND teams.

If you feel inspired and wish to be part of a fabulous health visiting workforce here in Manchester, we would be pleased to hear from you!

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PLEASE NOTE:  YOU MUST HAVE CURRENT NMC REGISTRATION AT THE TIME OF COMPLETING YOUR APPLICATION FORM.

As a Health Visitor in Manchester, you can make a significant difference to children, families and communities. Our highly committed teams play a crucial role in the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) and the National Service Framework for Children, Young People and Maternity Services (DH2004) promoting child health and development to give children the best start in life. Our teams work to safeguard children, preventing social exclusion and deprivation and tackling public health issues. 

Every day working as a Health Visitor is different, running Healthy Child Drop-in Clinics, visiting families in their homes, managing support groups for parents and working closely with partnership agencies and professionals. You will need to travel independently and driving licence is essential. 

Starting in September 2024 you will be given a fixed term apprenticeship contract with MLCO/MFT to undertake the 13 month full time SCPHN Course with Manchester Metropolitan University. The course consists of 50% academic work and 50% practice in accordance with the university and MLCO guidelines. After qualifying if you secure a role with the trust we will offer a further year preceptorship period to consolidate your skills.

We  expect that you will be offered opportunity to complete the V300 non-medical prescribing course when you have qualified.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

 At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.