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Bromley Healthcare

About
Bromley Healthcare is one of the UK's leading providers of community health services running services in Bromley, Bexley, Greenwich, Croydon, and Lewisham.
They put clinicians in the driving seat taking the best that the NHS has to offer, removing the bureaucracy and focusing on high-quality healthcare.
Source = www.bromleyhealthcare.org.uk
Contact
- Address
- Central Court
- 1 Knoll Rise
- Orpington
- Kent
- BR6 0JA
- Contact Number
- 020 8315 8880
Student SCPHN Health Visitor
Accepting applications until: 30-Apr-2025 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 30-Apr-2025 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- Bexley, Bromley or Greenwich
- Town
- Bexley, Bromley or Greenwich
- Postcode
- BR6 0JA
- Major / Minor Region
- Kent
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- 12 months (fixed term contract for duration of University course)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £35,235 Mid point of Band 5 - £35,235 Inc HCAS per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 5)
Specialty
- Main area
- Health Visiting
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.
Advert
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
- Health Visitor attributes https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-and-professional-attributes-for-consideration-as-part-of-the-recruitment-and-selection-process-into-health-visiting-programmes
Working for our organisation
The university:
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:
- In your supporting statement your reasons for wishing to train as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor or School Nurse) and link this to the evidence base in relation to https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-and-professional-attributes-for-consideration-as-part-of-the-recruitment-and-selection-process-into-health-visiting-programmes
- 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:
Child and Maternal Health - Data - OHID (phe.org.uk) Bromley
Child and Maternal Health - Data - OHID (phe.org.uk) Bexley
Child and Maternal Health - Data - OHID (phe.org.uk) Greenwich
Further reading that will enhance your knowledge of the role of a Health Visitor:
NMC Standards for Health Visitors and School Nurses:
standards-of-proficiency-for-specialist-community-public-health-nurses.pdf (nmc.org.uk)
Healthy Child Programme 0 to 4:
HCP - Pregnancy and the First Five Years of Life (publishing.service.gov.uk)
Institute of Health Visiting (iHV) information on applying for Health Visitor training:
https://ihv.org.uk/for-health-visitors/becoming-a-hv/
Vision for Health Visiting in England:
What are Health Visitors and what do they do?:
https://ihv.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/FINAL-Spending-Review-Infographic-1.pdf
For further details, please refer to the job description and person specification
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:
- Remote working
- 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.
Important Reminders:
- 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.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Information Technology
Essential criteria
- Proficient knowledge of MS Office
Desirable criteria
- Experience of using EMIS
Skills
Essential criteria
- 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
Essential criteria
- Experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams
- Evidence of involvement in the management of difficult situations and conflict resolution
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc 2.1 or above
- Registered Nurse or Midwife
- Current NMC registration
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of continual professional development at level 6
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Emma Herneman
- Job title
- Service Lead Bromley 0 to 19
- Email address
- [email protected]
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