School Nurse SCPHN Student - Waltham Forest 0-19 Services

Chingford Hatch, East London
£38,511 per year
Contract
Full-time

2 days ago

Are you a community health nurse looking to further your knowledge and skills?Are you experienced in working within the 0-19 services?Do you hold a 2:2-degree qualification or above?As a registered nurse or midwife there has never been a better time to join the GP Care Group. Come and join our friendly, welcoming, and inclusive 0-19 team and share our ambition to make a fundamental difference in improving the health and wellbeing of children and their families in Waltham Forest.We are looking for nurses who have:Effective communication skills to support and empower families and young people, and to work alongside partner agencies.A flexible and reliable team player with the ability to prioritise and manage a busy workload and an approach suited to community working.Current nursing or midwifery registration or a nursing or midwifery qualificationAt least 1 years post registration experience and the ability to travel extensively across Waltham Forest and the surrounding areas to meet both the educational and clinical requirements of the course.As this role is community based, it is desirable to be a car owner and driver.On successful completion of the course, the post holder will be eligible to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (School Nurse) and you will be able to apply for band 6 SCPHN roles.Main duties of the jobSchool Nurses lead in the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme (5-19) delegating to and supervising the work of the skill mix team, while also working in partnership with local service providers to develop and support services to children and families within the local community.This is a development role where the sponsored SCPHN student will be building on existing knowledge, skills, and competencies to achieve a higher level of practice resulting in an academic qualification as well as acquiring clinical skills required to practice as a NMC registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse on a defined pathwayAbout usTower Hamlets GP Care Group (The Care Group) was incorporated as a community interest company limited by shares in September 2014. Every general practice in Tower Hamlets owns one share of £1. The Care Group was formed to manage borough level contracts on behalf of the practices, deliver primary care led services and support general practices, and to be the provider voice of primary care in the wider health and social care system.Read up more about Tower Hamlets GP Care Group, click here: https://www.gpcaregroup.org/The Care Group is also a member of Tower Hamlets Together, a place-based integrated partnership, which includes Bart's Health, East London NHS Foundation Trust, the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and the Council for Voluntary Services.Click here to know more about Tower Hamlets Together partnership- https://www.towerhamletstogether.com/The key priorities for the Care Group are:Innovation and support for primary careBeing a great place to workIntegrating primary and community careProviding of high-quality cost-effective care to local peopleInfluencing improvements in health outcomesDetailsDate posted01 September 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 5Salary£38,511 a year inclusive of HCASContractFixed termDuration12 monthsWorking patternFull-time, Flexible workingReference numberE0136-25-0077Job locationsChingford Health Centre109 York RoadLondonE4 8LFJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesThe training is a one-year full time course (50% theory & 50% practice) combining study and clinical learning in both university and practice placements.The course is at level 7, delivered by Greenwich University commencing in January 2026.The university will provide the theoretical knowledge and skills to ensure high quality, evidence-based assessment, delivery and evaluation of care in relation to child/family needs and will include safeguarding and the protection of children.Practice placement is in Waltham Forest and facilitated by the Practice Education Facilitators, practice supervisors and practice assessors within the Waltham Forest 0-19 services. We work closely with the university to ensure seamless links between the theory and practice of these specialist roles.You will join our team as a full time Band 5 student (paid at mid-point band 5). Once you have completed the 12-months training and successfully qualify as a SCPHN health visitor you will be able to apply for employment as a band 6 health visitor through guaranteed employment with the GP Care Group.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesThe training is a one-year full time course (50% theory & 50% practice) combining study and clinical learning in both university and practice placements.The course is at level 7, delivered by Greenwich University commencing in January 2026.The university will provide the theoretical knowledge and skills to ensure high quality, evidence-based assessment, delivery and evaluation of care in relation to child/family needs and will include safeguarding and the protection of children.Practice placement is in Waltham Forest and facilitated by the Practice Education Facilitators, practice supervisors and practice assessors within the Waltham Forest 0-19 services. We work closely with the university to ensure seamless links between the theory and practice of these specialist roles.You will join our team as a full time Band 5 student (paid at mid-point band 5). Once you have completed the 12-months training and successfully qualify as a SCPHN health visitor you will be able to apply for employment as a band 6 health visitor through guaranteed employment with the GP Care Group.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential

NMC Registered Nurse
(children/adult/LD or MH) and/or NMC Registered Midwife

KnowledgeEssential

Demonstrate knowledge of current Child Protection legislation
Demonstrate an understanding of the role of the Specialist
Community Public Health Nurse
Awareness of developments in Public Health
Understanding of current policies relating to public health

Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential

NMC Registered Nurse
(children/adult/LD or MH) and/or NMC Registered Midwife

KnowledgeEssential

Demonstrate knowledge of current Child Protection legislation
Demonstrate an understanding of the role of the Specialist
Community Public Health Nurse
Awareness of developments in Public Health
Understanding of current policies relating to public health

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