Student (SCPHN) HV / SN

The Health Visitor/ School Nurse play a pivotal role in supporting the development of the child and family, with key principles in public health nursing.

• They are part of a wider integrated multi disciplinary service for children in the Boroughs with a focus on public health
• Delivering the healthy child programme to diverse communities.
• Developing programmes of early intervention and prevention,
• Reducing health inequalities
• Addressing health disparities
• Fostering equal access to health care
• Discussion health promotion like infant feeding topics
• Support children and young people to reach their developmental milestones
  
  Whittington Health are offering an exciting opportunity to qualified nurses and midwives with NMC registration to become part of our progressive, innovative and integrated Health Visiting Service in Barnet, Working for your organisation ('About Us')Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
  
  The course is full time for one year and will commence in Sept 26 or Jan 27 and comprises of 50% academic and 50% clinical placement in accordance with the University and Trust regulations. It is fully funded and salaried. You will be sponsored by Whittington Health and secure a place at City University, Kings University or HERTS University to complete their PG level ( 7) in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing and qualify as a Health Visitor or School Nurse.
Course requirement for entry applicants will need to show evidence of study at level 7 and have 2:2 or higher. You will have a 12 month fixed term contract. This post is subject to standard recruitment processes. Successful candidates must be available to commence the course in Sept 26 or Jan 27 on the start date.