Job summary
- Main area
- Health Visiting
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Successful candidates would be expected to commence SCPHN training September 2025 and contract finishes September 2026)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 225-DIV3-7196065
- Employer
- The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Wolverhampton Hospital Trust
- Town
- Wolverhampton
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse/Student Health Visitor
Band 5
Job overview
Kickstart Your Future in Health Visiting! 🚀
Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of children, young people, and families in Wolverhampton? Do you dream of a rewarding career in Public Health Nursing? If so, this is your opportunity!
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is looking for motivated and enthusiastic Registered Nurses or Midwives who are eager to take their careers to the next level. With full funding available, you can study for the BSc Hons/Post Graduate Diploma in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) (Health Visitor) starting September 2025, in partnership with the University of Wolverhampton.
You’ll gain essential skills, knowledge, and hands-on experience in public health—playing a vital role in reducing health inequalities and shaping a brighter future for local children and families.
✨ Join us and be part of something bigger! ✨
Apply today and take the first step toward a fulfilling, impactful career in Health Visiting! 🌟
Main duties of the job
As a Student Health Visitor, you will: Engage in training to complete the BSc (Hons) Degree/Postgraduate Diploma in Specialist Community Public Health (SCPHN – Health Visiting) .
Balance 50% theoretical learning with 50% hands-on practical experience in community health settings .
Work within a multidisciplinary team, liaising with Health Visitors, Public Health Associates, Administration Officers, patients, carers, and other professionals
Carry out clinical duties, supporting families and delivering essential public health services
Gain exposure to mandated Health Visitor contacts, ensuring seamless progression to the Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) SCPHN training in Health Visiting
We are looking for
🌟 A motivated and enthusiastic Registered Nurse or Midwife passionate about child and family health 🌟 Excellent teamwork and communication skills, enabling collaboration within the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust 🌟 Commitment to training, learning, and making a lasting impact on community health 🌟 A valid driver’s license and daily access to a car for travel within Wolverhampton
Working for our organisation
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description/Person Specification for a full detail of role and main responsibilities
Person specification
Essential and Desirable
Essential criteria
- Current NMC Registration
- Nursing degree
- Post qualifying experience
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Car driver with full driving licence and access to car for work
Desirable criteria
- Community Experience
- Demonstrate Leadership Qualities
- I T Skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Victoria Marriott
- Job title
- Health Visitor Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01902 444700
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