Job summary
- Main area
- Student Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (School Nurse)
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (starting 1st September 2025 with an end date of 30th August 2026)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
- Job ref
- 388-7158456-NMC
- Employer
- Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Edmunds
- Town
- Torquay
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Student Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN)
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity to develop eligible candidate a career with us by undertaking Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) School Nursing training.
This is a full time opportunity, offered as a fixed term contract for 12 months starting in September 2025.
Main duties of the job
- You will work towards gaining the standards of proficiency for entry to the NMC register Part 3.
- Full-time study commencing September 2025 for 12 months.
- 50% of the course is academic delivered at MSc level by the University of the West England (UWE).
- Travel to Bristol will be required for study sessions.
- 50% of the course will be delivered locally within Torbay.
Working for our organisation
The Torbay 0 to 19 Partnership is a collaboration between health visiting, school nursing and Action for Children.
The student SCPHN will work alongside a practice assessor and supervisor who will offer support and learning outcomes for practice.
Students will be based within a 0-19 Team in Torbay. During this time skills will be developed to enable the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme in a variety of community settings, including the family home environment, children’s centres, schools and nurseries, whilst working as part of a skill mix team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Under supervision, assess, plan, implement and evaluate the provision of care for clients in accordance with the principles and practice of school nursing.
- To complete work-based skills assessments agreed in partnership with the University and the Trust.
- To adhere to learning contracts agreed with Practice Assessor and Academic in Practice, taking responsibility for adult learning.
- To work effectively as a team member and independently, both at University and in clinical practice.
- To attend all formal education and informal work-based learning sessions as directed by the University, submitting all assignments as required.
- To establish a working relationship with a Practice Assessor and Supervisor throughout the course.
- To agree a programme of learning and negotiate learning objectives with Practice Assessor to enable the embedding of theoretical learning in practice.
- To work within the agreed programme to achieve the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s proficiency standards identified in the practice portfolio.
Person specification
Written and verbal
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
- BSc or BA (Hons) Degree
- Knowledge of the role
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of continued professional development in the past 2 years
- IT skills
- Knowledge of 0 to 19 Torbay and role of the school nurse
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
- Tracey Griffin
- Job title
- 0 to 19 Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07935480117
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