Job summary
- Main area
- Health Visitor
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 220-WHT-3077
- Employer
- Whittington Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bingfield Health Centre
- Town
- Islington
- Salary
- £35,964 - £43,780 per annum including HCAs
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Student HV and SN
NHS AfC: Band 5
Covid-19 Vaccination
Getting vaccinated, and getting a booster, remains the best defence against COVID-19.
We encourage and support staff to get COVID-19 vaccine and a booster dose as and when they are eligible.
Please note in order to progress your application, your data will be processed by our 3rd party recruitment providers – North London Partners Shared Service, who conduct recruitment activities on behalf of Whittington Health NHS Trust.
For our current apprenticeship vacancies, please go to https://www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship and use Keyword ‘Whittington’
By applying for this role, you accept in the event you are successful that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which is aimed at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.
Job overview
Student SCPHN Health Visitor opportunity band 5
Islington has several opportunities for September or January intake for an enthusiastic nurse who is looking to undertake the SCPHN programme.
Do you wish to develop a new career pathway in public health nursing?
Are you passionate about making a difference for families?
Do you wish to help level up the health inequalities?
If you answered yes, then Islington is what you are looking for.
Main duties of the job
The course is full time for one year and will commence in Sept 25 or January 2026 and comprises of 50% academic and 50% clinical placement in accordance with the University and Trust regulations. It is fully funded and salaried (Agenda for Change band 5). You will be sponsored by Whittington Health and secure a place at either Kings, City, Greenwich or HERTS University to complete their PG Dip Level 7 in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing and qualify as a Health Visitor.
This will be a 12 month fixed term contract that will transfer onto a band 6 permanent position once completion of the course. ( subject to terms and conditions).
This post is subject to standard recruitment processes. Successful candidates must be available to commence the course in Sept25 or Jan 26 on the start date.
To undertake this course you must have studied at a level 7 in the last 5 years and have 2:2 or higher in you BSc.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The course is full time for one year and will commence in Sept 25 or January 2026 and comprises of 50% academic and 50% clinical placement in accordance with the University and Trust regulations. It is fully funded and salaried (Agenda for Change band 5). You will be sponsored by Whittington Health and secure a place at either Greenwich University or Herts University to complete their PG Dip level 7 in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing and qualify as a Health Visitor or School Nurse.
Person specification
Education & Qulifications
Essential criteria
- Current NMC registration for nursing or midwifery
- Nursing/Midwifery degree/ Post Grad diploma/ Dip HE qualification equivalent of 120 credits at level 5
- Evidence of level 6 training/learning within last 5 years
Knowledge & experience
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of the Publich Health role of contemporary health visiting/school nursing & working in community settings
- Knowledge of local and national policies which influence the provision of health visiting and school nursing
- Experience of working within multidisciplinary teams
- Current knowledge of safeguarding issues
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of involvement in the management of difficult situations and conflict resolution
- Experience of managing staff within a team
Skills and Ability
Essential criteria
- Evidence of academic ability to study independently at degree or postgraduate level
- Good computer literacy skills eg: Microsoft word, excel
- Demonstrate knowledge of research - based practice
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of supporting equality and valuing diversity in own practice
- Demonstrate ability to adapt to working within a changing environment
- Have a flexible approach to working in a team.
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
- Aba Asmah
- Job title
- Locality Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07917267489
- Additional information
Bingfield Health centre
Islington
or Christine Ogundele
School Health Manager
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
WHT
- Telephone
- If you have any queries, please contact NLPSS Recruitment Helpdesk tel. 020 3758 2060
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