Job overview

Make a Difference – Start Your Career in Health Visiting

Are you passionate about supporting families and children? Have you ever considered a rewarding career as a Health Visitor?

This is your opportunity! The course combines university-based learning at the University of Bolton with practical clinical placements in Bury, aligned with the curriculum.

What you’ll get:

• Dedicated academic supervision and assessment support to help you achieve your learning outcomes
• Hands-on experience across various community settings, including Children’s Centres and family homes
• The chance to work as part of a skilled, multidisciplinary team
• Skills development to deliver the Healthy Child Programme effectively

Requirements:

• Demonstrate how you meet the criteria outlined in the person specification
• Complete a literacy and numeracy test
• Provide one professional and one academic referee on your application

For more details about the course and upcoming open evenings, please visit the University of Greater Manchester website

Next steps:
Successful completion of the course leads to registration on Part 3 of the NMC Register, an NMC recordable qualification, and eligibility to apply for a Health Visitor position.

We welcome informal conversations and invites to visit the service—get in touch to find out more.

**Previous applicants need not apply**

Main duties of the job

Exciting Fully Funded Opportunity – Become a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor)

We are offering a fixed-term, one-year full-time contract for a BSc/PGDip Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visiting) course at the University of Greater Manchester.

Details:

• Start Date: January 2026
• Completion Date: January 2027
• Salary: Band 5

This course is a balanced mix of 50% academic study and 50% practical experience, with placements across Bury.

Funding:
This is a fully-funded training opportunity, subject to funding availability from Health Education England. Successful participants will qualify as registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (Health Visitors).

Who can apply:
Open to all qualified Nurses and Midwives looking to advance their careers in public health nursing.

Take this chance to develop your skills and make a real difference in the community.

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.  Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.