Job summary
- Main area
- Health Visitor student
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed term: 13 months
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 349-LCO-6158082*
- Employer
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Manchester City Wide
- Town
- Manchester
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 Per Annum (Pro Rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/04/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Student Health Visitor - SCPHN (September 2024 entry)
Band 5
Job overview
Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (SCPHN) in Health visiting (Manchester).
Manchester Local Care Organisation is committed to the professional development of its workforce to deliver high quality healthcare to the diverse communities within Manchester. We are offering registered nurses or midwives the opportunity to undertake an exciting 13-month apprenticeship to become Health Visitors. This programme of study and clinical practice in Health Visiting which will lead to a registered Specialist Community Public Health Nursing qualification with the NMC and is supported academically by Manchester Metropolitan University. This course gives you the opportunity to develop your career in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing with a specialist focus on Health Visiting.
Manchester is an exciting place to train as a Health Visitor with diverse scope of practice reflected across the city. Our service is dynamic and working with new initiatives to support Manchester families through Startwell, focusing on 1001 Critical Days agenda and school readiness initiatives providing optimal health to preschool children. We thrive for clinical excellence supported by our specialist Infant Feeding teams, Perinatal Mental Health and SEND teams.
If you feel inspired and wish to be part of a fabulous health visiting workforce here in Manchester, we would be pleased to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
PLEASE NOTE: YOU MUST HAVE CURRENT NMC REGISTRATION AT THE TIME OF COMPLETING YOUR APPLICATION FORM.
As a Health Visitor in Manchester, you can make a significant difference to children, families and communities. Our highly committed teams play a crucial role in the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) and the National Service Framework for Children, Young People and Maternity Services (DH2004) promoting child health and development to give children the best start in life. Our teams work to safeguard children, preventing social exclusion and deprivation and tackling public health issues.
Every day working as a Health Visitor is different, running Healthy Child Drop-in Clinics, visiting families in their homes, managing support groups for parents and working closely with partnership agencies and professionals. You will need to travel independently and driving licence is essential.
Starting in September 2024 you will be given a fixed term apprenticeship contract with MLCO/MFT to undertake the 13 month full time SCPHN Course with Manchester Metropolitan University. The course consists of 50% academic work and 50% practice in accordance with the university and MLCO guidelines. After qualifying if you secure a role with the trust we will offer a further year preceptorship period to consolidate your skills.
We expect that you will be offered opportunity to complete the V300 non-medical prescribing course when you have qualified.
Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full driving licence
- Meets the academic requirements minimum 120 credits at degree level or equivalent apprenticeship pathway.
- A current First Level NMC registration with proof of NMC PIN number (This must be stated on application form)
- Maths and English GCSE (or functional skills equivalent) at grade c or above
Desirable criteria
- Nurse prescriber
Skills and Experience
Essential criteria
- Acheived grade and experience
- Leadership experience
- Knowledge of Health Visiting and community practice
- Basic computer literacy skills eg Microsoft word, excel and literature searching skills
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
Desirable criteria
- Public health awareness
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
- Sara Davenport
- Job title
- Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07970925611
- Additional information
Sara Davenport mobile 07970925611
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