Student Specialist Community Public Health Nurse - HV Camden

at  Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Student Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) - Health Visitor
CNWL NHS Foundation Trust (Camden) are delighted to offer suitable applicants an exciting opportunity to develop their career by undertaking the SCPHN Health Visiting course. This is run as a joint programme with Kings College London, split between clinical practice and university attendance.
This is an exciting time for health visiting as we look to the future and develop services designed to meet the needs of our diverse population. We work as an integrated service with the London Borough of Camden to support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme to families in Camden.
Applicants must be registered nurses/midwives with current registration and an interest in addressing the health needs of children and families. The course is at Level 7 (Master’s Degree); see person specification for application requirements. Applicants must be able to use public transport to travel to and from work and during the course of their working day.
Courses commence in September 2025 and are offered on a full-time basis. Please indicate on your application if you have commenced the course previously at any university and the reason you did not complete it.
You will be given a fixed term one year full-time contract to undertake a PGDip Specialist Community Public Health Nurse course (Health Visiting) at Kings College London University.
Sponsorship will be paid at a Band 5 salary.
The course commences September 2025 to be completed by September 2026. It is a full calendar year, consisting of 50% academic study and 50% in practice (start dates to be confirmed by the University). The practice placements will be situated across Camden.
This is a development post, building on existing knowledge, skills and competencies as a nurse/midwife to achieve a higher level of practice resulting in an academic qualification and a recordable/registerable qualification with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Exciting opportunities to develop your professional career are on offer with Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) in Camden.
Camden is an exciting, dynamic place to work with excellent partnership working with Children’s Centres and other agencies. Our Integrated Early Years’ Service is both forward thinking and innovative with a strong commitment to training. We are dedicated to improving the quality of the 0-5 public health outcomes for children and families across Camden.
If you are enthusiastic and highly motivated to develop your skills in working with children and families in the community we would love to hear from you.
These are fully funded training opportunities; subject to funding being made available from Health Education England, to qualify as a registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor) and is open to all qualified Nurses and Midwives.
As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Key Responsibilities
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is committed to providing safe, effective services and providing patients and families with a positive experience.
Patient Safety
Student HVs contribute to the provision of safe and reliable services by:
Using their clinical judgement and risk assessments to keep the people using our services as safe as possible
Safeguarding people by recognising and responding when an adult or child might be at risk from abuse but also recognising their own limits and asking for help and escalate concerns when necessary
Escalating safety concerns and by doing so acting as effective advocates for those who use our services
Being open and transparent about their own practice
Supervising the work of others
Reflecting on everyday practice to identify areas where improvements in safety or quality can be made
Working with others to create a culture of continuous improvement
Maintaining accurate, legible, comprehensive records
Maintaining compliance with their mandatory training requirements.
The NMC plays an important role in safeguarding the public by regulating the work of nurses and all nurses, including Student Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor), are expected to register with the NMC each year and adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct

Please refer the Job description for details