Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Student SCPHN Health Visitor
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Student SCPHN Health Visitor
Student Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) – Health Visitor
Camden, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL)
CNWL NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer an exciting development opportunity for registered nurses and midwives to undertake a ** Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visiting) course** ( Level 7 – Master’s degree ) in joint partnership with King’s College London.
This full-time, 1-year funded course (September 2026–September 2027) combines 50% academic study and 50% clinical practice placements, with a Band 5 salary provided during sponsorship.
Ideal for those passionate about early public health, child and family outcomes, and professional growth in Camden’s integrated early years’ service.
About the Role
We work closely with Camden’s Children’s Centres, multi-agency teams, and the London Borough of Camden to deliver Healthy Child Programmes, ensuring equitable support for diverse families.
As a Student Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (HV), you’ll build on existing skills to achieve NMC registration as a fully qualified Health Visitor, supporting young children and families in one of the most dynamic areas of public health and early intervention.
Key Responsibilities
Unconditional Framework
Your role supports the NMC statutory requirements, ensuring our services remain safe, ethical, and legally compliant. Key responsibilities include:
- Applying clinical judgement and risk assessment in all interactions with families and children
- Safeguarding adults and children, escalating concerns appropriately while recognising personal boundaries and seeking assistance as needed
- Co-producing safer services by working with colleagues to identify errors and improve quality continuity
- Maintaining confidentiality and research-based interventions in line with (the NMC Code of Conduct & Camden’s safeguarding policies)
- Regularly demonstrating NMC registration compliance, including career long development (CLD) adherence
- Advocating for the needs of families through open, transparent practice, escalating inadequacies or concerns to senior staff or managers
- Supervising student nurses or health professionals (where assigned)
- Creating a culture of continuous improvement through collective working and curiosity-based learning
Supervised Practice (50% of the role)
As a trainee HV under preceptorship, you will:
- Consolidate skills in education, advocacy, anticipatory guidance and addressing the health and developmental needs of children aged 0–5 years
- Engage in community outreach while developing knowledge of Camden’s EYFN Integrated Service, including partnerships with multidisciplinary teams
- Work to contribute early health assessments, immunisation support, health promotion and post-birth maternal and infant well-being
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Academic Study (50% of the role)
- Attrend full-participation in the PGDipHSC course (one year, full time) with Kings College London.
- Completing weekly seminars, case studies, and assignments, balancing coursework with supervised clinical practice.
- Embracing subject only assignments based on a broad spectrum of health and social policy, clinical governance, diversity, research, and academic writing competency skills.
Requirements & Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essentials
- Hold current registration with the NMC (Adult Nurse, Children’s Nurse, Mental Health Nurse, Learning Disability Nurse or Midwife)
- Completed recent Continuous Professional Development and demonstrate ability to observe and implement latest evidence-based practice.
- Meets the entrance criteria necessary for the SCPHN Health Visiting Master’s Degree (Kings College London).
Desirable
- Degree classification of 2:1 or higher.
Experience
Essential Criteria
- Proven ability to work independently, organise workload, and self-manage without direct supervision.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate within multi-disciplinary teams (including health, social care and education services).
- Experience handling difficult situations and resolving conflicts effectively or situations where they arise in their current role.
Desirable Criteria
- At least 2–5 post-registration years of nursing practice.
- Experience within a community setting focusing on family or child support.
- Prior management experience overseeing health professionals or staff.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Essential
Understanding and ability to:
- Align actions with recent public health policy changes and national health improvement strategies.
- Clearly comprehend the role of Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (Heath Visitors), including the Healthy Child Programme ('0–5 years’ service').
- Demonstrate safeguarding knowledge, with permanence in applying a child protection framework.
- Appeal for the role through enthusiastic devotion to child/family health with passion and deep knowledge of best practice and child development stages.
- Commitments to enhanced levels of learning suitable for graduate study with independent research capability at postgraduate level.
- Hold historical knowledge on the varied health, hardship and development of child and famillies in Camden.
- Practice research-informed approaches transparent and documented outcomes in action and review.
- Computer literacy: Skilled in everyday desktop applications such as (Microsoft Word and Excel).
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Additional characteristics onzurus to sharing ability:
- Excellent adaptability within changing environments (including emerging organisational or safeguarding requirements).
- Multi-cultural expertise in operations and valuing diverse client groups, written and vocal communication .
Desirable Criteria
- Ability to enable decision-making via health-minded evidence support.
- Experience demonstrating roles involving leadership talent, potentially supervised or non-supervisory teams.
- Insights into quality standards, audit processes, and clinical governance, particularly in public health/early childhood fora.
Salary & Benefits
Your opportunities for sponsorship include:
- Full-time salary at Band 5.
- Paid tuition fees covered by the NHS/HEE-funded sponsorship programme (subject to satisfactory organisational approval).
- Comprehensive study leave and reasonable travel allowances for University attendance and preceptorship sites.
This post is limited to 12-month sponsorship per trainee, aiming for both successful completion of the course and the then formation of a live Band 6 / Skills Band 2 role heading Camden’s earliest hierarchical post.
Should you require further study or accommodation support, please enquire.
Application Process
Interested candidates must:
- Specify any previous SCPHN Health Visiting course applications while outlining reasons for non-completion.
- Be prepared to provide:
- Indicated availability from September 2026.
- Current NMC registration (All qualifications must be submitted for verification)
- References from a current nurse/ midwifer’s manager reporting independent competence
Applicants should respect the funding schedule that permits HECRH to maintain high-stakes three-centred engagement among universities, NHS trusts, and client communities.
Please note:: Funding being contingent on Health Education England approval.
For queries or further clarifications, contact [name/email]</if available to locate contact form>] (ensure any contact points are provided or disks pending).
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