Student Health Visitor (Trainee) Mansfield
Job description
Care closer to home is becoming integral to the future of the NHS and the Community Health Services (CHS) Division of NottsHC are at the forefront of this exciting journey. Working with our system partners in creating collaborative ways to improve physical health care services, activities and interventions in local communities, which meet the needs of our patients in the places they call home.
The division operates under three Units of Management providing an extensive portfolio of children’s, adults and specialist services, covering a vast geographical area. We offer various clinical and non-clinical roles, working within supportive teams that encourage us all to work to the best of our abilities to provide the highest quality care.
Being part of an organisation as diverse as NottsHC provides you with great career development opportunities, to be innovative and gives you permission to grow both professionally and personally and really make a difference.
Our integrated teams of Nursing and Allied Health Professionals deliver care to people who present with significant physical health care needs in various settings including clinic based, community inpatient, hospices to care in the patient’s own home, including care homes, enabling them to be independent, self-caring and live their optimum lives, reducing hospital admissions.
Services range fromcommunity nursing, including specialist practitioners, to public health and health promotion such as school nursing and health visiting, with many specialist community services designed to support care pathways such as Physiotherapy, OT, Speech and Language, Dietetics and Podiatry.
Supporting the efficient running of these services are administrative and managerial roles. All roles, at all levels, are vital in transforming community health services, ensuring high quality care is provided both now and into the future based around the needs of our patients - together we all make a difference.
We have a huge variety of opportunities in our expansive Trust covering geographically from South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire to Leicester, providing mental health inpatient and community services, community health services, forensic mental health services and secure prison healthcare across the East Midlands.
We have more than 100 sites and a huge scope of unique opportunities to develop your career and gain some amazing experiences. We strive to be a great place to work and offer many staff benefits and tailored staff support and wellbeing programmes.
Do you want to make a difference?
Do you believe in Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork?
Then Nottinghamshire Healthcare is the perfect place for you to start, maintain or further your career.
Have you considered a career as a Specialist Public Health Practitioner?
Although this is a changing time for the profession, Specialist Public Health Practitioners are at the forefront by contributing to improving health outcomes for children and young people aged 0-19.
Community Services are offering the opportunities for registered nurses to undertake the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse programme leading to a qualification in Health Visiting. This offer is for the year of September 2023 to September 2024.
The course is 50% in practice and 50% in University. We work in partnership with Derby or Sheffield University .
The week is generally split between practice days spent with an experienced Specialist Public Health Practitioner working within their defined caseload and learning about Health Visiting practice and attending University. You will be assessed throughout the course both in practice and academically. There are different base locations across the County
If you are interested in embarking on this exciting new profession check to see if you meet the criteria…
Are you: -
- A registered nurse with a range of post basic qualification experience? - Have a Diploma in Higher Education (Nursing) or equivalent? (Minimum of 120 credits at 5)
- Able to evidence professional development in your clinical area?
- Able to work effectively as a team member and independently, both within the practice setting and at University?
- Able to communicate effectively with children, young people and their families plus all statutory, voluntary and independent organisations.
- Ready to develop your clinical leadership skills to improve healthcare delivery? With a good knowledge of current national government policies and the ability to demonstrate their application to practice.
- Able to demonstrate your understanding of current practice and policy issues relating to your chosen area of practice?
- To work in collaboration with children, young people and their families, Clinical Commissioning Groups, and all statutory, voluntary and independent organisations?
- Able to clearly demonstrate the ability to manage time and resources effectively in both university and practice settings.
Please Note – only standard university holidays will be authorised during this period.
A full UK driving license and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010
Successful candidates will be offered a place subject to funding from Health Education England
