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Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
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London, Greater London
Student Health Visitor
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Student Health Visitor post Location : Within the Health visiting Teams in Lewisham. Full Time - Fixed term one year A training opportunity to qualify as a registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor) is now open to all qualified Nurses and Midwives; funding made available from Health Education England. Are you a qualified Nurse or Midwife who is keen to develop your career by undertaking a BSC Hons/Post Graduate Diploma in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting)? Are you eager to develop your skills, knowledge and understanding of the public health approach to reducing health inequalities developing universal services with a targeted approach to those children and families with the greatest need? This is an exciting time to be considering a career in Health Visiting with Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust. Lewisham & Greenwich NHS trust provides an excellent learning environment for students, supported by practice teachers with the vast majority of our successful students taking up post with us upon qualifying. Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust provides additional bespoke training to our permanent staff such as attachment assessment, millpond sleep training, freedom programme, Unicef breast feeding training, MECSH training and perinatal mental health training which is available to all health visitor students. Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust health visiting service is known for its excellent support and supervision; 1:1 supervision, safeguarding supervision and newly qualified preceptorship ( group and peer supervision) which prepares students for the realities of practice. We are inviting qualified nurses and midwives to apply for this sponsored training with Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust at either LSBU or Greenwich University to complete their BSc (level 6/7) in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing and qualify as a Health Visitor. The course commences in September 2020 - September 2021 at LSBU and in January 2021 - January 2022 at Greenwich University . As a student you will work under the direction of a Community Practice Teacher. You will be involved in public health promotion: - assessing, planning and providing packages of care to individuals and groups. Applicants must have 240 credits (at least 120 at level 5) to complete BSc. The post is subject to Occupational Health clearance and an enhanced DBS check. Numeracy and literacy assessment Candidates applying for sponsorship will be required to complete an in-house assessment (numeracy and literacy assessment). Successful applicants will be provided with a date to attend for this, which may be after the interview date. If you are successfully shortlisted, interviews will take place on Tues 23.06.20 or Thurs 25.06.20. Closing date: 17.06.20 Please note that should this post attract sufficient interest and we are inundated with applications, we may choose to close at an earlier date. Late applications will not be considered. Candidates are required to hold a full UK driving license and have access to a car. INVITATION TO INTERVIEW WILL BE VIA E-MAIL ONLY IMPORTANT INFORMATION - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY When applying for this post it is essential that you read the Job Description and Person Specification and use the "supporting information" space to demonstrate how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the person specification, as your application will be judged against this. .Previous applicants need not apply again. This post may close earlier than the published closing date if sufficient applications are received. Correspondence relating to this vacancy will be conducted electronically. Please ensure that you check your e:mails on a regular basis. References will be requested electronically also; please ensure you provide correct contact details for referees. For further details / informal visits contact: Health Visiting pathway please contact Linda Johnstone on 0203 049 2788. Employment Type: FULL_TIME