About this role
Job summary
***This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested***
***no overseas applicants that require sponsorship***
Job overview
As a Student Health Visitor with BCHCFT, you will undertake the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) (Health Visiting) level 7 Course in partnership with Birmingham City University (BCU). Approximately 50% of the course is delivered in university and 50% in placement areas across the trust. The holidays will be fixed throughout the 52-week duration of the course.
The main post holder will be responsible for overseeing academic and practice placements to ensure their completion, working across BCHC and accepting to travel to sites as required.
Throughout the course theory will be embedded into practice and as an NMC registrant you will be expected to further develop your communication, leadership, and reflective skills. In practice you will be supported by dedicated and innovative Health Visiting colleagues who are committed to supporting and developing Student Health Visitors and then welcoming newly qualified Health Visitors into the teams.
You will be required to be a car driver.
Main duties of the job
Successful completion of the course will lead to registration on Part 3 of the NMC register as a Health Visitor and eligibility to apply for a post within the integrated Health Visiting and Birmingham Forward Steps service which offers:
o Access to clinical and safeguarding supervision
o Access to a 12-month preceptorship programme
o A continuous programme of in-house professional development
o A workplace with a strong focus on staff wellbeing
o Focus on developing clinical leadership skills
o Future development opportunities for band 7 specialist HV roles e.g., safeguarding, homelessness, strengthening families etc.
o Access to IT and technology solutions to support agile working
Before commencing training, successful candidates will be asked to sign a BCHC Training Contract that will cover them for the duration of the course that will commit them to working within our Health Visiting service for a minimum period of 24 months post qualification.
Applications are welcomed from all who meet the essential criteria including those currently working in clinical roles Band 5.
About us
Be Part of Our Team...
BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.
Job description Job responsibilities
The advert will close early once the required number of applications has been received
Interview dates: 20th and 21st October 2026
The course commences on Monday 1st February 2027
Candidates will need to be available to commence on the above date
Please see attached the job description and person specification for further details on the main responsibilities
Non-NHS employers: Start at the bottom of Band 5 pay scale. External NHS staff: Appointed up to the mid-point of Band 5. Internal secondments (BCHC): Will require manager approval and completion of the relevant forms to be signed by the divisional director to be transferred across on existing terms prior to interview.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training Essential
First level nursing qualification Current NMC Registration Appropriate entry level criteria for the University education programme, including a minimum of 240 academic credits of which at least 120 are at Level 5 (Diploma in Higher Education) Portfolio evidence of continual professional and academic development Must have applied to University for a SCPHN Health Visiting place Evidence of Line Management approval to apply for secondment Evidence of continuing professional development Evidence of study at Level 6 if accessing Level 7 study Must have completed a preceptorship programme
Experience Essential
Evidence base practice Team working Prioritising & decision making Evidence of collaborative working within a multi-professional arena Problem solving Experience / Awareness of community working 12 months preceptorship programme
Skills and Knowledge Essential
Demonstrate high level of interpersonal and written skills Computer literate Demonstrate sound literacy and numeracy skills Understanding of HV role Awareness of equality and diversity in delivery of health care Understanding of safeguarding children & vulnerable adults
Personal Qualities Essential
Self Motivation Excellent Role Model Excellent interpersonal skills / communication Flexible and adaptable
Other job requirments Essential
Car Driver and access to vehicle for work purposes
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT
Address Moseley Hall Hospital
Alcester Road
Birmingham
B13 8LJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)