About this role
Job summary
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a progressive and innovative organisation committed to delivering high-quality health visiting services for children and families across the City of London and the London Borough of Hackney. Our 0-5 Service brings together health visitors and a skilled multidisciplinary team to deliver the Healthy Child Programme and improve public health outcomes.
We are pleased to offer sponsorship opportunities for highly motivated, qualified nurses wishing to undertake the Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health and Specialist Community Nursing (Health Visiting). Applicants must be registered with the NMC as a nurse or midwife in any field of practice.
If you are passionate about public health, early intervention, and providing timely, effective support to families, Homerton Healthcare offers an excellent training environment. The programme is full-time, fully funded, and delivered in partnership with City, University of London. It includes a 50% academic component and a 50% practical placement within community settings across Hackney and the City of London.
Applicants should hold a minimum 2:2 honours degree in a relevant subject. Experienced clinicians without a degree may be considered if they can demonstrate recent Level 7 study completed within the past five years.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will undertake the required study with the affiliated university achieving outcomes in both practice and university-based learning. They will be required to work within the community setting, facilitated by the Practice assessor/supervisor.
The post holder is expected to work towards gaining the standards of proficiency for entry to the NMC register/recordable for Specialist Community Practitioner.
To gain the knowledge and skills and competence required to exercise higher levels of judgement, discretion and decision making in clinical care focusing on four broad areas:
Clinical practiceCommunity EngagementClinical practice developmentLeadership in clinical practice
Click here for further information about the programme: https://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/prospective-students/courses/postgraduate/public-health-and-specialist-community-nursing
Students are expected to apply via the University website for the academic component.
About us
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
Job description Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications Essential
oApplicants will have a second or above (2:2) classification honours degree in a relevant subject from an approved higher education institution. Clinically experienced health professionals without a degree who have evidence of master's level CPPD (Level 7)Study undertaken within the last 5 years will also be considered.
Skills/ Abilities Essential
oAbility to demonstrate effective communication and inter-personal skills ( self-awareness, body language, listening, clarifiying, tact and diplomacy, ability to make self understood, sensitivity to others) oAbility to respond and adapt to changing healthcare needs oAbility to make decisions and assess risks oAbility to communicate clearly verbally and in writing oAbility to establish rapport with team, client, carers and other agencies oEffective team player ability to demonstrate effective partnership working oAbility to manage self, team members and workload oTo show empathy and perception in relation to a wide range of groups oAble to be empathic , non judgmental and values the client oIT literate (Word Document/Microsoft excel spreadsheet/Outlook
Desirable
oDemonstrate effective clinical problem solving abilities oAble to reflect on practice to make continual improvements
Experience Essential
oVaried general nursing experience oCommunity Nursing experience oExperience of working in an inner city environment oHealth Promotion experience evidence based practice oExperience of working independently oExperience of working effectively with other disciplines/agencies oImplementation of research findings into practice
Desirable
oExperience of conflict resolution oExperience of supervising and assessing students oExperience in a leadership role
Knowledge and understanding of NMC Code of professional conduct and scope of professional Practice. Essential
oDemonstrate awareness of current Health Policy oDemonstrate interest in health promotion oKnowledge/understanding of confidentiality issues oAwareness of multidisciplinary and inter professional working oDemonstrate knowledge of current Child Protection legislation oDemonstrate an understanding of the role of the HV /SN oAwareness of developments in Public Health oUnderstanding of current policies relating to public health oUnderstanding about issues relating to equality and diversity Understanding about leadership
Other Requirements Commitment and adherence to the Equality Essential
oAct Understanding of the Trust Values oFlexible approach to work oSelf motivated
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 Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address Orsman road
3rd Floor: Orsman road:6 Orsman road
london
N15RA
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.homerton.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)