SCPHN Student

Found in: Talent UK C2 - 2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Tower Hamlets GP Care Group Full time

Job summary

Would you like to train as a Health Visitor in Tower Hamlets?

Come and share our ambition to make a fundamental difference in improving the health and well-being of children and their families living in our North-East London Borough.

These are exciting times where you will be part of a drive to provide innovative, high quality, responsive and accessible health services working together to offer families access to integrated care including health, social care and voluntary community services.

You will need to be a qualified and registered nurse or midwife. You will study at degree or post graduate level for 52 weeks with a balance of half time in practice and half with the university.

To be considered for this post, you will need to demonstrate in no more than 150 words each, how you meet each of our six Care Group values which are set out in the job description in your supporting statement. Please clearly indicate in your application your preference of placement either in Tower Hamlets.

Successful applicants for Tower Hamlets will study at City University of London from September 2024;

Please note our interview process is held in two stages. Shortlisted candidates will have to attend in person for a literacy and numeracy test first on 23/05/2024. Only on successful completion of these tests will you be progressed to interview, which will be held during the following week.

Main duties of the job

Health Visitors are the leaders of the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme offering a four-level service model with community, universal, targeted and specialist services to families.

You will add value at every contact with a young person and/or family, addressing the main public health needs of the Borough working closely with the local authority, GP Practices, and other partners to improve outcomes for our children and young people.

About us

Tower Hamlets GP Care Group (The Care Group) was incorporated as a community interest company limited by shares in September 2014. Every general practice in Tower Hamlets owns one share of £1. The Care Group was formed to manage borough level contracts on behalf of the practices, deliver primary care led services and support general practices, and to be the provider voice of primary care in the wider health and social care system.

Read up more about Tower Hamlets here:

The Care Group is also a member of Tower Hamlets Together, a place-based integrated partnership, which includes Bart's Health, East London NHS Foundation Trust, the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and the Council for Voluntary Services.

The key priorities for the Care Group are:

Innovation and support for primary care Being a great place to work Integrating primary and community care Providing of high-quality cost-effective care to local people Influencing improvements in health outcomes Job description

Job responsibilities

Aim of the role

To provide the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) with a learning environment which will enable the student to develop knowledge, skills, and competencies to take on the role of a qualified SCPHN within a defined pathway.

To gain the knowledge and skills and competence required in order to exercise higher levels of judgement, discretion and decision making in clinical care focusing on four broad areas:

Clinical practice Community Engagement Clinical practice development Leadership in clinical practice

The post of the SCPHN Sponsorship Student is a development post building on existing knowledge, skills, and competencies to achieve a higher level of practice resulting in an academic qualification as well as a recordable/registerable qualification with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

The SCPHN course is studied at Level 7 for Post-Graduate Diploma. Applicants will have a second class 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 masters level CPPD (level 7) study undertaken within the last five years will also be considered.

The applicant must be registered with the NMC for a minimum period of 1 year prior to application.

Key working relationships

Internal Colleagues:

Within 0-19 services including, Health Visitors, School Nurses, FNP nurses, Community staff nurses and community nursery nurses, BFI Infant Feeding Coordinator, admin colleagues, GP practices, UTC staff, Safeguarding team and Domestic Violence Coordinators. Other THGPCG Colleagues such as Advocacy and Interpreting staff, CEPN team, Comms and IT colleagues for EMIS and data collection.

External Colleagues:

Midwifery colleagues, Acute and Secondary care colleagues at the RLH and Barts nursing and medical staff, Integrated Therapists and Community Paediatricians, Early Years and Childrens centres staff, Education and Schools colleagues. Social care staff, Primary Care Network staff, LBTH Colleagues such as Early Help, Housing, Public Health Commissioning colleagues as appropriate.

Key result areas

To develop/build on skills of caseload and team leadership and management To work within University Regulations pertaining to academic work and student conduct. To work within employing organisational policies as they pertain to the relevant clinical setting . To work within employing organisational policies relating to employee responsibilities.

Main duties and responsibilities

The fundamental responsibilities of the post holder are to attain the academic credentials and the clinical skills required to practice as a NMC registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse on a defined pathway. These are summarised below: To fulfil the requirements of the Specialist Community Practitioner programme by attending university course dates and practice placement days in accordance with University regulations. To work with the SSSA/supervisor and assessors to develop the skills and competencies to achieve NMC Registration Standards for Specialist Community Practice. With the support of the SSSA/supervisor to link and apply and evidence delivery of theoretical knowledge gained through the university programme to the practice situation. To demonstrate an understanding of current and emerging national, regional and local healthcare legislation, policies and guidelines as they pertain to the chosen pathway. Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Evidence of study in the past five years at HE at or level 6 and above, Evidence of recent continuous learning and development, Varied general nursing experience, Application of evidence-based practice,

Experience

Essential

Experience of working independently, Experience of working effectively with other disciplines/agencies,

Care Group Values

Essential

Working together for patients, Be Respectful, Be The Best We Can, Be Kind, Be The Difference, Everyone Counts

Other requirements

Essential

Awareness of developments in Public Health, Understanding of current policies relating to public health, Knowledge and understanding of NMC Code of Professional conduct and the Scope of Professional Practice, Understanding about issues relating to equality and diversity, Understanding about leadership, A strong commitment to equality and the positive value of diversity, Understanding of the Trust values, Flexible approach to work Arrangements, Motivated to become a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse,

Abilities

Essential

Ability to demonstrate effective communication and inter-personal skills (self-awareness, body language, listening, clarifying, tact and diplomacy, ability to make self-understood, sensitivity to others), Able to be empathic, non- judgmental and values the client, Ability to manage self, team members and workload, Ability to demonstrate effective partnership working,

Knowledge

Essential

Demonstrate effective clinical problem-solving abilities, Demonstrate ability to assess risk, IT Skills, Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality issues, Demonstrate knowledge of current Child Protection legislation, Demonstrate an understanding of the role of the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse,

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