Student Health Visitor

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust is an innovative and caring organisation in the heart of the Black Country. The Health Visiting service forms part of the organisation and has been rated as Outstanding by the CQC.

A great opportunity has arisen to join our organisation as a Student Specialist Community Public Health Nurse. We are looking to recruit enthusiastic and thoughtful practitioners who are passionate about making a difference to children and families. You will be a caring professional with an interest in public health and a genuine desire to promote the needs of the child and ultimately provide leadership within community health. You will be motivated to learn and develop your skills and be committed to providing safe, quality and compassionate care.

The successful candidate will be supported to undertake the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) Post Graduate Diploma (PGDip) leading to a qualification and NMC registration as a SCPHN Health Visitor.

Applications are invited from nurses and midwives with the appropriate entry requirements and evidence of recent continued professional development. Current NMC registration and a full driving licence are essential.

If you feel you have the right qualities and the role excites you, we'd love to hear from you. There will be two parts to the recruitment process: a numeracy and literacy test and a focus group where you will have the opportunity to meet other candidates and debate a health related topic. This will be followed by a face to face interview.

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.

Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.

We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:
1. Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
2. Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do
3. Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve lives