Job summary
"My family and I wouldn't be this well at this stage without the help and support of this service."Join us and become part of the health visiting service that supports children and families in Lambeth and Southwark, helping to give children a good start in life.
We are looking for qualified Specialist Practice Teachers to join the 'outstanding' Evelina London and be part of the wider Guys & St Thomas' nursing community in the boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark.
Our vision is to develop a progressive, inclusive and sustainable workforce that is able to meet the diverse and changing needs of the families whom we serve. We are invested in the development of Health Visiting and this is underpinned by the Trust Nursing Strategy and training programme for all roles within the Health Visiting teams. All Health Visitors and Community Staff Nurses have corporate membership with the Institute of Health Visiting (iHV) which offers a wealth of professional training programmes and resources to support excellent practice.
Our Health Visiting service is supported by a skill mix team that include innovative support services such as the Early Intervention Health Visiting Service, who support our most complex families and our Early Start Service, a dedicated resource working closely with Health Visiting Service which provides one-to-one support and advice to families who need additional support in both Southwark and Lambeth boroughs
Closing date: 28/07/2024
Interview date: 09/08/2024
Main duties of the job
o The SCPT will facilitates the integration of theory/evidence based research into practice for SCPHN Students and the wider team.
o Provide appropriate community based learning for pre- registration nursing students and post registration students undertaking the SCPHN qualification to BSc or MSc level.
o Mentor, coach and support all students in their community placement during their academic study.
o Demonstrate clinical expertise and act as a resource to facilitate the development of the profession and the development of services that meet the health needs of a defined population.
o Coordinate teaching programmes for students and other members of the health visiting team.
o Work in collaboration with the Higher Education Institutions and attend all the mandated practice teacher's study days.
o Promote and improve the health and wellbeing of children and families within a defined population.
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.
Working with us you will have access to numerous benefits:
- A mobile device, android phone and personal protection device whilst in practice allowing the service to work more flexibly and staff to achieve a better work/life balance
- A robust safeguarding supervision and managerial supervision framework
- Access to the world class clinicians and services and education and training from the 'Outstanding' Evelina London's Children Hospital
- Access to our HEI partners e.g. Kings College London for Masters level education opportunities
- Annual season ticket loan
- Care First - our excellent employers' benefits service who have extensive resources
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description for full details of Duties and Responsibilities.
There is opportunity to support SCPHN candidates who do not posses the Specialist Practice Teacher's qualification but are willing to embark on the training in September 2024,
Create a climate of research awareness to encourage evidence-based practice, initiate research projects and encourage members of the health visiting service to undertake their own small research projects and support embedding the evidence base in practice
Ensure that research findings are disseminated to the wider health visiting workforce
Lead in completing the Practice Placement Education Audit in partnership with HEI leads
Actively participate in the health visiting service clinical audits and be a source of highly specialist clinical and educational knowledge and to provide clinical supervision as required by the service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description for full details of Duties and Responsibilities.
There is opportunity to support SCPHN candidates who do not posses the Specialist Practice Teacher's qualification but are willing to embark on the training in September 2024,
Create a climate of research awareness to encourage evidence-based practice, initiate research projects and encourage members of the health visiting service to undertake their own small research projects and support embedding the evidence base in practice
Ensure that research findings are disseminated to the wider health visiting workforce
Lead in completing the Practice Placement Education Audit in partnership with HEI leads
Actively participate in the health visiting service clinical audits and be a source of highly specialist clinical and educational knowledge and to provide clinical supervision as required by the service.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Specialist Community Public Health Practitioner Qualification- Health Visiting
- Specialist Community Practice Teacher/Nurse Educator qualification
- Nurse Prescriber
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Mentor Qualification
- NMC Registered
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience of delivering the Healthy Child Programme for children under 5 years
- Experience planning and delivering health promotion programmes
- Experience of managing skill mix team including; supervision and appraisal.
- Using Digital Technology for virtual consultation and teaching delivery
- Ability to communicate with clarity, effectiveness and empathy, to both clients and colleagues
- Evidence of delivering high quality teaching to staff groups Teaching and assessing learners
- Mentorship experience
Desirable
- Post - registration health visiting experience
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to undertake health needs assessment and work in partnership with clients
- Knowledge of Safeguarding children
- Ability to work collaboratively with others across organisational and clinical boundaries
- Provide advice and guidance with tact and sensitivity;
- Able to travel across a range of community settings with equipment and mobile devices including Skyguard
- Able to use mobile electronic devices to the standard required
- Ability to lead and participate in clinical and education audits
Physical Requirement
Essential
- Able to travel across a range of community settings to deliver teaching sessions
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Specialist Community Public Health Practitioner Qualification- Health Visiting
- Specialist Community Practice Teacher/Nurse Educator qualification
- Nurse Prescriber
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Mentor Qualification
- NMC Registered
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience of delivering the Healthy Child Programme for children under 5 years
- Experience planning and delivering health promotion programmes
- Experience of managing skill mix team including; supervision and appraisal.
- Using Digital Technology for virtual consultation and teaching delivery
- Ability to communicate with clarity, effectiveness and empathy, to both clients and colleagues
- Evidence of delivering high quality teaching to staff groups Teaching and assessing learners
- Mentorship experience
Desirable
- Post - registration health visiting experience
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to undertake health needs assessment and work in partnership with clients
- Knowledge of Safeguarding children
- Ability to work collaboratively with others across organisational and clinical boundaries
- Provide advice and guidance with tact and sensitivity;
- Able to travel across a range of community settings with equipment and mobile devices including Skyguard
- Able to use mobile electronic devices to the standard required
- Ability to lead and participate in clinical and education audits
Physical Requirement
Essential
- Able to travel across a range of community settings to deliver teaching sessions
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
