Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified Health Visiting Community Practice Teacher. You will be responsible for supporting Health Visiting SPHN Students.
A Community Practice Teacher enables a good learning environment for Specialist Community Public Health Nursing students in community settings and is essential to equip the workforce for the future and ensure that all learners have a positive experience.
All students completing SCPHN educational programmes must, under the guidance of practice supervisors and practice assessors, demonstrate achievement of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) (2022) Standards of Proficiency for SCPHN practice. The Community Practice Teachers role is to ensure that this learning is facilitated in practice.
PLEASE NOTE, WE MAY CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY IF WE RECEIVE HIGH NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS.
Main duties of the job
Community Practice Teachers design programmes of learning which are then delivered and assessed within the community. The teaching role is undertaken alongside the management of a caseload of families. The Practice Teacher should demonstrate their commitment to a culture for learning by supporting student SCPHNS to develop and learn whilst embedding the eight principles for an effective learning environment.
Community Practice Teachers need to ensure that they demonstrate their leadership skills whilst ensuring they influence upon quality improvement within the service whilst ensuring up to date evidence based practice disseminated wider within the service. Community Practice Teachers will support the Clinical Team Leaders to ensure that staff within the service continue to deliver safe and high quality evidence based care.
About us
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300. It provides inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010, and ongoing upgrades ensure the Trust now has state-of-the-art facilities, including a Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit. A new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity, providing almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job holder is responsible for developing, leading, planning and delivering a range of servicesfor children and their families within a corporate caseload.
Provide a public health based service that contributes to improving the health of children and their families in Walsall through partnership working.
During the absence of the cluster lead or other teams cluster leaders will promote team working at all times and contribute to the management of teams
Participate in the continued development of the HCP service, to include meetings and close liaison with cluster lead and to work in partnership with other health care professionals within the Trust and otheragencies.
Care may be delivered within a variety of settings to include clients home, GP practice clinic or other settings.
The Practice teacher will work within the clinical placement area and contribute to the training and education of within the service alongside students.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job holder is responsible for developing, leading, planning and delivering a range of servicesfor children and their families within a corporate caseload.
Provide a public health based service that contributes to improving the health of children and their families in Walsall through partnership working.
During the absence of the cluster lead or other teams cluster leaders will promote team working at all times and contribute to the management of teams
Participate in the continued development of the HCP service, to include meetings and close liaison with cluster lead and to work in partnership with other health care professionals within the Trust and otheragencies.
Care may be delivered within a variety of settings to include clients home, GP practice clinic or other settings.
The Practice teacher will work within the clinical placement area and contribute to the training and education of within the service alongside students.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visiting)
- Practice Teacher Qualification
- Mentorship in Practice Qualification
Knowledge and expereince
Essential
- Demonstrable evidence of professional development
- Demonstrable experience working with children and young people
- Demonstrable or relevant experience in delivering health promotion and health education programmes
- Evidence of utilising evidenced based practice and appraising standards, providing clinical direction and support for staff
- Extensive post qualification experience in a Health Visiting setting
Key Competencies
Essential
- Detailed knowledge of health and social care policy relating to children's services to include safeguarding
- Working knowledge of NHS Agenda and Policy
- In-depth knowledge of Immunisation issues
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential
- Evidence of utilising evidenced based practice and appraising standards, providing clinical direction and support for staff
- Ability to apply clinical governance framework to practice
- Demonstrates leadership skills and understanding of professional responsibilities within the team
- Demonstrate ability to facilitate others to develop service provision.
- Ability to make sound clinical judgments and to work within a team and direct other team members to deliver high quality client care.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visiting)
- Practice Teacher Qualification
- Mentorship in Practice Qualification
Knowledge and expereince
Essential
- Demonstrable evidence of professional development
- Demonstrable experience working with children and young people
- Demonstrable or relevant experience in delivering health promotion and health education programmes
- Evidence of utilising evidenced based practice and appraising standards, providing clinical direction and support for staff
- Extensive post qualification experience in a Health Visiting setting
Key Competencies
Essential
- Detailed knowledge of health and social care policy relating to children's services to include safeguarding
- Working knowledge of NHS Agenda and Policy
- In-depth knowledge of Immunisation issues
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential
- Evidence of utilising evidenced based practice and appraising standards, providing clinical direction and support for staff
- Ability to apply clinical governance framework to practice
- Demonstrates leadership skills and understanding of professional responsibilities within the team
- Demonstrate ability to facilitate others to develop service provision.
- Ability to make sound clinical judgments and to work within a team and direct other team members to deliver high quality client care.
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).
