Student Health Visitor (SCPHN) - North East

Job description

Job responsibilities

Upon successful completion of the SCPHN programme and achievement of professional registration, you will be eligible to be offered a Band 6 Health Visitor post. Band 6 posts are allocated based on available vacancies across the geographical region and may not be in the same locality where you trained.

Further information about Band 6 opportunities will be shared with you as you approach qualification.

Important Information About the Training Contract

This is a fixedterm training post for the duration of the SCPHN programme. You are required to complete all academic and practicebased elements within the Universitys cohort timescales. Any extensions will be managed in line with NHSE Policy for Funding Extensions and in collaboration with the Trust and the University.

If you do not successfully complete the programme within the agreed timescales (including any approved extensions), the fixedterm contract will end at the conclusion of the training period. In these circumstances, you would not be eligible to be offered a Band 6 SCPHN post. Any future employment with the Trust would require a separate application through the standard recruitment process.

Internal applicants will be managed in accordance with HDFT Trusts Secondment Policy.

NHS England, a number of health care providers from across Yorkshire and Leeds Beckett University are undertaking a regional campaign to recruitregistered nurses or midwivesto undertake aSpecialist Community Public Health Nurse-Health Visitor training programme to start in September 2026. The Band 5 Student Health Visitor post provides a structured pathway into the Health Visiting profession, combining academic study with supervised practice in community settings.

You must have a current Nursing or Midwifery registration and hold a first degree in a relevant subject (2:2 or above) OR Leeds Beckett University may be able to consider your experience as equivalence to a degree by completing our Professional Portfolio Development module (please contact Leeds Beckett for details.This module commences late January 2026.

Applicants considered for the Apprenticeship route will need to evidence GCSE English and Maths at Grade 4/C

If you successfully obtain a place on the programme internal staff can discuss the opportunity for a secondment with their employer onto the course by one of the Sponsor Employers who offer Practice Placements or by your own employer if they also provide Health Visiting Placements. Subject to confirmation, students on this course are eligible for a paid salary and will have their course fees paid by the NHS.

Due to the nature of this role, it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes throughout the course. Where necessary, adjustments will be made in accordance with the Equality Act (2010).

Application process 2026:

We are recruiting with NHS employers in the region, listed below. All employers are offering internal secondments and three are offering the opportunity for staff external to their organisation to apply for a training place with them.

The options for sponsor organisations may include the following:

Internal Applications Only

Leeds Community Healthcare Trust

Bradford District Care NHS Trust

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust Wakefield placements

Internal and External Applications

Locala Community Partnerships

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust North Yorkshire placements

If you are applying as an Internal Applicant, please state clearly on your application form that you are an employee of the organisation and have your managers support to apply for a secondment. Your application will then be considered and if you are invited for interview, a decision will made on your suitability to proceed onto this course in collaboration with your employer.

We also accept self-funding applicants or applicants from the Private, Independent and Voluntary Organisations. Our team will work with you to help secure a suitable and quality assured practice placement.

For information regarding the Health Visiting course content and structure see the course details on the Leeds Beckett University website.

Your applicationmustalso include:

• Details of an academic referee and a professional referee
• Your NMC registered nurse (level 1) or NMC registered midwife PIN
• Evidence that you have a health-related Honours degree at 2:2 or above or provide evidence that you have completed or are currently studying the Leeds Beckett Professional Portfolio Development module through which your equivalent experience can be assessed
• Your recent engagement in CPD activities, including the level and its relevance to your application to a Postgraduate course
• Evidence that you meet the criteria set out in the Person Specification

EITHER

• Confirmation of your employment with the trust you are applying to and of having your managers support

OR

• Your sponsor/placement choice ranked in order of preference

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• First level NMC registration
• First degree at 2:2 or above

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of current Public Health agenda.
• Knowledge of evidence-based practice or practice development.

Experience

Essential

• Post-registration experience
• Experience of change management
• Experience of practice development

Desirable

• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience of working in a community setting

Essential

Essential

• Working with children

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

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Harrogate District Hospital

Lancaster Park Road

Harrogate

HG3 2XT

Employer's website

https://www.hdft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)