Job summary
Location: Various locations across the geographical region- Darlington/Middlesbrough/Stockton/Durham
Contract: Fixed Term: 07-Sep-2026 to 03-Mar-2028
Hours: Full-time
About the Role
We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for motivated and compassionate nurses or midwives to train as an Apprentice Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (Health Visitors). This Band 5 Apprenticeship Health Visitor post provides a structured pathway into the Health Visiting profession, combining academic study with supervised practice in community settings.
You will join a supportive and experienced team committed to helping you develop the skills, knowledge, and confidence needed to qualify as a Band 6 Health Visitor.
What You Can Expect
- Employment as a Band 5 Apprentice Student Health Visitor for the duration of the SCPHN (Health Visiting) programme
- A high-quality learning experience delivered in partnership with our University provider
- Practice placements within our Health Visiting teams
- Dedicated support from practice assessors, supervisors, and the wider service
- Opportunities to develop leadership, public health, and family-centred practice skills
Main duties of the job
Are you a Registered Nurse or Midwife with a special interest and commitment to improving the Health and Social outcomes for children and families? Harrogate District Foundation Trust is currently recruiting to full time Apprentice Health Visitor post (78 weeks). 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.
The academic element of the course will be hosted by Teesside University.
As a Health Visitor you can make a real difference to children, families and communities. You will play a fundamental role in the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme, monitoring child development, safeguarding children, preventing social exclusion and deprivation and tackling important public health issues. Every day working as a Health Visitor is different, with responsibilities including home visits, running support groups for parents and working with a range of local children's agencies and professionals
Health Visitors have the opportunity to work flexibly in the community and are a crucial part of the healthcare team. It is a diverse role which involves being part of a wider team who provide you with support as you work to improve the health of local families
About us
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds and parts of the North East.
At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you're looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients' lives, HDFT could be the place for you!
We offer colleagues:
- A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
- Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
- Employee Support and wellbeing - we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service.
Please note:
- Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications
- Visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a visa before submitting your application.
- Please also be aware that the Trust does not offer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles.
- All job offers are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Training
Teesside University are undergoing course approval in line with the new NMC Specialist Community Public Health Nursing Standards of Proficiency (2022) and are looking to offer an apprenticeship route which leads to the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing qualification together with the academic award of a postgraduate diploma.
To be eligible to apply you will need to be a Registered Nurse or Midwife on parts 1 or 2 of the NMC register. You must also have a degree at 2.2 or above. The training is 37.5 hours full time with fixed annual leave dates, (no prebooked leave will be honoured).
Applicants must have English and Maths at grade C or level 4 or Key Skill Level 2 in Maths and English.
Applicants also need to have been resident in the UK for 3 years prior to the course start date in September unless they are in an exempt group.
Progression to Band 6
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.
Salary: Apprenticeship salary will be in line with apprenticeship rules. If taking apprentice route, and currently working under Agenda for Change, you would remain on your current salary and still accrue your increment.
For further information about this role, please see the Job Description & Personal Specification attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Training
Teesside University are undergoing course approval in line with the new NMC Specialist Community Public Health Nursing Standards of Proficiency (2022) and are looking to offer an apprenticeship route which leads to the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing qualification together with the academic award of a postgraduate diploma.
To be eligible to apply you will need to be a Registered Nurse or Midwife on parts 1 or 2 of the NMC register. You must also have a degree at 2.2 or above. The training is 37.5 hours full time with fixed annual leave dates, (no prebooked leave will be honoured).
Applicants must have English and Maths at grade C or level 4 or Key Skill Level 2 in Maths and English.
Applicants also need to have been resident in the UK for 3 years prior to the course start date in September unless they are in an exempt group.
Progression to Band 6
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.
Salary: Apprenticeship salary will be in line with apprenticeship rules. If taking apprentice route, and currently working under Agenda for Change, you would remain on your current salary and still accrue your increment.
For further information about this role, please see the Job Description & Personal Specification attached.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications/ Training, Experience, Skills/Aptitudes,Abilities/Knowledge
Essential
- Valid Registered Nurse / Midwife qualification
- Maths and English GCSE grade C/4 or above / Functional skills level 2 / International equivalent. (must be able to provide a certificate)
- 1st or 2nd Class Degree / equivalent APEL(Assessment of Prior Experiential Learning)
- Post-registration experience
- Experience of change management.
- Experience of practice development
- Able to travel to different locations in order to meet service needs
- Resident in the UK for 3 or more years prior to the start date in September (unless in an exempt group)
- Knowledge of current Public Health agenda.
Desirable
- Post-registration qualification
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.
- Ability of utilising digital platforms
- To be aware of HDFT trust values and how these underpin HDFT culture.
- Teaching qualification
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Ability to work with families and children
- Ability to participate/facilitate group and project work
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications/ Training, Experience, Skills/Aptitudes,Abilities/Knowledge
Essential
- Valid Registered Nurse / Midwife qualification
- Maths and English GCSE grade C/4 or above / Functional skills level 2 / International equivalent. (must be able to provide a certificate)
- 1st or 2nd Class Degree / equivalent APEL(Assessment of Prior Experiential Learning)
- Post-registration experience
- Experience of change management.
- Experience of practice development
- Able to travel to different locations in order to meet service needs
- Resident in the UK for 3 or more years prior to the start date in September (unless in an exempt group)
- Knowledge of current Public Health agenda.
Desirable
- Post-registration qualification
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.
- Ability of utilising digital platforms
- To be aware of HDFT trust values and how these underpin HDFT culture.
- Teaching qualification
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Ability to work with families and children
- Ability to participate/facilitate group and project work
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).
