Scphn (Student Health Visiting Apprentice) - Wigan, United Kingdom - Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Are you highly motivated and keen to develop your skills working with children and families in the community ?

If so, have you ever thought about a career as a Health Visitor ?


Wrightington, Wigan and LeighNHS Foundation Trustare pleased to be able to offer the opportunity to complete an apprenticeship as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) Health Visitor in conjunction with Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU).


If you are passionate about the public health agenda and improving health outcomes for children, young people and families, then this may be the career choice for you.

We are looking for high calibre qualified nurses/midwives who can demonstrate that they want to be at the forefront of leading the healthy child programme.

Interviews will be held on 19th June and this advert may close earlier than stated.

Applicants must be an NMC Registered Nurse or Midwife with active NMC Registration.

It is also essential that you hold English and Mathematics qualifications equivalent to Level 2 (GCSE grade C or above) -this is a requirement of the university so we cannot consider any applicants who do not hold these.

This is a 53 week, full-time training course commencing in September 2023 and will complete in September 2024.

It consists of 50% academic and 50% practice placement and runs as a joint programme between WWL and Manchester Metropolitan University.

You will be paid a salary to the maximum of mid point Band 5. All university apprentice tuition fees are paid for you. Students will be employed on a fixed term contract for the duration of the course.

Applicants must also be able to travel across theTrust independently to make multiple site visits daily.

An Enhanced DBS with Children's and Adults' Barred List checks will be obtained during pre-employment checks.

This post involves contact with patients and families face to face within a community setting.

Therefore it cannot be ruled out that the postholder may come in to contact with people who have COVID-19, although the Trust provides PPE and takes all reasonable steps to minimise risk.

Choose Well - Choose WWL


Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas.

At WWL, we value our staff believing that 'happy staff, makes for happy patients'. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement and living our values 'the WWL Way'.


WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity.

With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.


Responsibilities:


  • Students must successfully complete the 50% taught theory and 50% practice elements of the programme before they can register and practice as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse.
  • Throughout the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing programme the student must experience practice in a range of different settings and areas of practice to enable them to develop understanding of the breadth of Specialist Community Public Health Nursing practice.
  • To develop an understanding of the principles of working in partnership with others to prevent the occurrence of needs and risks related to health and wellbeing.
Clinical Practice

To enable the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing student to develop the skills and competencies to:

  • Provide comprehensive assessments of the health needs of clients.
  • Raise awareness about health and social wellbeing and related factors, services and resources.
  • Raise awareness about the actions that groups and individuals can take to improve their health and social wellbeing.
  • Develop, sustain and evaluate collaborative work.
  • Collaborate in a multidisciplinary environment to ensure children are safeguarded.
  • Develop capacity and confidence of individuals and groups, including families and communities, to influence and use available services, information and skills, acting as an advocate where appropriate.
  • Identify and evaluate service provision and support networks for individuals, families and groups within in the local area.
  • Identify individuals, families and groups who are at risk and in need of further support.
  • Develop and sustain relationships with groups and individuals with the aim of improving health and social wellbeing.
  • Undertake screening of individuals and populations and respond appropriately to findings.
Communication

To develop the knowledge and skills that are essential to enable the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing student to:
Communicate complex information to children, parents, guardians, patients, carers, colleagues and other professionals acknowledging barriers to understanding.

  • Communicate condition related information to clients and relatives that requires empathy an
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