Job summary
- Main area
- Health Visiting
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 407-COMMUNITY-7550501
- Employer
- Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Across Walsall
- Town
- Walsall
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/12/2025 23:59
Employer heading
SCPHN/Practice Teacher - Health Visiting
NHS AfC: Band 7
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust provides integrated acute and community Healthcare in the West Midlands serving a population of 260,000 residents. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and we are continually upgrading. Construction of the new integrated critical care unit was completed in 2018, extension of a Neonatal Unit and an approved plan to build a brand new, state of the art Emergency Department which commenced in 2021
We provide high quality, friendly and effective community health services from multiple sites covering Walsall. Our multidisciplinary services include rapid response and homebased care, so that those with long term conditions and the frail elderly can remain in their own homes.
We are recommended by colleagues as a place to work which is supported by the trusts values to work as part of a team, being respectful, compassionate and professional. We are committed to investing in our workforce
Following our recent CQC visit the Trust was rated as outstanding for care and this has been recognised by NHS Improvement.
The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including: salary sacrifice scheme; car leasing scheme; on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability); the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme; and the opportunity to develop and implement your expertise in an encouraging yet challenging environment
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant. The Trust currently holds the Bronze Award which underlines the Trust’s commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community. As an organisation, we are aiming to achieve the next level Silver award, with our sights firmly on Gold.
RESPECT - COMPASSION - TEAMWORK - PROFESSIONALISM
Job overview
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.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The job holder is responsible for developing, leading, planning and delivering a range of services for 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 other agencies.
Care may be delivered within a variety of settings to include client’s 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 criteria
- Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visiting)
- Practice Teacher Qualification
- Mentorship in Practice Qualification
Knowledge and expereince
Essential criteria
- 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 criteria
- 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 criteria
- 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.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tryphine Molineux
- Job title
- Deputy Professional Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07813546308
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