School Nursing services in Newham are directly provided by The London Borough of Newham. The local authority is working in partnership with Greenwich University to select a January 2024 cohort of students to undertake the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) School Nursing.
Fully funded and salaried (APTC equivalent to AfC band 5) training places are available now. The School Nurse career path offers lots of opportunities for progression, with salaries equivalent to LBN PO3-PO7 (AfC bands 6 to 8).
Please apply for this post timely, as the job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received.
The fundamental responsibilities of the post holder are to attain the academic credentials and the clinical skills required to practice as a NMC registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse on a defined pathway. These are summarised below:
To fulfil the requirements of the Specialist Community Practitioner programme by attending university course dates and practice placement days in accordance with University regulations
To work with the Specialist Community Practice Teacher to develop the skills and competencies to achieve NMC Registration Standards for Specialist Community Practice