Band 5 Student Health Visitors
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT
Birmingham, B13 8LJView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
11 October 2026
13 days leftJob description
- **This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested*** **...
Successful completion of the course will lead to registration on Part 3 of the NMC register as a Health Visitor and eligibility to apply for a post within the integrated Health Visiting and Birmingham Forward Steps service which offers:
o Access to clinical and safeguarding supervision
o Access to a 12-month preceptorship programme
o A continuous programme of in-house professional development
o A workplace with a strong focus on staff wellbeing
o Focus on developing clinical leadership skills
o Future development opportunities for band 7 specialist HV roles e.g., safeguarding, homelessness, strengthening families etc.
o Access to IT and technology solutions to support agile working
Before commencing training, successful candidates will be asked to sign a BCHC Training Contract that will cover them for the duration of the course that will commit them to working within our Health Visiting service for a minimum period of 24 months post qualification.
Applications are welcomed from all who meet the essential criteria including those currently working in clinical roles Band 5.
The advert will close early once the required number of applications has been received
Interview dates: 20th and 21st October 2026
The course commences on Monday 1st February 2027
Candidates will need to be available to commence on the above date
Please see attached the job description and person specification for further details on the main responsibilities
- Non-NHS employers: Start at the bottom of Band 5 pay scale.
- External NHS staff: Appointed up to the mid-point of Band 5.
- Internal secondments (BCHC): Will require manager approval and completion of the relevant forms to be signed by the divisional director to be transferred across on existing terms prior to interview.
- Be Part of Our Team...
BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- First level nursing qualification
- Current NMC Registration
- Appropriate entry level criteria for the University education programme, including a minimum of 240 academic credits of which at least 120 are at Level 5 (Diploma in Higher Education)
- Portfolio evidence of continual professional and academic development
- Must have applied to University for a SCPHN Health Visiting place
- Evidence of Line Management approval to apply for secondment
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Evidence of study at Level 6 if accessing Level 7 study
- Must have completed a preceptorship programme
Experience
Essential
- Evidence base practice
- Team working
- Prioritising & decision making
- Evidence of collaborative working within a multi-professional arena
- Problem solving
- Experience / Awareness of community working
- 12 months preceptorship programme
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrate high level of interpersonal and written skills
- Computer literate
- Demonstrate sound literacy and numeracy skills
- Understanding of HV role
- Awareness of equality and diversity in delivery of health care
- Understanding of safeguarding children & vulnerable adults
Personal Qualities
Essential: - Self Motivation; - Excellent Role Model; - Excellent interpersonal skills / communication; - Flexible and adaptable
Other job requirments
Essential: - Car Driver and access to vehicle for work purposes
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
28 September 2026
Last checked
28 September 2026
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