School Nurse SCPHN Student - Waltham Forest 0-19 Services

School Nurses lead in the delivery of the Healthy Child

Programme (5-19) delegating to and supervising the work of the skill mix team,

while also working in partnership with local service providers to develop and

support services to children and families within the local community.

This is a development role where the sponsored

SCPHN student will be building on existing knowledge, skills, and competencies

to achieve a higher level of practice resulting in an academic qualification as

well as acquiring clinical skills required to practice as a NMC registered

Specialist Community Public Health Nurse on a defined pathway

Interviews will be taking place W/C 02 November 2026

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

The training is a one-year full time course (50% theory

& 50% practice) combining study and clinical learning in both university

and practice placements.

The course is at level 7, delivered by Greenwich University

commencing in January 2026.

The university will provide the theoretical knowledge and

skills to ensure high quality, evidence-based assessment, delivery and

evaluation of care in relation to child/family needs and will include

safeguarding and the protection of children.

Practice placement is in Waltham Forest and facilitated by

the Practice Education Facilitators, practice supervisors and practice

assessors within the Waltham Forest 0-19 services. We work closely with the

university to ensure seamless links between the theory and practice of these

specialist roles.

You will join our team as a full time Band 5 student (paid

at mid-point band 5). Once you have completed the 12-months training and

successfully qualify as a SCPHN health visitor you will be able to apply for

employment as a band 6 health visitor through guaranteed employment with the GP

Care Group.

Tower Hamlets GP Care Group (The Care Group) was incorporated as a community interest company limited by shares in September 2014. Every general practice in Tower Hamlets owns one share of £1. The Care Group was formed to manage borough level contracts on behalf of the practices, deliver primary care led services and support general practices, and to be the provider voice of primary care in the wider health and social care system.

Read up more about Tower Hamlets GP Care Group, click here: https://www.gpcaregroup.org/

The Care Group is also a member of Tower Hamlets Together, a place-based integrated partnership, which includes Bart's Health, East London NHS Foundation Trust, the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and the Council for Voluntary Services.

Click here to know more about Tower Hamlets Together partnership- https://www.towerhamletstogether.com/

The key priorities for the Care Group are:

Innovation and support for primary care

Being a great place to work

Integrating primary and community care

Providing of high-quality cost-effective care to local people

Influencing improvements in health outcomes

Qualifications

Essential: - NMC Registered Nurse; - (children/adult/LD or MH) and/or NMC Registered Midwife

Knowledge