Student Health Visitor
Sussex Community NHS Foundation TrustPosted 3 days ago
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About this role
Student Health Visitor - Commencing Oct 2025
Student Health Visitors positions x 2 full time (37.5 hours / week over 1 year)
Are you an NMC registered nurse (child, adult, mental health or learning disability) or an NMC registered midwife interested in a career in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing - Health Visiting?
Health Visitors lead the Healthy Child Programme (0-5) in Brighton and Hove and West Sussex. They work with children aged between 0 and 5 to provide key public health messages to all families; to identify and assess health or development needs, and then offer targeted support where it is most needed, with the aim that every child has the best possible start to life. Health Visitors have contact with families in homes, community venues and virtually from the antenatal period up to school entry.
Sussex Community Foundation NHS trust is offering an exciting opportunity to undertake a fully funded sponsorship to qualify as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse- Health Visitor.
The course is offered full time at level 7 (Post Graduate Diploma or Full Masters degree options) at the University of Surrey.
Please note that your clinical placement base can be anywhere in West Sussex and Brighton and Hove; we do take into consideration where you live and caring responsibilities.
Interviews will be held on Friday 10th of July.
As a student, and an adult learner you are required to be self-motivated, enthusiastic, resilient and dedicated to the role. You will have a passion for public health and improving outcomes for children in West Sussex and Brighton & Hove through progressive universalism and early intervention. We are looking for a solution-focused nurse or midwife that is able to demonstrate an understanding of holistic assessment, and the wider determinants of health and capacity building. You will need to have excellent communication skills and some experience of working collaboratively with other agencies.
This is not just a set of letters but the pathway to a varied, worthwhile and rewarding career
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.
Why work for us?
We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: HCP Practice Educator Team Job title: Practice Educator Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 0000000000
The HCP Practice Educator welcome informal contact - please email us with your contact details, the course you are interested in and a member of the practice educator team will contact you.
Student Health Visitors positions x 2 full time (37.5 hours / week over 1 year)
Are you an NMC registered nurse (child, adult, mental health or learning disability) or an NMC registered midwife interested in a career in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing - Health Visiting?
Health Visitors lead the Healthy Child Programme (0-5) in Brighton and Hove and West Sussex. They work with children aged between 0 and 5 to provide key public health messages to all families; to identify and assess health or development needs, and then offer targeted support where it is most needed, with the aim that every child has the best possible start to life. Health Visitors have contact with families in homes, community venues and virtually from the antenatal period up to school entry.
Sussex Community Foundation NHS trust is offering an exciting opportunity to undertake a fully funded sponsorship to qualify as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse- Health Visitor.
The course is offered full time at level 7 (Post Graduate Diploma or Full Masters degree options) at the University of Surrey.
Please note that your clinical placement base can be anywhere in West Sussex and Brighton and Hove; we do take into consideration where you live and caring responsibilities.
Interviews will be held on Friday 10th of July.
As a student, and an adult learner you are required to be self-motivated, enthusiastic, resilient and dedicated to the role. You will have a passion for public health and improving outcomes for children in West Sussex and Brighton & Hove through progressive universalism and early intervention. We are looking for a solution-focused nurse or midwife that is able to demonstrate an understanding of holistic assessment, and the wider determinants of health and capacity building. You will need to have excellent communication skills and some experience of working collaboratively with other agencies.
This is not just a set of letters but the pathway to a varied, worthwhile and rewarding career
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.
Why work for us?
- Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
- Varied environments: community hospitals, patients’ homes, and bases across Sussex
- Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
- Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
- Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
- Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
- Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
- Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast
We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: HCP Practice Educator Team Job title: Practice Educator Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 0000000000
The HCP Practice Educator welcome informal contact - please email us with your contact details, the course you are interested in and a member of the practice educator team will contact you.