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Main area HEALTH VISITOR Grade Band 5 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (12 month secondments for successful internal candidates) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday -Friday) Job ref 820-8277477-COR
Site Moseley Hall Hospital Town Birmingham Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 11/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 20/10/2026
Job overview
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Job overview
As a Student Health Visitor with BCHCFT, you will undertake the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) (Health Visiting) level 7 Course in partnership with Birmingham City University (BCU). Approximately 50% of the course is delivered in university and 50% in placement areas across the trust. The holidays will be fixed throughout the 52-week duration of the course.
The main post holder will be responsible for overseeing academic and practice placements to ensure their completion, working across BCHC and accepting to travel to sites as required.
Throughout the course theory will be embedded into practice and as an NMC registrant you will be expected to further develop your communication, leadership, and reflective skills. In practice you will be supported by dedicated and innovative Health Visiting colleagues who are committed to supporting and developing Student Health Visitors and then welcoming newly qualified Health Visitors into the teams.
You will be required to be a car driver.
Main duties of the job
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:
- Access to clinical and safeguarding supervision
- Access to a 12-month preceptorship programme
- A continuous programme of in-house professional development
- A workplace with a strong focus on staff wellbeing
- Focus on developing clinical leadership skills
- 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.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
- 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
- Evidence base practice
- Evidence of collaborative working within a multi-professional arena
- Problem solving
- Experience / Awareness of community working
Skills and Knowledge
- Demonstrate high level of interpersonal and written skills
- 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
- Self Motivation
- Excellent interpersonal skills / communication
- Flexible and adaptable
Other job requirments
- Car Driver and access to vehicle for work purposes
In accordance with UK Home Office requirements, Band 2 clinical and non-clinical roles and Band 3 Non-Clinical roles are not eligible for sponsorship.
Please note that the majority of non-clinical roles (Agenda for Change Band 3 - 6) with the exception of those which appear on this list - link , will not meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK.
All non-clinical roles (Agenda for Change Bands 7 - 9) that meet the prescribed skill level (RQF 6) and salary threshold will be eligible for sponsorship.
The Trust will accept applications from candidates who can evidence their right to work in the UK or via alternative visa routes.
Disability Confident Employer and Guaranteed Interview Scheme
BCHC offers a guaranteed interview to any candidate who is Disabled, Neurodiverse, has a hidden or long term health condition as recognised under the Equality Act 2010, providing they meet the essential criteria of the job role, as set out in the person specification. We encourage applicants to submit their applications and to request any reasonable adjustments where required.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As part of our ongoing commitment to being a Great Place to Work, we actively foster and support a workplace culture that is inclusive and equitable for all staff, patients and service users.
We are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcomed and valued. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those with diverse abilities, experiences, and perspectives.
We are also dedicated to supporting the career progression of colleagues from underrepresented backgrounds into this role and more senior roles within the Division and the wider organisation.
Promoting Workforce Equality
In response to data held by BCHC which demonstrates that individuals from particular protected characteristics are under-represented, BCHC are striving to redress these imbalances. In order to do this, the Trust is committed to the employment and career development of individuals with these protected characteristics. As part of this commitment and given this under-representation, the Trust guarantees an interview to any applicants from under-represented groups for positions at Band 8a and above whose application meets the essential criteria for the post as detailed on the Person Specification.
The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of people who identify as Black, Minority Ethnic (B
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