Have you ever thought about a career in Health visiting or School Nursing? Sponsorship (for external applicants) and secondments (for internal applicants) are available within North East London Foundation Trust for: Specialist Community Public Health Nursing Course (Health Visiting and School Nursing) with Community Placements within London Boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Havering & Redbridge. NELFT September 2026 cohort studying at City St George’s, University of London. Our vision for Health Visiting and School Nursing is one which is truly centred on what our children and families need. We are like many other NHS organisations are committed to reducing health inequalities, but we have a unique approach to making real life improvements for the families under our care.
To ensure all our student SCPHN practitioners receive the best possible learning environment NELFT have a robust model of learning practice with dedicated Practice assessors and practice supervisors.
We offer a very enabling preceptorship programme, taking on board the Institute of Health Visiting and School Nursing principles, which supports clinical governance through the process of developing a culture of ‘lifelong learning’ and good employment practices, as well as varying forms of supervision inclusive of Clinical, Safeguarding and Restorative Supervision.
Specialist Community Public Health Nursing Course Applications NELFT is delighted to invite applicants who are suitably qualified nurses to undertake the above course. Candidates must hold:
- Current NMC Registration for nursing or midwifery
- Evidence of applying for NMC registration and confirmed NMC registration within 2 months of the start date.
- The course will be at level 7 and candidates will require a 2:2 or evidence of study at Level 7.
- Students will have the course paid for will receive a salary up to mid-point Band 5 (dependant on NHS experience) Internal candidates to contact for further information.
For an informal discussion or further information, please telephone any of the contacts below:
- Lynn Barton email: Tel: 07740 422938
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Our Values 2025 – 2030 Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have coproduced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.
They Are We are kind.
We are respectful.
We work together with our communities.
These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.
Probationary Period This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
High Cost Area Supplement Outer London This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,714 to a maximum of £5,941 per annum (pro rata for part time).
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities Candidates invited to interview are asked to provide:
Academic evidence of attainment of study at Level 7 or above for review by HEI representatives.
Evidence of recent study.
ID
All Places will be offered dependant on funding.
If you are an overseas qualified nurse and wanting to start your journey to becoming a UK based registered nurse with the NMC, you can check whether you are eligible to be supported through NEU Professionals – . Whilst NELFT is happy to welcome overseas nurses we are unable to consider your application directly. You should submit your interest and apply through the Capital Nurse London group.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this when completing your application.
We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Please apply as soon as possible as some posts close early to limit the number of applications.
Certificates of Sponsorship Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.
Use of AI Please see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI during the recruitment process.
