Health Visitor Scphn Student - Waltham Forest 0 - 19 Services

Are you a community health nurse looking to further your knowledge and skills?

Are you experienced in working within the 0-19 services?

Do you hold a 2:2-degree qualification or above?

As a registered nurse or midwife there has never been a better time to join the GP Care Group. Come and join our friendly, welcoming, and inclusive 0-19 team and share our ambition to make a fundamental difference in improving the health and wellbeing of children and their families in Waltham Forest.

We are looking for nurses who have:

Effective

communication skills to support and empower families and young people, and to

work alongside partner agencies.

A

flexible and reliable team player with the ability to prioritise and manage a

busy workload and an approach suited to community working.

Current

nursing or midwifery registration or a nursing or midwifery qualification

At

least 1 years post registration experience and the ability to travel

extensively across Waltham Forest and the surrounding areas to meet both the

educational and clinical requirements of the course.

As this role is community based,

it is desirable to be a car owner and driver.

On successful completion of the course,

the post holder will be eligible to register with the Nursing and Midwifery

Council as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (School Nurse) and you

will be able to apply for band 6 SCPHN roles.

Main duties of the job

Health Visitors lead in the delivery of the Healthy Child

Programme (0-5) 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

About us

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.

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.

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

Details

Date posted

13 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£39,781 a year

inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time,

Flexible working

Reference number

E0136-26-0030

Job locations

Chingford Health Centre

109 York Road

London

E4 8LF

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

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.

Job responsibilities

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.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Demonstrate knowledge of current Child Protection legislation
• Demonstrate an understanding of the role of the Specialist
• Community Public Health Nurse
• Awareness of developments in Public Health
• Understanding of current policies relating to public health

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC Registered Nurse
• (children/adult/LD or MH) and/or NMC Registered Midwife

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Demonstrate knowledge of current Child Protection legislation
• Demonstrate an understanding of the role of the Specialist
• Community Public Health Nurse
• Awareness of developments in Public Health
• Understanding of current policies relating to public health

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC Registered Nurse
• (children/adult/LD or MH) and/or NMC Registered Midwife

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website .

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website .

Employer details

Employer name

Tower Hamlets GP Care Group

Address

Chingford Health Centre

109 York Road

London

E4 8LF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.gpcaregroup.org/section/387/Home (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Tower Hamlets GP Care Group

Address

Chingford Health Centre

109 York Road

London

E4 8LF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.gpcaregroup.org/section/387/Home (Opens in a new tab)

Job responsibilities

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.

Knowledge

Essential

• Demonstrate knowledge of current Child Protection legislation
• Demonstrate an understanding of the role of the Specialist
• Community Public Health Nurse
• Awareness of developments in Public Health
• Understanding of current policies relating to public health

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC Registered Nurse
• (children/adult/LD or MH) and/or NMC Registered Midwife