Specialist Community Nursing
London Deanery is managing the recruitment for those wanting to enter into a Specialist Community Nursing profession and those wishing to return to practice as a Health Visitor.
To access the online recruitment system please go to: 2012 online portal
Applications for Student Health Visitor, Student School Nurse and Student District Nurse are now closed.
Before applying please read the documents in the downloads box to the right of this page. It is essential to refer to these guides before submitting your application.
When writing your application please ensure that your application outlines your skills and competencies, experience, knowledge and transferable skills in line with the requirements noted on the person specification.
Students expecting to gain NMC registration by September 2012 also have the opportunity to train as a health visitor or a school nurse.
Training can take one year full-time, two years part-time or three to six months on the HV return to practice course. It entails studying at university while also working as part of a specialist community nursing team within an NHS Trust. This allows you to put theory into practice and develop the skills that you need in order to take on this important role.
Those joining the programme will receive a funded university education and salary support provided by a NHS organisation in London. Those joining the HVRtP programme will receive a funded university education and a bursary provided by London Deanery.
Successful completion of the course will give you a degree-level qualification and NMC registration as a health visitor or specialist community public health nurse.
Benefits of the programme
- Funded university education
- Hands-on training within an NHS organisation
- Choice of universities and London NHS organisations
- Salary paid while training
- Qualification at degree level
- NMC registration as a health visitor/school nurse/distric nurse
- Support in finding a training place
For all enquiries regarding training for health visiting, school nursing, district nursing and health visiting return to practice please contact our dedicated recruitment enquiries team on SCNrecruitmentenquiries@londondeanery.ac.uk. It is advised you read through the web pages available to you before contacting us with any further enquiries.