Specialist Community Practitioner Student (District Nursing)

London, England, United Kingdom

8/11/2025

To work towards gaining the standards of proficiency for entry to the NMC register/recordable for Specialist Community Practitioner.

To provide the Specialist Community Practitioner Student with a learning environment which will enable the student to develop knowledge, skills and competencies to take on the role of a qualified Specialist Community Practitioner within a defined pathway.

Required

To gain the knowledge and skills and competence required in order to exercise higher levels of judgment, discretion and decision making in clinical care focusing on four broad areas:

• Clinical practice
• Community Engagement
• Clinical practice development
• Leadership in clinical practice
  
  

The post of Specialist Community Practitioner Sponsorship Student is a development post building on existing knowledge, skills and competencies to achieve a higher level of practice resulting in an academic qualification as well as a recordable/registerable qualification with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust are looking to sponsor highly motivated qualified nurses with minimum 2 year clinical nursing experience who are interested in undertaking the Post Graduate Diploma (PGDip) Specialist Community Practitioner (District Nursing) qualification in January 2026 at University of Greenwich.

Responsibilities

The fundamental responsibilities of the post holder are to attain the academic credentials and the clinical skills required to practice as a NMC registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse on a defined pathway. These are summarised below:

• To fulfil the requirements of the Specialist Community Practitioner programme by attending university course dates and practice placement days in accordance with University regulations
• To work with the Specialist Community Practice Teacher and Experienced Practitioners to develop the skills and competencies to achieve NMC Registration Standards for Specialist Community Practice
• With the support of the Specialist Community Practice Teacher to link the theoretical knowledge gained through the university programme to the practice situation
• To demonstrate an understanding of current and emerging National, Regional and local healthcare legislation, policies and guidelines as they pertain to chosen pathway
• To develop/build on skills of caseload and team leadership and management
• To work within University Regulations pertaining to academic work and student conduct
  
  

Our People Are Our Greatest Asset. When We Feel Supported And Happy At Work, This Positivity Reaches Those Very People We Are Here For, The Patients. Engaged Employees Perform At Their Best And Our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Initiatives Contribute To Cultivate a Culture Of Engagement. We Have Four Staff Networks, a Corporate EDI Team And a Suite Of Programmes And Events Which Aim To Insert The 5 Aspirations

• Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
• Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
• Improving the experience of staff with disability
• Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
• Making equalities mainstream
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Satyan K.Chuttarsing Job title: Community PDN Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 07796182473

please contact: Sue Kyne (PDN) 07795968940