Top tips for successful applications
Are you ready to take your career to the next level?
Here are some top tips to make your specialist community public health nurse (SCPHN) programme application a success from our Programme Lead, Sue Sharman (pictured) in Health Visiting and Education Lead, Chris Beer in School Health.
What helps applications stand out?
- Personalize your application to show you’ve done your homework and are genuinely interested in the opportunity. This will show your dedication and passion for the field.
- Highlight your qualifications, experience and transferable skills for a career in public health nursing.
- Show us you understand the requirements and expectations of the training programme.
- Look at Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust’s strategy and values.
- Reach out to current or former specialist nurses to check for shadowing opportunities, or come along to one of our virtual webinars to speak to current students and our education leads.
- Be yourself. Let your genuine passion for public health nursing shine through and show us why you’d be an asset to our service.
- Demonstrate your understanding of public health and the challenges families face.
- Break down your personal statement in easy to follow points, explaining how you meet each part of the personal specification.
- Finally, do a quick check for typos.
What helps people shine at interview?
- Take a breath and gather your thoughts before you answer. Make sure you include everything you wanted to say using evidence-based information to support your answers.
- Draw on your professional experience.
- Finally, be yourself, let your personality shine through.
Keep these tips in mind and you'll be one step closer to achieving your dream of becoming a specialist nurse. Visit our website for more information on careers in public health nursing including how to register for one of our virtual webinars to hear more about the programme.
Want to know more?
Come along to a webinar on 14 May, 23 May, or 18 June, 6.30 to 8pm – please click the link to join the meeting.
You can also email our Education Leads for an informal conversation about the training programme joycemasimba@nhs.net (Health Visiting, pictured left) or chrisbeer@nhs.net (School Health, pictured right)
