Our values:
Compassion
Supportive and caring, listening to others.
Open
Communicating openly, honestly and sharing ideas.
Trust
Trusted to deliver, feeling valued and safe.
Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust provides high quality community health and care services which are responsive to the needs of our local population. Services are delivered by our dedicated and innovative multi disciplinary professionals and supported by equally committed staff behind the scenes. We strive to continue developing and improving our services by working with and listening to our populations, partners, commissioners and staff.
WCHC offers you a great opportunity to be a part of a talented, passionate and committed team delivering excellent community based services across Cheshire and Merseyside.
Job overview
This is a fantastic opportunity to support our 0- Health and Wellbeing Service and to work closely other agencies to support the needs of
children and their families Wallasey and Wirral Wide. Working across the locality teams to identify health needs early and support with brief
interventions as part of the Healthy Child Programme.
Main duties of the job
• To develop the 0- Health and Wellbeing services working in partnership with the Local Authority and partner
agencies.
• To support delivery of identified packages of care, providing support and advice to clients.
• To deliver a range of health promotion, advice and support to parents.
• To contribute to the development of best practice and facilitate shared learning to develop services and initiatives that meet local needs, in
relation to aims and objectives of Wirral Community Trust.
• To develop effective links with key people in delivering services to enable people to improve their own health.
Working for our organisation
Do you fancy a career with an award winning integrated health and care NHS Foundation Trust?
Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is an innovative and forward-thinking organisation, delivering high quality health and
care services to the populations of Wirral, Cheshire East and West, St Helens and soon to be Knowsley.
We take great pride in being an open, trusting and compassionate organisation. The Trust is committed to promoting and building a team that
enhances inclusion, diversity and equality. We strongly believe that working together with our partners, listening to and engaging with our patients,
service users and their families we can make a real difference to the lives of local people within our communities.
We currently deliver outstanding 0- and 0-+ Health and Wellbeing Services across Wirral, Cheshire East and St Helens and Knowsley,
supporting over, children and young people. Our dedicated, innovative and forward-thinking children and young people’s services have a
positive impact on the health and wellbeing of families in our communities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached JD and PS .
Person specification
Qualifications and professional training
Essential criteria
1. NNEB/NVQ Level 3 in Child Care/Public Health
2. Brief Intervention/Motivational Interviewing trained
3. Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
4. Health and Social Care Foundation Degree
Experience and knowledge
Essential criteria
5. Substantial experience in a health related post
6. Experience of working with children and young people
7. Experience of working in the community
8. Experience of integrated working and liaising with other agencies
9. Awareness of local health priorities
10. Experience of delivering/facilitating activities to individuals and groups
11. Knowledge of safeguarding issues
12. Awareness of public health audits, data collection and report writing
Desirable criteria
13. Experience of delivering health improvement training and advice to individuals and groups
Skills and attributes
Essential criteria
14. Good verbal, non verbal and written communication skills
15. Ability to use email, internet and word processing software
16. Ability to work as part of a team and independently
17. Effective interpersonal skills
Desirable criteria
18. Ability to facilitate groups and discussions
Personal qualities
Essential criteria
19. Access to a car for work purposes
20. Commitment
21. Vision
Important Information
By applying for this post you are agreeing to Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are appointed to a post information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record system.
For further information explaining how we use your information in line with GDPR please see our ‘Guidance for applicants’ document under the section 'Additional documentation'.
We are a Disability Confident and Mindful Employer. WCHC is committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of disability, age, sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, maternity/pregnancy, marriage/civil partnership or transgender status. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities. We actively encourage BAME, LGBTQ+ and disabled applicants and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce and are keen to support reasonable adjustments to support our new and existing staff.
We are proud to support our Armed Forces Community as a Veteran Aware NHS Trust and are pleased to share that we recently achieved Bronze Award accreditation, in the. We support the armed forces as an employer; recognising the experiences and skills ex-military personnel have gained through their service.
Further Information:
Closing Dates: Candidates are advised to apply early. The Trust reserves the right to close a vacancy prior to the closing date if a high number of applications are received.
Reference Information: Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/ education history over the last three years and include valid business email addresses for them. The Trust will not accept personal references from friends or family.
Salary Expectations: The Trust pays staff in line with national NHS Terms and Conditions. Relevant experience may be considered when salary offers are made. For all part-time positions, salaries are pro-rata.