Are you interested in working with children to ensure healthy outcomes for all? Would you like to be part of a friendly, innovative Public Health Nursing team 5-19? We have one post available for a Healthy Child and Young Person Assistant, based at Queensway Health Clinic in Hatfield.
This post is suitable for people with NVQ level 3 in Early Years or Childcare (BTEC, NNEB, CACHE Diploma) or previous experience as a Healthy Child and Young Person assistant.
The position advertised will be to assist in the delivery of the universal Healthy Child and Public Health Nursing Programme as part of the Hertfordshire Family Center Service. You will be working under the supervision of a Public Health Nurse in helping to improve the health & well-being of our school population.
The main role is to plan, organise & undertake routine screening of hearing & vision of reception children plus participating in measuring children in reception class & Year 6 as part of the National Child Measurement Programme.
Our Service
* Is committed to delivering a high quality service to our children and families as an integrated model with Family Support Services
* Is an innovative service that embraces the use of technology
* Delivers the Healthy Child Programme by using an electronic health needs assessment process to identify individuals requiring early intervention pathways
* Uses Chat health text messaging service
* Has implemented two health websites for use by children, young people, families & professionals
Successful Candidates Will
* Be a team player and also be able to work independently
* Have excellent communication skills to use with children and young people plus a variety of clients, professionals & staff
* Have experience of electronic record keeping (this would be an advantage although full training will be given)
* Have a full valid driving licence and access to a car to use for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
We are committed to supporting flexible working options for staff, wherever possible, and welcome discussions on flexible working patterns to support our staff to maintain a healthy work life balance.
We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
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