About the Trust
Care closer to home is becoming integral to the future of the NHS and the Community Health Services (CHS) Division of NottsHC are at the forefront of this exciting journey. Working with our system partners in creating collaborative ways to improve physical health care services, activities and interventions in local communities, which meet the needs of our patients in the places they call home.
The division operates under three Units of Management providing an extensive portfolio of children’s, adults and specialist services, covering a vast geographical area. We offer various clinical and non-clinical roles, working within supportive teams that encourage us all to work to the best of our abilities to provide the highest quality care.
Being part of an organisation as diverse as NottsHC provides you with great career development opportunities, to be innovative and gives you permission to grow both professionally and personally and really make a difference. Our integrated teams of Nursing and Allied Health Professionals deliver care to people who present with significant physical health care needs in various settings including clinic based, community inpatient, hospices to care in the patient’s own home, including care homes, enabling them to be independent, self‑caring and live their optimum lives, reducing hospital admissions.
Services range from community nursing, including specialist practitioners, to public health and health promotion such as school nursing and health visiting, with many specialist community services designed to support care pathways such as Physiotherapy, OT, Speech and Language, Dietetics and Podiatry. Supporting the efficient running of these services are administrative and managerial roles. All roles, at all levels, are vital in transforming community health services, ensuring high quality care is provided both now and into the future based around the needs of our patients – together we all make a difference.
Role Overview
An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Healthy Child Assistant. The post is based at Warsop PCC; the team is Mansfield HFT and will deliver universal health reviews, breast‑feeding support and other duties as part of the 0‑19 Healthy Child Programme.
Responsibilities
* Carry out development reviews with parents and their children – often as sole practitioner during lone working.
* Provide communication and support to families, acting on your own initiative while escalating issues to Specialist Public Health Practitioners who lead and manage the Healthy Families Team.
* Work flexibly to meet service needs, managing time effectively and using IT systems independently or within a team environment.
* Collaborate closely with Partners to deliver high quality services to children and young people.
Qualifications and Skills
* Proven experience of working with children and families in some capacity.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
* Initiative, flexibility and ability to work independently and within a team.
* Good time management, IT skills and a willingness to undertake regular clinical and safeguarding supervision.
* Awareness of Safeguarding policies and procedures.
Benefits and Requirements
* Excellent induction, abundant training and ongoing professional development.
* Regular clinical and safeguarding supervision and an opportunity to contribute to the team’s development.
* Full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use required (reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010).
* Applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check; costs are deducted from salary over the first 2 months of employment. An annual fee of £16 applies to the DBS Update Service.
* This post does not meet the pay level required for a Skilled worker visa. Qualified candidates will be placed at the bottom of the band in line with Agenda for Change. In these circumstances sponsorship for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa is not available.
* Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa can review the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship against the relevant criteria at https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.
Additional Information
We accept candidates with no prior NHS experience and upward progression is available. A key part of the role is working as a Healthy Child Assistant, with support and supervision throughout your first year.
EEO Statement
Equal opportunities are available to all employees and applicants, all part of an inclusive cultural environment supporting a wide variety of staff networks & health and wellbeing initiatives.
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