Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic and adaptable Public Health Assistant – Early Years to join our Health Visiting service to deliver support to families (adults) with children aged nought to five in Kent.
You will need to be a confident and flexible practitioner, passionate about improving the health and well-being of children through delivery of the healthy child programme.
You will work as part of a team to keep children safe and well by having a good understanding of child development and the importance of play in children's lives, learning and language development.
Main duties of the job
What does the role involve ?
1. Understanding and Identifying healthy normal growth and development in children
2. Completing development reviews using the ages and stages questionnaire
3. Providing appropriate responses and advice to clients parent/cares and families
4. Escalating concerns when required
5. Attend and contribute to team meetings
6. Build relationships with colleagues to enhance the team working environment.
We provide full induction training, regular coaching and the support and encouragement needed to get you off to the best start.
This role is a community-based role so the majority of your duties will be carried out between your base and community settings.
We also offer a generous NHS pension, annual leave entitlement and a competitive pay framework to progress through.
So, if your enthusiastic and enjoy working with families and up for a new challenge then we would love to hear from you.
Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship and therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom. If you feel you qualify for sponsorship via a discounted salary threshold, please contact us via
Working for our organisation
Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent
We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences
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As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As a community Trust many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. As such you will be asked to confirm you have a full UK driving licence where driving is a requirement of the role to be able to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment, if you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via quoting the vacancy reference number so we can support you further.
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
7. Relevant level 3 qualification (NVQ / QCF Diploma or certificate of care / Advanced apprenticeship) National Nursery Examination Board (NNEB)
8. Functional Skills at Level 2 (Literacy and numeracy/ GCSE grade A-C or equivalent in English and Maths)
9. Diploma in Nursery Nursing or CACHE Level 3 award in Childcare and Education or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
10. Certificate of higher education in early years or early childhood studies
11. BFI responsive feeding training and awareness of BFI standards
Experience
Essential criteria
12. Experience in a child care environment or in a health or social care setting
13. Experience of working as part of a team
14. Experience with the use of Microsoft Office and a variety of IT packages
Desirable criteria
15. Experience of planning and delivering high quality programmes to support child development and or breastfeeding volunteer or peer support.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
16. Awareness of developments in the NHS
17. Understands the role and remit of a Public Health Assistant
Desirable criteria
18. Knowledge of Early Years Foundation Stage and it’s outcomes
19. Knowledge of key theories and developments around child learning and development
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
20. Sound communication and interpersonal skills (verbal and written)
21. Ability to organise own work
22. Ability to cope with change
Desirable criteria
23. Ability to engage and involve children and their families.
24. Experience of working with families
Personal attributes
Essential criteria
25. Ability to work under pressure
26. Flexible & Adaptable
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