Healthy Child Assistant
Closing date: 20 May 2026
Job responsibilities
An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Healthy Child Assistant. The post is based at Warsop PCC, team is Mansfield HFT to deliver universal health reviews and breast‑feeding support and other duties as part of the 0‑19 Healthy Child Programme.
Proven experience of working with children and families in some capacity is essential as a major part of this role will involve lone working with parents and their children when completing development reviews.
You will possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to act on your own initiative but to be able to escal e any issues to the Specialist Public Health Practitioners who lead and manage the Healthy Families Team on a day‑to‑day basis.
You will need to be flexible to meet the service needs of the children and their families, have good time management and IT skills and be able to work on your own initiative as well as within a team.
The team works closely with Partners to deliver high quality services to Children and Young people.
In return we offer an excellent induction with abundant training and ongoing professional development, regular clinical and safeguarding supervision and an opportunity to contribute to the team’s development.
Successful candidates should also be aware of Safeguarding policies and procedures.
A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.
Please note that this post does not meet the pay level required for a Skilled worker visa.
Successful applicants with no prior NHS experience would normally be placed at the bottom of the band in line with Agenda for Change. This salary is below the minimum salary required for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa. In these circumstances the Trust would not, therefore, be able to sponsor for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa.
Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship against the relevant criteria here https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa
Person Specification
Contractual Requirements
* Flexible to meet the needs of the service
* The ability to travel between locations.
* A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Knowledge
* Knowledge of Safeguarding policies and procedures.
* Knowledge of child development
Experience
* Working within a childcare setting
* Working in a customer-facing role
* Working within a team
* Working with families, children and young people
* Planning and delivering targeted activities
* Experience of using SystmOne
* Experience of delivering breast feeding support
Qualifications
* GCSE level qualifications or evidence of study to a similar level
* NVQ level 3 in Early years or Childcare (BTEC, NNEB, CACHE Diploma) or equivalent experience in relevant field
Skills
* Good interpersonal and communicational skills
* Use of initiative
* Organisational skills
* Time management
* Ability to prioritise
* Flexibility
Physical Requirements
* Has the physical ability to perform the full range of duties
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer name
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
£25,760 to £27,476 a year per annum (pro rata for part time)
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