Band 4 BFS Hub Child and Family Advisor

Integrated Care System; Nechells; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A local health organization in the United Kingdom is seeking a Child and Family Advisor to join their Health Visiting service. Responsibilities include delivering key aspects of the Healthy Child Programme, providing support to families, and collaborating with various health professionals. The ideal candidate must have an NVQ Level 3 in Child Care or equivalent, and experience working with children and families. This full-time role offers a chance to make a significant impact in the community.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and families in various settings.
• Experience in health or community settings.
• Knowledge of public health priorities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver key aspects of the Healthy Child Programme.
• Work collaboratively with Health Visitors and other health professionals.
• Provide advice and support around child development.

Skills

Child development knowledge

Good communication skills

Team collaboration

IT skills

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Child Care

NNEB or equivalent in Early Years

Job description

The BFS Health Visiting Hub are looking for a Child and Family Advisor with a NNEB or NVQ Level 3 in Child Care/CACHE or a Level 4 Certificate in Early Years Practice (OU) or a Level 3 BTEC National Diploma in Early Years (as per job description and person specification) to join our Health Visiting service.

Experience should include working with children and families in a variety of settings and the candidate must have an excellent knowledge of child development and ideally have some experience of working with children who have additional needs

Main duties of the job

The role involves delivering key aspects of the Healthy Child Programme as part of services provided across the Birmingham Health Visiting Service. These aspects will include infant feeding, child development and health promotion. Computer skills are essential, as is a positive attitude to change.

You will have good communication skills, be a team player and be well organised in order to work effectively, in partnership with Health Visiting colleagues, the Early Years Childcare providers and key health professionals.

You will be supported in this role by a comprehensive induction programme, and internal training opportunities.

About us

Be Part of Our Team...

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for better care and healthier communities, we want to hear from you.

Job responsibilities

Working with an integrated team including Health Visitors, Community Public Health Nurses (CPHNs), Admin, Early Years Outreach Workers (EYOWs), to deliver a virtual single point of access service for Health Visiting for the City of Birmingham.

Utilising the Cisco/ARC/Jabber telephony system and Rio Clinical Record System, for which full training will be given

To work in collaboration with the health visitor to deliver a holistic approach to supporting families, incorporating child development, public health and family support agendas.

To work collaboratively with other relevant agencies where appropriate, establishing effective links to support signposting and referrals where required.

To report back to the Health Visitor any concerns following any contact, in a timely manner.

To assist in developing programmes of care to promote normal child development.

To use a solution focused approach when working with families to support engagement with the service and maintain a child centred focus.

To promote the importance of attachment and bonding, play and stimulation to encourage child development through interaction with parent and child.

To provide advice, support and signposting around child development to include early interventions and onward referrals to AHPs to include SALT, ND Pathway & Childrens centre.

Provide advice and support to parents regarding behaviour management individually or in groups, utilising presentation skills and working with colleagues from other agencies and within the locally agreed programmes.

Provide health promotion information and advice to support work around the six public health high impact areas for the service, to include maternal mental health, breast feeding, healthy nutrition and weight, alongside other key public health agendas including immunisation, dental hygiene and smoking.

Provide information and guidance in relation to accident prevention, home safety, child safety and safe play.

Provide advice about treating common childhood illnesses and recognising when a child is ill.

To provide guidance and support on childcare, nutrition and early education.

To provide advice around parenting capacity and parental conflict and signpost to partners for additional support.

To promote and support families to access the Childrens Centres and Family Hubs.

To work flexibly as required, across the corporate team, to meet the needs of the service.

To maintain clear and concise records.

Skilled in reflective practice and able to evaluate own practice and share skills and learning.

To enter all statistical information promptly onto computerised or manual records as required.

To attend meetings and in-service training as required.

To be aware of and respect the confidential nature of the work.

To effectively respond to daily call and email workstreams supporting the requirements of families, partners and stakeholders.

To undertake other duties commensurate with this grade of post in agreement with the relevant line manager.

To minimise the Trusts environmental impact wherever possible, including recycling, switching off lights, computers, monitors and equipment when not in use. Helping to reduce paper waste by minimising printing/copying and reducing water usage, reporting faults and heating/cooling concerns promptly and minimising travel. Where the role includes the ordering and use of supplies or equipment the post holder will consider the environmental impact of purchases.

Person Specification

Qualifications / training

• NVQ Level 3 qualification or equivalent in Childcare, Health and Social Care;
• NNEB / BTEC National Diploma in Early Years / Cache Diploma in Child Care Education or equivalent level of education in Child Development

Experience

• Relevant experience of working with children, young people and families.
• Relevant experience of working in a health or community setting
• Delivery of ASQ development reviews
• Delivery of breastfeeding advice

Skills/knowledge

• Knowledge of child development and early learning.
• Understanding of safeguarding issues
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Experience of multi disciplinary working
• IT skills, specifically Microsoft Office
• Knowledge of public health priorities
• Knowledge of the Early Help process and ability to identify when onward referral may be supportive.
• Experience of delivering support and advice virtually and via telephone
• Ability to work effectively in a team
• Able to work under direct and indirect supervision
• Ability to organise and prioritise work
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable

Other job requirements

• Awareness of confidentiality issues
• Presentation and teaching skills as used when running small groups e.g .weaning groups
• To maintain at all times a professional manner and appearance

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.