Healthy Child Assistant

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Carlton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Healthy Child Assistant. The role delivers universal health reviews and breastfeeding support under the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme, within the Gedling Healthy Families Team.

You will work with families with children, including lone working during development reviews, and you must be flexible to meet service needs. Candidates should have GCSE level qualifications or equivalent, and NVQ3 in Early years/Childcare.

Qualifications

• GCSE level qualifications or equivalent.
• NVQ level 3 in Early years or Childcare (BTEC, NNEB, CACHE Diploma) or equivalent.
• Experience using SystmOne for health records and notes.
• Experience working with families, children and young people.

Responsibilities

• Deliver universal health reviews and breastfeeding support as part of the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme.
• Work as part of the Gedling Healthy Families Team to support children and families.
• Engage in lone working with parents and children during development reviews.
• Collaborate with partners to deliver high-quality services and activities.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Time management

Prioritisation

Flexibility

Education

GCSE level qualifications

NVQ level 3 in Early years/Childcare

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Healthy Child Assistant

The closing date is 25 October 2026

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.

Main duties of the job

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.

About us

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire,Leicestershire,Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment

Job responsibilities

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Healthy Child Assistant. The post is with the Gedling Healthy Families Team to deliver universal health reviews and breast feeding support and other duties as part of the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme. Experience and passionate attitude towards breast feeding is essential. Notts HC Trust is UNICEF GOLD Standard

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 escape at 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.

Gedling Healthy Family Team work 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 teams development.

Successful candidates should also be aware of Safeguarding policies and procedures.

Please note that this post does not meet the pay level required for a Skilled worker 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

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.

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.

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.
• Time management.
• Ability to prioritise.
• Flexibility.

Physical Requirements

• Has the physical ability to perform the full range of duties.

Values and Behaviours

• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork.
• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation.

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 yearper annum (pro rata for part time)