Part-Time School Health Practitioner - 0-19 Programme Expert

Gloucestershire Health and Care; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free car parking at many sites

27 days leave plus bank holidays (33+)

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust seeks a School and Community Health Practitioner (Band 4) to join the Cheltenham team on a part-time basis, delivering elements of the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme and leading on parenting support training within the community.

The role covers 22.5 hours weekly, including Tuesdays, in Cheltenham. You will contribute to screening programs, provide family support, and train School and Community Health Facilitators in Togetherness Parenting.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Care and Education or equivalent.
• Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care or equivalent.
• Solihull Approach to parenting train the trainer or willingness to complete this course.

Responsibilities

• To work within the School Nursing Team to deliver delegated components of the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme (DH 2009), monitoring quality and compliance and reporting risks by exception to the Senior School Nurse or Clinical Team Leader.
• Deliver interventions for children, families and young people using clinical judgement to make adaptions and changes in care based on the responses and outcomes observed.
• To deliver high quality, compassionate, evidence-based public health promotion advice, following an initial assessment by a registered practitioner using child-centred approaches which promote health and independence.
• To demonstrate effective approaches to monitoring signs and symptoms of physical, mental, cognitive, behavioural and emotional distress, and liaise with the School Nurse in an appropriate and timely manner to review / reassess needs as required.

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Care and Education or similar

Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care or equivalent

Solihull Approach to parenting train the trainer or willingness to complete this course

Job description

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust seeks a School and Community Health Practitioner (Band 4) to join the Cheltenham team on a part-time basis, delivering elements of the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme and leading on parenting support training within the community.

The role covers 22.5 hours weekly, including Tuesdays, in Cheltenham. You will contribute to screening programs, provide family support, and train School and Community Health Facilitators in Togetherness Parenting.