School Health Screener

Wirral Community Health & Care Nhs Foundation Trustare; Knowsley; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading integrated health organization in England is seeking a part-time School Health Screener in Knowsley. This role focuses on delivering school-aged health screenings and developing health care initiatives for children and young people. The ideal candidate will foster partnerships with local authorities and communities while promoting health and wellbeing in a supportive environment. The Trust values inclusion and diversity and offers professional development opportunities for its team members.

Benefits

Continuous professional development opportunities

Supportive work environment

Commitment to inclusion and diversity

Qualifications

• Experience in health care delivery for children and young people.
• Ability to develop health programs using evidence-based practices.
• Strong communication skills for effective partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the school aged screening programme for NCMP.
• Develop and promote health care initiatives in the community.
• Collaborate with local authorities and partner agencies.

Skills

Health promotion

Professional leadership

Communication skills

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a School Health Screener in the 0-25 team in Knowsley to help support the development of the 0-25 Health and Wellbeing services working in partnership with the Local Authority, partner agencies and Primary Care Team. To deliver the school aged screening programme for the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP). To develop and deliver health care and health promotion, using evidence based practice and professional leadership and management. To contribute to the development of best practice and facilitate shared learning to develop services and initiatives that meet local needs, in relation to aims and objectives of Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust. To develop effective links with key people in delivering services to enable people to improve their own health. You can visit our dedicated children and young people’s website to find out more about our services.

Exciting opportunity to be part of the 0-25 team in Knowsley as a Part time; Term Time School Health Screener. Do you fancy a career with an award winning integrated health and care NHS Foundation Trust? Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is an innovative and forward‑thinking organisation, delivering high quality health and care services to the populations of Wirral, Cheshire East and West, St Helens and Knowsley. We take great pride in being an open, trusting and compassionate organisation. The Trust is committed to promoting and building a team that enhances inclusion, diversity and equality. We strongly believe that working together with our partners, listening to and engaging with our patients, service users and their families, we can make a real difference to the lives of local people within our communities. We currently deliver outstanding 0-19 and 0-19+ Health and Wellbeing Services across Wirral, Cheshire East and St Helens and Knowsley, supporting over 250,000 children and young people. Our dedicated, innovative and forward‑thinking children and young people’s services have a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of families in our communities. We work closely with our commissioners and partners to deliver the best possible services for the children, young people and families.

About the Trust

Our local and community based services support people to live well and independently, including:

• 0-19 / 0-19+ / 0-25 Health and Wellbeing Services
• Community Nursing
• Sexual Health Wirral
• Community Cardiology
• Walk‑in centres
• Speech and Language Therapy
• Teletriage
• Community Dental
• Social Care
• End of Life Care

As a Trust, we provide extensive continuous professional development opportunities through a diverse range of learning solutions, including virtual and face‑to‑face events, webinars and action learning sets. We subscribe to numerous memberships and licences to support staff development and continuous learning. You can read more about the Trust via the careers section on our website.