School Health Screener

Wirral Community Health & Care Nhs Foundation Trustare; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A local health service provider in Liverpool is seeking a School Health Screener to join their 0-25 team. The role involves delivering the school aged screening programme and developing health care and promotion initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a background in health services, strong leadership skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with partners. This position offers the chance to make a positive impact on children's health and well-being in the community.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering health care and health promotion.
• Ability to develop effective links with key stakeholders.
• Demonstrated leadership and management in health services.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of the 0-25 Health and Wellbeing services.
• Deliver the school aged screening programme for the NCMP.
• Contribute to the development of best practice in health services.

Job description

Job overview

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.

Reference Information: Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/education history over the last three years and include valid business email addresses for them. The Trust will not accept personal references from friends or family.

Salary Expectations: The Trust pays staff in line with national NHS Terms and Conditions. Relevant experience may be considered when salary offers are made. For all part‑time positions, salaries are pro‑rata.

Restricted Applications: Staff on the Trust's Redeployment Register will be given priority access to vacancies at their substantive band.

Flexible Working: Flexible working is very important to the Trust in both the provision of this to staff and also in staff supporting the provision of our services.

A.I. Tools: Please note, the selection processes at Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills.

English Language: In order to comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, we are required to ensure that all employees possess "the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English." If you have not studied at an English speaking institute, or do not possess an English language qualification, you should provide evidence in your application of how you meet this requirement.

Trust

Trusted to deliver, feeling valued and safe. Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust provides high quality community health and care services which are responsive to the needs of our local population. Services are delivered by our dedicated and innovative multidisciplinary professionals and supported by equally committed staff behind the scenes. We strive to continue developing and improving our services by working with and listening to our populations, partners, commissioners and staff. WCHC offers you a great opportunity to be a part of a talented, passionate and committed team delivering excellent community‑based services across Cheshire and Merseyside.

We currently deliver outstanding 0‑19 and 0‑19+ Health and Wellbeing Services across Wirral, Cheshire East and West, 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. By applying for this post you are agreeing to Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are appointed to a post information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record system. For further information explaining how we use your information in line with GDPR please see our 'Guidance for applicants' document under the section 'Additional documentation'.

We are a Disability Confident and Mindful Employer. WCHC is committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of disability, age, sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, maternity/pregnancy, marriage/civil partnership or transgender status. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities. We actively encourage BAME, LGBTQ+ and disabled applicants and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce and are keen to support reasonable adjustments to support our new and existing staff. We are proud to support our Armed Forces Community as a Veteran Aware NHS Trust and are pleased to share that we recently achieved Bronze Award accreditation, in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We support the armed forces as an employer; recognising the experiences and skills ex‑military personnel have gained through their service.

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.

Student Visas

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:

• applied for a Graduate visa
• or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment.

Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust is committed to discharging its statutory duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and adults and will support staff to fulfil this duty.