Senior Public Health Assistant

Kent Community Health Nhs Foundation Trust; Folkestone; Híbrido; GBP 27 000 - 33 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

NHS pension

Annual leave

Competitive pay framework

Flexible working

Resumo da oferta

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Public Health Assistant - Early Years to support the HealthyChild programme for families with children aged nought to five in Kent. You’ll work flexibly as part of a team to promote healthy child development and safe practices across community settings.

The role focuses on delivering practical guidance to families, collaborating with colleagues, and contributing to an outstanding, patient-centered care approach in a community NHS

Qualificações

• A level 5 foundation degree level of study in child development or equivalent experience.
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to work with families and deliver child development guidance.

Responsabilidades

• Deliver support to families with children aged nought to five.
• Contribute to the HealthyChild programme and early years initiatives.
• Attend team meetings and escalate concerns as needed.
• Work across base and community settings to support safe, healthy child development.

Conhecimentos

Communication

Customer focus

Teamwork

IT systems

Escalation

Child development knowledge

Formação académica

Level 5 foundation degree in child development

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and adaptable Senior Public Health Assistant - Early Years to join our Health Visiting service to deliver support to families (adult) with children aged nought to five in Kent.

You will need to be a confident and flexible practitioner, passionate about improving the health and well‑being of children through delivery of the healthychild programme.

You will work as part of a team to keep children safe and well by having a good understanding of child development and the importance of play in children's lives, learning and language development.

Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship and therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom.

Main duties of the job

What does the role involve ?

• Understanding and Identifying healthy normal growth and development in children
• Completing development reviews using the ages and stages questionnaire
• Providing appropriate responses and advice to clients parent/cares and families
• Escalating concerns when required
• Attend and contribute to team meetings
• Build relationships with colleagues to enhance the team working environment.

We provide full induction training, regular coaching and the support and encouragement needed to get you off to the best start. This role is a community‑based role so the majority of your duties will be carried out between your base and community settings. We also offer a generous NHS pension, annual leave entitlement and a competitive pay framework to progress through. So, if your enthusiastic and enjoy working with families and up for a new challenge then we would love to hear from you.

About us

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is currently undertaking a significant programme of transformation to align our community services to the new Neighbourhood Model of care delivery, there will be a period of consultation which may result in changes affecting some services, teams or roles. Depending on the area you are applying to work in, this could include potential changes to your role, work base, reporting arrangements, or terms and conditions of employment. Any changes would be subject to consultation and managed sensitively and in line with relevant employment processes. Please do contact the recruiting manager if you have any concerns about this so they can answer any questions you might have.

Rated 'Outstanding' by CQC, we deliver high‑quality care that improves the health of our communities. We are looking for people who share our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Responsive and Excellent.

We are proud to be an inclusive, welcoming organisation and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We use protected characteristic information for monitoring only and it is not seen by recruiting managers, except where applicants choose to be considered under our disability guaranteed interview scheme.

We know life outside work matters. As a flexible working-friendly organisation, we welcome conversations about arrangements that help you thrive while supporting excellent care for our patients.

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Job responsibilities

As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non‑EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via [e-mail], quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further.

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non‑clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

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Qualifications

• A level 5 foundation degree level of study in child development or equivalent experience

Experience

• Recent experience of child development gained through education, work experience or previous employment.

Knowledge

• Sound communication skills in order to understand and communicate both verbally and in writing whilst being mindful of potential language, learning needs and cultural differences
• A customer focussed approach which is essential to provide clients and their families with the best possible experience
• Work together with colleagues and teams across the Trust
• Able to use IT systems and databases
• Know when you are within your own limits and when to escal
• Able to demonstrate a good level of knowledge in child development

Desirable

• an awareness of developments within the NHS

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.