Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Band 4 Healthy Child Programme Practitioner

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Job summary

The Best Start for Life programme is a partnership between organisations, including Leicester City Council, the NHS, and the voluntary sector. It looks to support parents and carers, so they can nurture their babies and children, improving health and education outcomes for all. It aims to provide additional support through pregnancy to a childs second birthday, offering health and social interventions to give every child the best opportunities to thrive.

As part of this programme Healthy Together (NHS provider of health visiting and school nursing services in Leicester) have an exciting opportunity to expand their current workforce.

Do you love working with young children and their families? Do you understand that offering support with warmth and compassion can make a real difference for families? If so, you may be the very person we are looking for. We have vacancies for Healthy Child Programme Practitioners (community nursery nurse) in Leicester. You will have a suitable qualification such as NNEB, Diploma in Childcare and Education (CACHE) or NVQ Child Care Level 3 Qualification as well as a variety of experience working with children. You will need to be a driver and have access to your own transport. Public transport will not be suitable to fulfil this role.

Please be aware that these roles are always popular so we may close the advert early when we have enough applications.

Main duties of the job

Working within the Health Visiting team you will:

Deliver the universal Healthy Child Programme (HCP) at 1012 month and 2 year development reviews, carry out growth measurements and complete review assessments as delegated by the Public Health Nurse-Health Visitor.

Promote breast feeding by offering advice, working with peer supporters. Also promote nutrition, healthy weight and obesity prevention in group settings or provide 1 to 1 follow up advice.

Deliver defined delegated packages of care regarding sleep and behaviour promoting positive parenting including use of the Solihull approach.

Deliver Healthy Bladder Healthy Bowel workshops and group work in line with local identified need.

Lead and coordinate Public Health programmes for identified neighbourhoods, for example the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP).

Promote digital health information, including signposting to the local Healthy Together public health websites and to Chat Health, the confidential text messaging service.

Participate in clinical supervision sessions and actively access safeguarding supervision.

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Date posted

12 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9313-23-0683

Job locations

Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust

Bridge Park Road

Thurmaston

Leicester

LE4 8PQ

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you like what you have read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click on the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you like what you have read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click on the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Significant experience of working with children/young people in different settings.
Demonstrate an understanding of working with different professional groups.
Evidence an ability to work effectively as part of a team as well as to self-direct using own initiative.
Experience of health promotion / education activity.

Qualifications

Essential

5 GCSE or equivalent pass at grades A-C to include English and Maths.
NVQ Level 3 in Childrens Care, Learning and Development or equivalent.
(Equivalent qualifications will be considered where their equivalency can be demonstrated)

knowledge and skills

Essential

Demonstrate a basic understanding of safeguarding issues.
Evidence an understanding of public health needs for children and young people.

Interpersonal Skills

Essential

Demonstrate effective communication skills.

Mobility

Essential

Driving licence / car driver / suitable alternative.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Significant experience of working with children/young people in different settings.
Demonstrate an understanding of working with different professional groups.
Evidence an ability to work effectively as part of a team as well as to self-direct using own initiative.
Experience of health promotion / education activity.

Qualifications

Essential

5 GCSE or equivalent pass at grades A-C to include English and Maths.
NVQ Level 3 in Childrens Care, Learning and Development or equivalent.
(Equivalent qualifications will be considered where their equivalency can be demonstrated)

knowledge and skills

Essential

Demonstrate a basic understanding of safeguarding issues.
Evidence an understanding of public health needs for children and young people.

Interpersonal Skills

Essential

Demonstrate effective communication skills.

Mobility

Essential

Driving licence / car driver / suitable alternative.

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 details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust

Bridge Park Road

Thurmaston

Leicester

LE4 8PQ

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust

Bridge Park Road

Thurmaston

Leicester

LE4 8PQ

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)