Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Children's Health Promotion Advisor

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Job summary

Children's Health Promotion Advisor

This is a fantastic opportunity to support our 0-25 Health and Wellbeing Service and to work closely other agencies to support the needs of children and their families in Knowsley. Working across the locality teams to identify health needs early and support with brief interventions as part of the Healthy Child Programme.

Main duties of the job

To develop the 0-25 Health and Wellbeing services working in partnership with the Local Authority, partneragencies and Primary Care Team.
To support delivery of identified packages of care, providing support and advice to clients.
To deliver a range of health promoting programmes and activities for inclusion in a variety of settings including: mental wellbeing, physical activity, stop smoking support, oral health, food and nutrition andlifestyle/weight management.
To develop and deliver health care and health promotion as a member of the Lifestyles Division, 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 Trust.
To develop effective links with key people in delivering services to enable people to improve their own health.

About us

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 soon to be 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.

You can read more about the Trust via thecareers section on our website.

Date posted

10 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year pa (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Job share

Reference number

844-7074964

Job locations

North Huyton PCRC

Woolfall Heath Ave

Knowsley

L33 1XT

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached JD and PS .

You can also visit our dedicated children and young peoples website to find out more about our services.

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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached JD and PS .

You can also visit our dedicated children and young peoples website to find out more about our services.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

NNEB/ NVQ Level 3 in Child Care/Public Health
Brief Intervention/Motivational interviewing trained
Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

Health and Social Care Foundation degree

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

Substantial experience in a health related post
Experience of working with children and young people
Experience of working in the community
Experience of integrated working and liaising with other agencies
Awareness of local health priorities
Experience of delivering/facilitating activities to individuals and groups
Knowledge of safeguarding issues
Awareness of Public Health audits data collection and report writing

Desirable

Experience of delivering health improvement training and advice to individuals and groups

Skills & Attributes

Essential

Good verbal, non verbal and written communication skills
Ability to use email, internet and word processing software
Ability to work as part of a team and independently
Effective interpersonal skills

Desirable

Ability to facilitate groups and discussions

Personal Qualities

Essential

Access to a car for work purposes
Commitment
Vision

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

NNEB/ NVQ Level 3 in Child Care/Public Health
Brief Intervention/Motivational interviewing trained
Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

Health and Social Care Foundation degree

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

Substantial experience in a health related post
Experience of working with children and young people
Experience of working in the community
Experience of integrated working and liaising with other agencies
Awareness of local health priorities
Experience of delivering/facilitating activities to individuals and groups
Knowledge of safeguarding issues
Awareness of Public Health audits data collection and report writing

Desirable

Experience of delivering health improvement training and advice to individuals and groups

Skills & Attributes

Essential

Good verbal, non verbal and written communication skills
Ability to use email, internet and word processing software
Ability to work as part of a team and independently
Effective interpersonal skills

Desirable

Ability to facilitate groups and discussions

Personal Qualities

Essential

Access to a car for work purposes
Commitment
Vision

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

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North Huyton PCRC

Woolfall Heath Ave

Knowsley

L33 1XT

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North Huyton PCRC

Woolfall Heath Ave

Knowsley

L33 1XT

Employer's website

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