Job summary
Healthy Child Programme Assistant
To provide support and assistance to staff in the health care professional team team (including Health Visitors, School Nurses, Community Nursery Nurses) and other clinicians.
To work within clinic or community settings to assist in clinics, group work, and health promotion.
To undertake clerical duties and caseload administration for the team. This will include initial screening of calls from service users, partners and other professionals, and liaising with the Senior HCPA where needed. The post holder will be required to promptly answer telephone calls, resolve routine queries, and provide a high level of customer service, which will include signposting to relevant services prioritising urgent assessment when required.
Main duties of the job
Assisting the Senior HCPAs and clinicians with any delegated duties.
Support for clinic sessions including setting up the room, and cleaning/clearing equipment afterwards.
Weighing and measuring babies.
Signposting service users.
Office duties, i.e answering telephone calls, emails, using PAS.
Booking/rearranging appointments.
Monitoring and ordering office supplies /PPE / health promotion material / IT equipment.
Working at various community clinic settings.
About us
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
- Safety
- Care
- Respect
- Communication
- Learning
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good functional literacy (spoken and written) and numeracy skills
Desirable
- Educated to GCSE standard or equivalent (passes at Grades A - C)
Experience
Essential
- Understanding of confidentiality issues
Desirable
- Knowledge of child development
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- General office and clerical experience
- Working as part of a team
- Ability to organize own workload, prioritise and work to deadlines
- Ability to travel around Tameside
- Proven keyboard skills and knowledge of Microsoft packages
Desirable
- Working with customers/clients/public Experience of working with children and young people
- Experience of specialist health management software e.g. EMIS
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good functional literacy (spoken and written) and numeracy skills
Desirable
- Educated to GCSE standard or equivalent (passes at Grades A - C)
Experience
Essential
- Understanding of confidentiality issues
Desirable
- Knowledge of child development
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- General office and clerical experience
- Working as part of a team
- Ability to organize own workload, prioritise and work to deadlines
- Ability to travel around Tameside
- Proven keyboard skills and knowledge of Microsoft packages
Desirable
- Working with customers/clients/public Experience of working with children and young people
- Experience of specialist health management software e.g. EMIS
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
