Healthy Child Programme Practitioner Band 4

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

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Job summary

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) across Leicestershire and Rutland. 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 in order to fulfil this role. For more information please contact Clinical Team Leader -Nina Rabadia on 07789480556 or by email ninarabadia@nhs.net or Healthy Child Programme Practitioner Kay Thorne on 07826923429 or by email kay.thorne@nhs.net.

Please be aware that these roles are always popular so we may close the advert early when we have enough applications. Interview dates 7th & 8th August 2023.

Main duties of the job

You will work as an integral part of the clinical team working with children from birth to school age. You will participate in the delivery of The Healthy Child Programme and be expected to work in various community settings including the family homes. You will get involved in delivering universal 10-12 month and 2-2. 5 year development reviews, so a sound knowledge of child development will be crucial. You will advise parents on a wide range of issues including positive parenting skills, helping parents understand and support their childs behaviour; weaning and nutrition; play and stimulation; speech and language development; sleep management and toilet training; ensuring that advice is evidence based to facilitate school readiness. You will need to be someone who can use your initiative and be attentive to detail. You should be able to work autonomously, but also be part of a team. Your development in this role will be supported through a package of training including healthy growth; breastfeeding; healthy bladder/healthy bowel; hearing awareness; immunisations; minor ailments; Solihull; SEND and safeguarding as well as specific training delivered by colleagues in speech therapy, physiotherapy, dietetics.

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

28 June 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

Reference number

C9313-23-0289

Job locations

Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust

Bridge Park Road

Thurmaston

Leicester

LE4 8PQ

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

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

Experience

Essential

- Experience of working with children/ young people in different settings.
- Able to work corporately within a large, multi-professional team.
- Demonstrates effective communication and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrates initiative and ability to work independently, able to problem solve and prioritise own and others work.
- Experience of working within multicultural communities and delivering health promotion and educational activities.
- Knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding procedures
- Demonstrates planning and organisational skills.
- Demonstrates flexibility and adaptability to meet changing demands on work priorities.
- Able to work within, understand and interpret agreed policies, procedures or guidelines to ensure quality and adherence to legal requirements.
- Aware of Equality & Valuing Diversity Principles.
- Have good IT and literacy skills.
- Ability to motivate self and others

Desirable

- Teaching / facilitating skills.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

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

Experience

Essential

- Experience of working with children/ young people in different settings.
- Able to work corporately within a large, multi-professional team.
- Demonstrates effective communication and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrates initiative and ability to work independently, able to problem solve and prioritise own and others work.
- Experience of working within multicultural communities and delivering health promotion and educational activities.
- Knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding procedures
- Demonstrates planning and organisational skills.
- Demonstrates flexibility and adaptability to meet changing demands on work priorities.
- Able to work within, understand and interpret agreed policies, procedures or guidelines to ensure quality and adherence to legal requirements.
- Aware of Equality & Valuing Diversity Principles.
- Have good IT and literacy skills.
- Ability to motivate self and others

Desirable

- Teaching / facilitating skills.

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.