Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Children's Health Promotion Advisor

The closing date is 15 June 2025

Job summary

Children's Health Promotion Advisor - 0-19

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the 0-19 Service in St Helens, supporting St Helens Family Hub priorities. The successful candidate will be co-located across 0-19 and Family Hub settings, contributing to wider Family Hub initiatives.

You will be joining a proactive skill mixed team of health visitors, school nurses, children's health promotion advisors, school screeners and public health nurses. Working together to deliver the Healthy Child Programme to children and their families in St Helens. The role will have a strong focus on school readiness, providing early help interventions. Additionally, having strong links with St Helens Family Hub staff, as well as working closely with neighbouring multi agency and voluntary organisations to provide accessible, person centred packages of care in response to individual and local need.

The 0-19 Service in St Helens works to address health inequalities within the local area.

Main duties of the job

The 0-19 Service is a dynamic and exciting service, and becoming a Children's Health Promotion Advisor/Nursery Nurse with us will offer you the opportunity to work within the public health and health promotion domains.

You should possess excellent organisational, communication and interpersonal skills with a commitment to working effectively both as part of a team and independently. An in depth knowledge of the current health agenda relating to children's services and the 0-19 Service is essential.

If your skills and experience match the person specification we would welcome your application.

About us

We have an established preceptorship programme in place and you will be well supported by your manager and colleagues and valued in your role as a member of the 0-19 Service. We offer opportunities for personal and professional development and you will receive annual appraisal, clinical and safeguarding supervision.

Date posted

30 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

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

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

844-7147183

Job locations

Station House

Thatto Heath

St Helens

WA10 3QS

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you want to make a difference to the health of children and their families within St Helens and have a commitment to reducing health inequalities we would very much like to hear from you.

Please see Job description and Person Specification attached.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you want to make a difference to the health of children and their families within St Helens and have a commitment to reducing health inequalities we would very much like to hear from you.

Please see Job description and Person Specification attached.

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/facilitating activities 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
Good organisational and time management skills

Desirable

Ability to facilitate groups and discussions
Ability to be flexible to meet the needs of the service

Personal Qualities

Essential

Access to a car for work purposes
Commitment
Vision
Confident and approachable

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/facilitating activities 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
Good organisational and time management skills

Desirable

Ability to facilitate groups and discussions
Ability to be flexible to meet the needs of the service

Personal Qualities

Essential

Access to a car for work purposes
Commitment
Vision
Confident and approachable

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

Station House

Thatto Heath

St Helens

WA10 3QS

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

Station House

Thatto Heath

St Helens

WA10 3QS

Employer's website

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