NCMP Practitioner (National Child Measurement Programme)

Job summary

We are looking for aNCMP Practitioner(National Child Measurement Program)to join our fantastic team within HCRG Care Group. This is an exciting role to work with ourlocal schools.

You will be going into classes to measure BMI and promote a healthy lifestyle.

You will work independently and manage your own caseload. This is a great opportunity to make a real change to a childs life.

We care about work life balance, therefore this role has the opportunity to be taken on as a term time only contract, to which the salary would be pro rata.You will be based primarily in Mid and West Essex.

This is a full time, term-time only contract.

Main duties of the job

• Build and maintain good relationships with allocated schools to ensure successful completion of NCMP. This includes requesting class lists, booking school visits, sending parent/carer information, chasing up absent children, identifying child/parent NCMP opt outs and any children with additional needs.
• Accuratelyweigh and measure the height of consenting children in Reception and Year 6 as part of NCMP and to check that they are growing healthily and identify any growth problems.
• Undertake Vision screening of children in Reception as part of the School Entry Health Screening offer. Follow up any failed vision tests with parents and offer onward referral.
• Liase with NCMP locality lead in managing own case load. Ensuring the full completion of NCMP screening and achieving set KPIs. Providing updated tally reports to ensure trajectories are kept up to date.
• Engage with families as part of the NCMP programme and offer signposting and support where required
• Offer brief interventions and health promotion advice to support children to achieve a healthy weight

Please see attached job description for a full list of responsibilities

About us

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2

Employer details

Employer name

HCRG Care Group

Address

HCRG Care Group

Chelmsford

Essex

CM1 1QH

Employer's website

https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

HCRG Care Group

Address

HCRG Care Group

Chelmsford

Essex

CM1 1QH

Employer's website

https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

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