Cornwall Council

Family Health Worker SN

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Job summary

We are offering an opportunity to join our School Nurse teams as a Family Health Worker. We are really excited to have investment in School Nursing in Cornwall.

Main duties of the job

We are integrated with our Early Help and Social Care colleagues and share an integrated electronic record which supports communication and co-ordination.

About us

What youll get in return:

Cornwall Councils ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.

Our core employee rewards and benefits include:

a competitive salary.

a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions

a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.

A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme

Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.

Details

Date posted

30 May 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£24,482 to £29,591 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

F0021-700001194

Job locations

New County Hall

Treyew Road

Truro

Cornwall

TR1 3AY


Job description

Job responsibilities

Working in Cornwall has the added advantage also of having some beautiful rural areas and beaches which provide plenty of leisure opportunities to create a great work life balance. There are exciting opportunities to be part of partnership working groups and multi-disciplinary practice discussions to contribute, progress and lead innovative practice and, enhance effective partnership working with education, GPs, Childrens Services, Public Health and other key agencies.

We currently have a part time post covering West and Mid Cornwall:

We are very progressive in Cornwall in developing partnership working across Cornwall Councils Children's services, to ensure we deliver the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme to improve the health and well-being within our community.

The Role:

Delivery of the Healthy Child Programme to provide evidence-based family centred public health services to achieve the service vision and meeting the needs of communities, families and children and young people.

If you are interested in finding out more, please do not hesitate to contact:

Karen Roost (Team Manager)karen.roost@cornwall.gov.uk

This position will be subject to an enhanced criminal record disclosure check.

What youll need to succeed:

We are looking for an innovative and motivated worker who has the following skills:

BTECH/NVQ Level 3 in Child Care/Child Health or Degree in Early Years or above

Evidence of working with children and young people within the community.

Willingness to undertake further training as required

Excellent communication skills and a strong commitment to partnership working and supporting children and their families.

Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advert

Job description

Job responsibilities

Working in Cornwall has the added advantage also of having some beautiful rural areas and beaches which provide plenty of leisure opportunities to create a great work life balance. There are exciting opportunities to be part of partnership working groups and multi-disciplinary practice discussions to contribute, progress and lead innovative practice and, enhance effective partnership working with education, GPs, Childrens Services, Public Health and other key agencies.

We currently have a part time post covering West and Mid Cornwall:

We are very progressive in Cornwall in developing partnership working across Cornwall Councils Children's services, to ensure we deliver the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme to improve the health and well-being within our community.

The Role:

Delivery of the Healthy Child Programme to provide evidence-based family centred public health services to achieve the service vision and meeting the needs of communities, families and children and young people.

If you are interested in finding out more, please do not hesitate to contact:

Karen Roost (Team Manager)karen.roost@cornwall.gov.uk

This position will be subject to an enhanced criminal record disclosure check.

What youll need to succeed:

We are looking for an innovative and motivated worker who has the following skills:

BTECH/NVQ Level 3 in Child Care/Child Health or Degree in Early Years or above

Evidence of working with children and young people within the community.

Willingness to undertake further training as required

Excellent communication skills and a strong commitment to partnership working and supporting children and their families.

Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advert

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Please refer to attached role profile
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Please refer to attached role profile

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

Cornwall Council

Address

New County Hall

Treyew Road

Truro

Cornwall

TR1 3AY


Employer's website

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Cornwall Council

Address

New County Hall

Treyew Road

Truro

Cornwall

TR1 3AY


Employer's website

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

CC Recruitment

ccrecruitment@cornwall.gov.uk

01872323800

Details

Date posted

30 May 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£24,482 to £29,591 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

F0021-700001194

Job locations

New County Hall

Treyew Road

Truro

Cornwall

TR1 3AY


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