Healthy Family Support Worker

2 weeks ago

Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom HCRG Care Group Full time
Job Introduction
We are looking for a
Healthy Family Support Worker to join our friendly Lancashire 0-19 Parenting Team.


You will provide targeted support for children and families, in line with competencies, as delegated by a SCPHN/ Team Leader and members of the wider team.

You will undertake the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) with children in Reception and Year 6.

Main Responsibilities

As a Healthy Family Support Worker within HCRG Care Group you'll join a team who are focused on clinical excellence and positive outcomes for children and families.


Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Work proactively and enthusiastically with parents and children to encourage uptake of service provision
  • To provide low level, targeted support for children and families in line with your competencies, as delegated by Health Visitor, School Nurse or Staff Nurse, for example behaviour management, infant feeding and other delegated Packages of Care
  • Weigh and measure the height of children in Reception and Year 6 as part of Public Health England's National Child Measurement Programme and to check that they are growing healthily and identify any growth problems
  • To support community Healthy Family Drop-In sessions (Child Health Clinics) in designated sites
  • Undertake statutory and mandatory and other training as required


We are looking for someone who can work as part of an effective team, who is able to work flexibly across Central Lancashire.

You must be passionate about the wellbeing and development of children in the local area.

You will have the ability to act independently as well as part of the multi-disciplinary team. You will have experience of working in partnership with families and liaising with parents regarding their child's needs

A full UK driving licence is required for this role and access to a vehicle.

About The Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.


Established in 2006 we are one of the UK's 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.

Package Description
As a Healthy Family Support Worker you'll be part of our valued team at our Lancashire 0-19 service.

You will feel valued as a Healthy Family Support Worker within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

  • Healthy Family Support Worker Role with group pension
  • Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
  • Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
  • Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
  • Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
  • Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our 'Outstanding' learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
  • An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
  • The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding "good" or "outstanding" ratings from the Care Quality Commission

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