Senior Public Health Assistant

7 months ago

Dartford, United Kingdom Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Senior Public Health Assistants work closely with, assist and support the Health Visiting team to deliver the Healthy Child Programme, improving health outcomes for individuals, families and the community providing an accessible, appropriate, culturally sensitive, safe, person centred and effective service for children, young people and families in the community, by working in partnership with service users, care providers and other agencies.

You'll be required to understand & identify healthy normal growth & development in children from 0-5 years which is monitored through Health and wellbeing reviews and promote completion of the Ages & Stages questionnaire, (ASQ. TM) and will have an understanding of child development and play and the importance of play in children's lives and learning, language development, special educational needs and disability.

You'll participate in the care of clients / families under the direction of a senior members of the Health Visiting team, considering the lifestyle, race, gender and cultural background, and factors which impact on physical, mental or emotional health using the principles of the Family Partnership Programme.

The work will be facilitated, supervised and supported by senior members of the Health Visiting team and will include the following key activities:
Complete health and wellbeing reviews, packages of care and other appropriate interventions for children and families within the Universal, targeted and specialist caseloads as delegated by a senior member of the Health Visiting team, escalating any concerns identified to the appropriate Health Visitor.

Growth monitoring for children aged 0-5 years

Refer & sign posting families to a range of appropriate services to support their needs, including the children's' centres, Community paediatricians and the wider multi agency teams as required.

Complete client records to a high and consistent standard, in line with policy and procedures

Deliver health promotion activities which can positively improve health and wellbeing to clients / families on line, in the home and in community settings

Lead and assist with the delivery of a variety of Health Visiting clinics

Participate in the delivery of group work as appropriate to local need e.g. Parenting programmes, introducing solids and Breastfeeding groups.

Provide support for clients / families to enable them to access services and support such as voluntary groups, Children’s Centres, Early Help.

Provide support as required to Health Visiting team colleagues to ensure a welcoming service for clients/families, staff, partners and visitors across the service.

One of the largest community NHS trusts in the UK, KCHFT are rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC. We’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of care to patients and deliver excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values C ompassionate A spirational R esponsive E xcellent

We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, which leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. So, all our colleagues have equal access to career opportunities.

Flexibility is another way we do this. In the NHS, we’re reminded every day how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement without having to sacrifice time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

Looking for professional development? We can support that too Our career pathways will help you achieve your aspirations

Job responsibilities

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

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Although vaccination against COVID-19 is not mandatory, we are strongly encouraging colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

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