Community Health Worker with Health Visiting team. Public Health Nursing – Crediton hospital 22.5 hours per week, The Community Health Worker supports families with children aged 0-8 years by working with them individually or as part of a group in both community and home settings. Support is also offered virtually and via our front door hub.
Community Health Workers support families with their childs development which includes carrying out the1 and 21/2 year development review. Community Health Workers integrate with the Health Visitors, School Nurses and Staff Nurses to support with the whole family assessment; as well as supporting parents and carers with health promotion and development topics such as behaviour management, toilet training, sleep management and other targeted episodes of care as directed.
If you have a QCF or equivalent qualification or NVQ 3 Foundation degree (Childcare related) or equivalent and would like to join a progressive, forward thinking and innovative Public Health Nursing team; we would love to hear from you., Youll have a passion for working with children, a comprehensive understanding of childrens safeguarding and a knowledge of the Healthy Child Programme and wider public health agenda.
The successful candidate will need to be able to demonstrate the qualities in the person specification and job description and be committed to their on-going professional development to ensure quality in the delivery of care is maintained.
Please note that an active drivers license and access to a car are required for this post.
Employee Assistance Program
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Development Opportunities
- Perks at Work and Discounts Scheme
- Flexible working within service hours
We are proud to have received a CQC rating of ‘good’ across all domains at our recent inspection.
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