NCMP School ScreenerNHS

Job summary

Are you NVQ 3 qualified or equivalent in children, health or education? Do you have experience working with children and young people in the community? Looking for your next opportunity or challenge? Southend City Council Children, Young People and Families Public Health (CYP&FPH) Service would love for you to come and work in our vibrant community, supporting children aged 5-19

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated practitioner to join the team to deliver the National Child Measurement Programme across Southend City.

Our 0-19 service delivers high quality public health nursing, that promotes and improves health to children, young people and their families in Southend-On-Sea. You will need to have excellent communication and organisational skills, have the ability to work autonomously and as part of an integrated skill mix team.

***Interview date: To be confirmed ***

We offer the choice to keep your NHS pension, or join the local government pension scheme. You will have access to SAPHNA membership and benefit from the Local Authority pay award each year.

Main duties of the job

You will be required to work within the school nursing service, covering all schools and settings within Southend-On-Sea to deliver the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP). This includes local private schools and children who are electively home educated (EHE).

You will be supported by our School Nurse Assistants, public health team and school nurses.

Job description

To work within the school nursing service, covering all schools and settings within Southend-On-Sea to deliver the National Child Measurement Programme to all schools. This includes local private schools and children who are electively home educated (EHE).

To work as a member of a corporate school nursing team supporting the school nursing team to deliver Public Health, clinical, and non-clinical and clerical duties associated with the delivery of the Healthy Child programme (HCP 5-19) to enable children and young people to access their education and make healthy lifestyle choices.

The role may require the post holder to undertake clinical duties to meet the needs of the individual children and young people. There is an expectation that training will be undertaken and provided to fulfil the role safely and effectively.

Contribute to the promotion of positive approaches, culture, and ethos of a multi-disciplinary service provision in partnership with multi agency support teams and a broader health team.

To deliver the National Child Measurement Programme to Year 6 and reception children during set times throughout the academic year. Recording information captured on Systmone and Thomson school screener or alternative software used at the time.

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About us

Southend-on-Sea City Council is a unitary Local Authority and the 0-19 service is based within the Public Health department. Staff moving from NHS to Local Authority can maintain their NHS pension. You will work alongside school nurses, health visitors and the public health team.

The City is diverse, a busy University town with an attractive seafront, public parks and leisure activities, competitive house pricing and excellent transport links. Accessible from both Liverpool Street and Fenchurch Street stations. It offers traditional seaside living that makes it a fantastic place to live and work.

Working at Southend City Council gives you not only the opportunity to make a difference in the City you love, but we also have a range of employee benefits, via our partners. There are 5 themes within our ambition:

1. Pride and Joy - Southenders are fiercely proud of, and go out of their way, to champion what our borough has to offer

2. Safe and Well - People in Southend feel safe in all aspects of their lives and are well enough to live fulfilling lives

3. Active and Involved - We have a thriving, active and involved community that feel invested in our city

4. Opportunity and Prosperity - Southend is a successful city and we share our prosperity amongst all of our people

5. Connected and Smart - People can easily get in, out and around our borough and we have a world class digital infrastructure

As a council, our staff are: Inclusive, Collaborative, Proud, and Honest.