Community Public Health Assistant 5-19NHS
Job summary
An exciting opportunity is now available within Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to appoint an inspirational and enthusiastic Community Public Health Assistant 5-19, to join the Basingstoke Community Public Health Nursing 5-19 Team (formally known as School Nursing), on a Term Time only Contract of between 22.5 hours per week based at Parklands House in Basingstoke.You will be joining a leading organisation that is both forward thinking and innovative. HIOW Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is committed to improving the quality of child health services across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight and takes pride in rewarding the success of its staff.
We are looking for motivated individuals with good knowledge and experience of working with children, young people and families. You should have the ability to work within a skill mixed team to deliver allocated components of the Healthy Child Programme.
Main duties of the job
Working as a team player under the delegation of the Community Public Health Nurse 5-19 your role will require you to work in partnership with schools, to promote and enhance the health and well-being of children and families. With a positive approach to customer care you will need to be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, including an ability to relate well with children and young people. It will also be essential for the applicant to be able to prioritise their workload and manage time effectively.Applicants must have excellent IT skills as this role will include the recording of clinical data on the electronic record system. A full driving licence, access to a car and insurance for business use.
Job description
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence