Healthy Child Assistant

The Nottinghamshire Healthy Family Teams deliver the National and Local Public Health agenda for healthcare, under the supervision and direction of our Specialist Public Health Practitioners (health visitor) . This post supports the SPHPs to complete developmental surveillance reviews for universal children and also will deliver expert education, support and advice around the UNICEF breast feeding targets to ante-natal and post-natal women with their infant feeding choices, this will be a considerable part of this job.

The team is able to work in a hybrid manner, working from home for completion of records, out and about for the clinical work, this being at the discretion of the Manager. There will be considerable travel between venues, business expenses are paid. You will be part of the Children and Young People Healthy family Team helping the SPHPs and others to deliver high quality healthcare in the community. working in various settings, including client's homes and also clinics, trained to an expert level in both early child development and breast feeding support.

Supporting colleagues in different duties when required. #TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons. We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity. The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Tina Durrani Job title: Professional Service Lead Email address: tina. durrani@nottshc. nhs. uk Telephone number: 07917 507205Please leave a message and your contact number if I am unable to answer immediately.