# Children's Health Promotion Advisor (Cheshire East)

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** St Catherine's Health Centre
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Advisor
- **Grade:** Band 4
- **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 per annum pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week (3 x7.5 hours)
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-20T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-06T11:10:38.841Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Macclesfield/Wirral_Community_Health_Care_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Health_Wellbeing_services/Health_Wellbeing_services-v8245216
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8245216?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.wchc.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Part Time - 22.5 hours \[3 days\] Children's Health promotion Advisor

North Team Cheshire East - Macclesfield 0-19+ Base

The Children's Health Promotion advisor works closely with the Health Visitor, to support delivery of identified packages of care, providing support and advice to service users. The role delivers a range of health promoting programmes and activities for inclusion in a variety of settings including: mental well-being, physical activity, stop smoking support, oral health, food and nutrition and lifestyle/weight management. The successful candidate would facilitate groups and manage development reviews 9 month and 2 year development reviews. Support with drop in clinics.

To develop and deliver health care and health promotion as a member of the Integrated Children’s Division, using evidence-based practice and professional leadership and management. The role supports the development of best practice and facilitate shared learning to develop services and initiatives that meet local needs, in relation to aims and objectives of Wirral Community NHS Foundation Trust.

### Main duties of the job

The CHPA role works closely with the Health Visiting team.

Works across Cheshire East supporting delivery of the Healthy Child Programme 0-19. Manages a delegated active caseload, working as a member of a skill mixed team, responsible for interacting constructively with team members and organising, prioritising and planning their work. This includes, arranging visits and supporting delivery of universal services and additional packages of care.

Facilitation and delivery of clinics and group sessions as required, including evenings based on service need. Undertakes Healthy Child reviews/contacts and promotes uptake of immunisation as per Trust and professional guidelines.

Manage developmental review clinics and make referrals to appropriate services

Support with the drop in clinics again referring or offering support from the wider team.

Support Children with SEND and their families ensuring referrals are made and work with other professionals and agencies to ensure families are supported.

Work closely with the Family hubs and nurseries.

ENSURE COMPLETION OF APPLICATION WITH REFERENCE TO THE JOB DESCRIPTION AND PERSON SPECIFICATION

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

If you want to make a difference to the health of children and their families within Cheshire East and have a commitment to reducing health inequalities we would very much like to hear from you.

Please see Job description and Person Specification attached.

### Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Personal Qualities

**Essential**

- Access to a car for work purposes
- Commitment
- Vision
- Confident and approachable

### Skills & Attributes

**Essential**

- Good verbal, non verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to use email, internet and word processing software
- Ability to work as part of a team and independently
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Good organisational and time management skills

**Desirable**

- Ability to facilitate groups and discussions
- Ability to be flexible to meet the needs of the service

### Experience & Knowledge

**Essential**

- Substantial experience in a health related post
- Experience of working with children and young people
- Experience of working in the community
- Experience of integrated working and liaising with other agencies
- Awareness of local health priorities
- Experience of delivering health improvement training and advice to individuals and groups
- Knowledge of safeguarding issues
- Awareness of public health audits, data collection and report writing

**Desirable**

- Experience of delivering/facilitating activities to individuals and groups

### Qualifications and professional training

**Essential**

- NNEB/NVQ Level 3 in Child Care/Public Health
- Brief Intervention/Motivational Interviewing trained
- Evidence of continuing professional development

**Desirable**

- Health and Social Care Foundation Degree

## Documents

- [children's health promotion advisor jd (pdf, 632.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10556702)
- [children's health promotion advisor ps (pdf, 319.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10556703)

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