Clinical Support Worker - School Nursing

Job overview

Are you interested in working with children to ensure healthy outcomes for all? Would you like to be part of a friendly, innovative Public Health Nursing team 5-19? We have a permanent post available for a Clinical Support worker, based at The Avenue Clinic in Watford. You would be working across the Watford, Three Rivers and Hertsmere locality.

This post is suitable for people with NVQ level 3 in Early Years or Childcare (BTEC, NNEB, CACHE Diploma) or previous experience as a Clinical Support Worker formally known as a Healthy Child and Young Person assistant.

This position advertised will be to assist in the delivery of the universal Healthy Child and Public Health Nursing Programme as part of the Hertfordshire Family Center Service. You will be working under the supervision of a Public Health Nurse in helping to improve the health & well-being of our school population. The main role is to plan, organise & undertake routine screening of hearing & vision of reception children plus participating in measuring children in reception class & Year 6 as part of the National Child Measurement Programme.

*Proposed interview date: 25th August 2026*

Main duties of the job

Our service:

Is committed to delivering a high quality service to our children and families as an integrated model with Family Support Services Is an innovative service that embraces the use of technology Delivers the Healthy Child Programme by using an electronic health needs assessment process to identify individuals requiring early intervention pathways Uses Chat health text messaging service Has implemented two health websites for use by children, young people, families & professionals

The successful candidates will:

Be a team player and also be able to work independently Have excellent communication skills to use with children and young people plus a variety of clients, professionals & staff Have experience of electronic record keeping (this would be an advantage although full training will be given) Have a full valid driving licence and access to a car to use for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

We are looking for a candidates that can work 22.5 hours a week on an annualised hours contract ie: working more in the term time and less in the school holidays. Working pattern will be set in advance with the team leader and staff member taking into account the service demand.

Informal discussions are welcome

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see Job description attached for additional information

Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.

We are committed to supporting flexible working options for staff, wherever possible, and welcome discussions on flexible working patterns to support our staff to maintain a healthy work life balance.

The use of AI is monitored and if you have used it then you are required to declare this, as well as what type of AI tools you have used and for what purpose. We reserve the right to further test your individual knowledge and skills in relation to the requirements for the post through robust and thorough interview and assessment.

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.