# Healthy Child Programme Support Worker > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/healthy-child-programme-support-worker/c6bd1d80-9d15-499f-b9ef-bc0b6085915c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/healthy-child-programme-support-worker/c6bd1d80-9d15-499f-b9ef-bc0b6085915c.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust - **Location:** Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust - Oswestry Health Centre - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Support worker - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum/pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time, Flexible working, 28 hours per week (hours to be worked over 4 days 7 hours a day) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-20T12:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-06T12:50:46.948Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/Telford/Shropshire_Community_Health_NHS_Trust/Public_Health_School_Nursing/Public_Health_School_Nursing-v8346521 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8346521?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.shropscommunityhealth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen within Shropshire Community Health Trust to appoint an enthusiastic Healthy Child Programme Support Worker to join the Telford Public Health School Nursing Team. The team provides services to children and young people within Telford and Wrekin this post will be based in Telford. Our forward thinking school nursing team supports the health and wellbeing programmes for all children and young people in schools and the wider community. We are looking for motivated individuals with experience of working with children, young people and families from 0-19, either from an education or youth background. You should have the ability to work within a skill mixed team, under the delegation of the named Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN), to deliver allocated components of the Healthy Child Programme across the 0-19 service. The post holder will assist the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) to deliver the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme (HCP) and be involved in maximising the health of children, families and the community. This will be through universal and targeted interventions, health promotion and other activities designed to improve wellbeing and achieve health gain. As part of the role you will be involved in delivering the NCMP National Programme Driving Licence is essential as you will be required to travel to schools and community venues ### Main duties of the job Supporting clincial satff to delivery the Health Child Programme Supporting to delivery of the NCMP You will be required to undertake some administrative duties to support the team, including the inputting of clinical data and maintaining accurate health records. Your role will require you to work in partnership with schools, partner agencies and providers, to promote and enhance the health and well-being of children and families. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role. Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment. Please note that this job is a part time role and does not meet the salary requirements for work visa sponsorship and as such we will be unable to progress your application if you do not have the right to work in the UK. ### 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 ### Other **Essential** - Must be able to meet the travel requirements of the role ### Experience **Essential** - Significant experience of child care in a community setting - Team Working - Experience in managing the behaviour of children - Enable active participation of the family in decision making - Experience in carrying out routine interventions on a one to one basis or in groups - Experience of accurate observation of children’s communication/interaction with other children and adults ### Knowledge and Skills **Essential** - Have a knowledge and understanding of the Department of Health 0-19 Healthy Child Programme (HCP) - Ability to apply theory to practice - Some knowledge of Child Protection - Knowledge of age appropriate child development - Knowledge and skills of behaviour management in 0-19 ### Training and Qualifcations **Essential** - Level 3 BTEC National Diploma in Early Years - or - NVQ Level 3 in Childcare and Education - or - BTEC National Diploma in Nursery Nursing - or - Level 3 Diploma in Child Care and Education - or - Equivalent qualification ## Documents - [privacy notice (pdf, 326.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2731) - [public health nursing service support worker (pdf, 243.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10671404) - [policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 75.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2730) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.