# Public Health Support Worker - School Nursing

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Wye Valley NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Wye Valley NHS Trust
- **Town:** Hereford
- **Region:** Midlands
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Healthcare support worker
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £25,272 pa
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-23T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-09T14:51:28.300Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Hereford/Herefordshire/Wye_Valley_NHS_Trust/surgical/surgical-v8102118
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8102118?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are excited to offer a new opportunity for a Public Health Support Worker to join our School Nursing team within Wye Valley NHS Trust. This role plays a vital part in supporting the delivery of key public health programmes for children and families across Herefordshire.

You will contribute to the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP), assist with health promotion activities, and help ensure the smooth delivery of services through a range of administrative and organisational tasks. This is a rewarding role for someone who enjoys working with children, families, and communities, and who is passionate about improving health outcomes.

### Main duties of the job

- Undertake and record basic health measurements, including weighing and measuring children as part of the National Childhood Measurement Programme (NCMP).
- Support School Nurses, Staff Nurses and School Nurse Assistants in the delivery of health promotion activities and intervention groups for children and parents.
- Assist in the preparation of delivery of health promotion sessions in schools which includes the arranging of resources for these sessions.
- Maintain high standards of quality in clinical record keeping ensuring information is always recorded accurately, appropriately and kept up to date.
- Participate in team meetings including allocation, supervision and business meetings where appropriate.
- To upload written communication to the child’s electronic patient record this can include police notifications, A&E notifications and other information.
- Support with administrative tasks associated with the National Childhood Measurement (NCMP) including booking sessions with schools and preparing/sending outcome letters
- Co-ordinate health promotion and training sessions with schools which will include booking sessions with schools and the associated admin tasks

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view the Job description and person specification attached to this vacancy in the supporting documents.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Desirable**

- Previous experience of working with children and young people
- Previous experience in a healthcare or school setting

### Personal Attributes

**Essential**

- Commitment to continual learning and professional development
- Kindness and compassion
- To have a reassuring manner when communicating with children and their families
- Maintain professionalism

### Education & Qualifications

**Essential**

- Evidence of having undertaken GCSE’s or equivalent

### Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

**Essential**

- IT skills in MS Word and Excel or equivalent
- Ability to undertake training in local computer packages within the department area
- Time management skills, excellent telephone manner and ability to organise and prioritise workload
- Good communication skills with professionals, children, young people and their families
- Ability to follow instructions and recognise boundaries and when to seek advice/help
- Ability to work as part of a team and autonomously when needed
- Awareness of child protection procedures and policies

## Documents

- [wvt benefits (pdf, 621.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1985)
- [229-sur-7804729 jdps (pdf, 184.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10396351)

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