School Health Screener

Job overview

Exciting opportunity to be part of the 0-25 team in Knowsley as a part time School Health Screener

Do you fancy a career with an award winning integrated health and care NHS Foundation Trust?

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is an innovative and forward-thinking organisation, delivering high quality health and care services to the populations of Wirral, Cheshire East and West, St Helens and  Knowsley.

We take great pride in being an open, trusting and compassionate organisation. The Trust is committed to promoting and building a team

that enhances inclusion, diversity and equality. We strongly believe that working together with our partners, listening to and engaging with our patients, service users and their families we can make a real difference to the lives of local people within our communities.

We currently deliver outstanding 0-19 and 0-19+ Health and Wellbeing Services across Wirral, Cheshire East and St Helens and Knowsley, supporting over 250,000 children and young people. Our dedicated, innovative and forward-thinking children and young people’s services have a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of families in our communities.

We work closely with our commissioners and partners to deliver the best possible services for the children, young people and families.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a School Health Screener in the 0-25 team in Knowsley

To  help support to develop the 0-25 Health and Wellbeing services working in partnership with the Local Authority, partner agencies and Primary Care Team. To deliver the school aged screening programme for the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP). To develop and deliver health care and health promotion, using evidence based practice and professional leadership and management. To contribute to 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 Health and Care NHS  Foundation Trust. To develop effective links with key people in delivering services to enable people to improve their own health.

You can visit our dedicated children and young people’s website to find out more about our services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Works across Knowsley supporting delivery of the Healthy Child Programme 0-25.
• Deliver the school aged screening programme for audiology, vision and the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP).
• Plan, organise and liaise with schools to undertake height and weight monitoring.
• Deal with enquiries from parents generated from the height and weight monitoring programme.  Informing parents in relation to the results of their child’s weight and engage in difficult conversations with those who have a child that is overweight.
• Provide advice to pupils, parents/carers and school staff regarding the screening and obesity monitoring programmes.
• Provides a holistic approach to promoting health and wellbeing whilst undertaking unsupervised contact, recognising when to liaise and report to registered clinical staff.
• Provide health education sessions to children in schools e.g. healthy eating
• Daily input of screening data .
• Assist in producing reports on screening  figures and uptake for service area.
• Assist in the development of materials and activities for inclusion in health promotion and behaviour change programmes.
• Promotes positive health to individuals, families, groups, communities and relevant agencies.
• Prepare Health Education displays and maintain materials/leaflets, including ordering and stock management.
• Responsible for the safe use of screening and the transportation of equipment, which includes: height measures and  scales. Ensure equipment is safe by testing and reporting faults or concerns to Screening Programme Co-ordinator.
• Works in accordance with current Trust policies and procedures, ensuring safeguarding procedures are maintained.
• Assists in the learning experience of students in their community placement and participates in the orientation of new team members.
• Liaises with other statutory agencies and voluntary agencies as appropriate.
• Participates and contribute to regular management supervision with Line Manager.
• Participates in annual appraisal and PDR as per Trust policy.
• Possesses the Trust’s core competencies for role and attends mandatory training relevant to role.
• As a lone worker adheres to the Trust health and safety and lone working policies.

Administration

• Maintains accurate paper and computer records as outlined in the NMC guidelines
• Works in accordance with the Trust’s policies/procedures and clinical guidelines.
• Reports any absence from duty to the Screening Programme Co-ordinator and the Service lead in accordance with Trust guidelines.
• Maintains own professional development.
• Attends essential learning in line with Trust guidelines.

The post holder will be required to undertake any other duties and responsibilities within the framework of the post.