Public Health Assistant | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking for an enthusiastic and adaptable Public Health Assistant - Early Years to join our Health Visiting service to deliver support to families (adults) with children aged nought to five in Kent. You will need to be a confident and flexible practitioner, passionate about improving the health and well-being of children through delivery of the healthy child programme. You will work as part of a team to keep children safe and well by having a good understanding of child development and the importance of play in children's lives, learning and language development. What does the role involve ?

• Understanding and Identifying healthy normal growth and development in children
• Completing development reviews using the ages and stages questionnaire
• Providing appropriate responses and advice to clients parent/cares and families
• Escalating concerns when required
• Attend and contribute to team meetings
• Build relationships with colleagues to enhance the team working environment.
We provide full induction training, regular coaching and the support and encouragement needed to get you off to the best start. We have full and part time opportunities ranging from a minimum of 22.5 hours to a maximum of 37.5 hours per week between 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday. This role is a community-based role so the majority of your duties will be carried out between your base and community settings. We also offer a generous NHS pension, annual leave entitlement and a competitive pay framework to progress through. So, if your enthusiastic and enjoy working with families and up for a new challenge then we would love to hear from you. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we've got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn't visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won't involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We'll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both