Children's Health Promotion Advisor Centralised Duty Hub in Knutsford

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Children's Health Promotion Advisor Centralised Duty Hub

Band 4

Main area Health and Wellbeing services Grade Band 4 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working
• Home or remote working

37.5 hours per week (various hours available.) Job ref 844-8283588

Site Various Locations across CE, Wirral, St Helens, Knowsley Town Knutsford Salary £28,392 - £31,157 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 11/11/2026 23:59

Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust's common purpose:

We will support you and your community to live well.

Our values:

Compassion
Supportive and caring, listeningto others.

Open
Communicating openly, honestly and sharing ideas.

Trust
Trusted to deliver, feeling valued and safe.

Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust provides high quality community health and care services which are responsive to the needs of our local population. Services are delivered by our dedicated and innovative multi disciplinary professionals and supported by equally committed staff behind the scenes. We strive to continue developing and improving our services by working with and listening to our populations, partners, commissioners and staff.
WCHC offers you a great opportunity to be a part of a talented, passionate and committed team delivering excellent community based services across Cheshire and Merseyside.

Job overview

A new and exciting opportunity has arisen. We are seeking a Band 4 Child Health Promotion Advisor to join our fantastic team within a Centralised Contact Duty Hub in various locations across Cheshire East, Knowsley, St Helens and Wirral - permanent position. This position would suit anyone wishing to work agile or remotely. There are various hours available.

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

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+ and 0-25 Health and Wellbeing Services across Wirral, Cheshire East and St Helens and Knowsley supporting over 400,000 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.

If you are an enthusiastic and forward thinking nurse who wants to make a real difference to children and their families then this could be the opportunity you have been looking for, offering a variety of work within our Centralised Duty Contact Hub that will include delivering aspects of the Healthy Child Programme.

You should possess excellent organisational, communication and interpersonal skills together with an ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.. You will be confident in the use of technology and new digital innovations.

Working for our organisation

You will be joining a proactive skill mixed team working together to deliver the Healthy Child Programme . As part of the 0-19+ / 0-25 Services which with other local statutory, health and voluntary agencies to provideincludes Health Visiting and School nursing. You will be delivering public health advice and person centred packages of care via virtual contacts. You will be working in partnership with Local Authorities and other stakeholders across Cheshire East, Wirral, St Helens and Knowsley to take the local children’s agenda forward.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

If you want to make a difference to the health of children and their families within Cheshire East, Wirral, St Helens and Knowsley and have a commitment to reducing health inequalities we would very much like to hear from you.

We have an established preceptorship programme in place, and you will be well supported by your manager and colleagues and valued in your role. We offer opportunities for personal and professional development, and you will receive regular appraisal, clinical and safeguarding supervision.

Please see Job Description and Person Specification attached

Person specification

Qualifications & Training

• NNEB/NVQ Level 3 in Child Care/Public Health
• Brief Intervention/Motivational Interviewing trained
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Health and Social Care Foundation Degree

Experience & Knowledge

• Substantial experience in a health related post
• Experience of working with children and young people
• Experience of working in the community
• Experience of integrated working and liaising with other agencies
• Experience of delivering/facilitating activities to individuals and groups
• Knowledge of safeguarding issues
• Awareness of public health audits, data collection and report writing
• Experience of delivering health improvement training and advice to individuals and groups

Skills & Attributes

• Good verbal, non verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to use email, internet and word processing software
• Ability to work as part of a contact hub team and independently
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Ability to facilitate virtual groups and discussions

Personal Qualities

• Access to a car for work purposes
• Commitment
• Vision

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are appointed to a post information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record system.

For further information explaining how we use your information in line with GDPR please see our ‘Guidance for applicants’ document under the section 'Additional documentation'.

We are a Disability Confident and Mindful Employer.WCHC is committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of disability, age, sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, maternity/pregnancy, marriage/civil partnership or transgender status. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities. We actively encourage BAME, LGBTQ+ and disabled applicants and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce and are keen to support reasonable adjustments to support our new and existing staff.

We are proud to support our Armed Forces Community as aVeteran Aware NHS Trust and are pleased to share that we recently achieved Bronze Award accreditation, in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme . We support the armed forces as an employer; recognising the experiences and skills ex-military personnel have gained through their service.

Further Information:

Closing Dates:The Trust reserves the right to close a vacancy prior to the closing date if a high number of applications are received.

Reference Information:Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/ education history over the last three years and include valid business email addresses for them. The Trust will not accept personal references from friends or family.

Salary Expectations:The Trust pays staff in line with national NHS Terms and Conditions. Relevant experience may be considered when salary offers are made. For all part-time positions, salaries are pro-rata.

Restricted Applications:Staff on the Trust's Redeployment Register will be given priority access to vacancies at their substantive band.

Flexible Working: Flexible working is very important to the Trust in both the provision of this to staff and also in staff supporting the provision of our services.

A.I. Tools:Please note, the selection processes at Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills.

English Language:In order to comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, we are required to ensure that all employees possess "the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English." If you have not studied at an English speaking institute, or do not possess an English language qualification, you should provide evidence in your application of how you meet this requirement.

Student Visas:Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment.

Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Information:The cost of submitting and processing the DBS application for successful applicants will be met by the individual.For substantive employees, the DBS costs are recovered through salary deductions following commencement in post in 3 equal instalments.

For bank workers and individuals appointed to honorary positions that require a DBS check, the cost must be paid in advance via the Trusts payment link before a start date can be confirmed.

Please note that DBS fees and any associated administration charges are subject to periodic review and may change from time to time.

The cost of the DBS check would vary depending on the level required for the role:

The Trust would encourage all post holders who require a DBS for their role to registered with the DBS Update Service. You can find out more information and guidance on how to do this at DBS Update Service - GOV.UK

Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust is committed to discharging its statutory duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and adults and will support staff to fulfil this duty.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name Carrie Catterall Job title Centralised Duty Contact Hub Team Leader Email address carriecatterall@nhs.net Telephone number 07774856183 Additional information Please contact me for an informal discussion about the role.

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