Healthy Child Programme Support Worker
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
Telford, TF2 6EUView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£25,760 to £27,476
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
20 October 2026
1 day leftJob description
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Shropshire Community Health Trust to appoint an enthusiastic Healthy Child Programme Support Worker to join ...
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.
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.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Training and Qualifcations
Essential
- Level 3 BTEC National Diploma in Early Years o or
- NVQ Level 3 in Childcare and Education o or
- BTEC National Diploma in Nursery Nursing o or
- Level 3 Diploma in Child Care and Education o or
- Equivalent qualification
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
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
Other
Essential: - Must be able to meet the travel requirements of the role
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
6 October 2026
Last checked
8 October 2026
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