Health Care Assistant - Healthy Weight Programme

at  Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Healthcare Assistant to join the school health Universal and screening Team based at the Waldron Health Centre New cross. It is desirable that the candidate have previous experience of working in the community setting and good understanding of public health , weight management or Obesity
School Healthcare Assistant will provide a mixture of general and specific care to a group of children in primary school and other community settings under the guidance and supervision of a School Health Nurse.
The post holder will be expected to become proficient and competent in their area of practice by undertaking competency assessments specific to the area of clinical practice. The School Healthcare Assistant will promote optimum independence and individualised child focussed care that will support the delivery of the healthy child programme.
The post holder’s role will support the Henry Programme to raise , engage and refer into the weight management programme.
To contribute to the on-going assessment of a child by completing the appropriate paperwork for allocated children, recording and reporting all clinical and behavioural information to the school nurse for action and planning purposes.
To undertake, and report back on delegated clinical activities that have previously been signed competent for example- undertake the measuring of children ie height and weight for NCMP in schools, complete the hearing and vision assessments in primary schools and refer on appropriately for follow up, provide health promotion advice and guidance to school children, parents and teachers.
To enable children and parents to make most effective use of resources within the service by ensuring they receive up-to-date information, responding to any questions constructively.
To pass on and seek assistance from other colleagues, promptly, any questions that you are unable to resolve.
Support 5-19 year teams in the delivery of the healthy child programme and Henry Programme.
Be competent in using the School Health computer based Screener software system for Vision and Audiology screening for school and lateral entry children.
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
Improving the experience of staff with disability
Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
Making equalities mainstream
School Healthcare Assistant will provide a mixture of general and specific care to a group of children in primary, secondary schools and other community settings under the guidance and supervision of a School Health Nurse or Henry Programme Lead.
The post holder will be expected to become proficient and competent in their area of practice by undertaking competency assessments specific to the area of clinical practice. The School Healthcare Assistant will promote optimum independence and individualised child focussed care that will support the delivery of the healthy child programme and Healthy weight Programme (Henry).
The post holder will be responsible for supporting the Henry Programme School entry screening programme, including the National Child Measuring Programme (NCMP) and undertake vision and audiology screening using the School Screener Computer Software. Training will be provided and competency based assessment will be required.
The post holder may be required to provide support to the immunisation team; this will include the completion of appropriate paperwork for all school based immunisation programmes and with administration of the childhood flu vaccine programme.
The post holder’s role will support the School Health Children’s 5-19 year Team in general to deliver against key performance indicators and maintain quality of the service.

Please refer the Job description for details