Health Care Assistant - Oldham Integrated Child and Family Service

As a Health Care Assistant you will support the 5-19 service to carry out the National Child Measurement Programme and deliver health promotion sessions alongside this. You will record patient information in both electronic patient records and on the NCMP platform to ensure clear and accurate recording of measurements. You will provide excellent customer service to all internal and external customers.,

• Undertake the delivery of the national child measurement programme (NCMP) in named schools under the direction of the public health Nurse.
• Establish and maintain communication with patients, relatives and carers and the multidisciplinary team to be able to provide holistic patient care.
• Develop own skills and knowledge and provide information to others to help their development.
• Ensure own actions help to maintain quality.
• Assist in planning, delivering, and evaluating programmes of health promotion in schools and at community events/coffee mornings
• Assist in the use of technology for measurement, monitoring, and treatment.
• Ability to work flexibly and unsociable hours to meet the demands of the service.
• The post holder will be part of the Integrated Children's & Family Service and will work with all age groups 0-19 yrs. /25 (SEND) children to provide health promotion interventions as delegated by the public health Nurses within the Universal and or Targeted Teams. These interventions will be delivered primarily in Community locations, Nursery or Schools but may also be delivered in the Family Hub.
• Lead on group work with school aged children and support the delivery of health promotion in schools and other community locations, delivering appropriate Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education (PSHE).
  
  The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.