Administrator for the Healthy Living Service Full Time

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust offers a generous relocation package to successful candidates – subject to eligibility assessment

Would you like to make a difference to the lives of school-aged children, young people and their families in Camden?

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Camden School Nursing Service to recruit an enthusiastic and dynamic band 3 staff member to work alongside Healthy Living Practitioners and School Nurses to prevent and address childhood obesity by supporting healthy lifestyles for families.

Skills in supporting targeted clinical interventions for identified children and delivering prevention and health promotion programmes are required. The role will include:

• Facilitating the National Childhood Measuring Programme in Camden Schools.

• Following up children who are identified as obese and overweight from the National Childhood Measuring programme

• To work alongside the Health Lifestyles Practitioners in supporting children and families to address identified childhood obesity and adopt healthy lifestyles. .

• Supporting the school nursing service in delivering a range of child centred public health activities which promote healthy lifestyles and nutrition to a diverse school aged population and their families.

• Clinical duties in school and other community settings to contribute to a plan of care using motivational interviewing, negotiating and empathic skills to follow up and persuade children and young people to develop and maintain healthy lifestyles behaviour.

• Facilitating optimum uptake of the service by promoting an awareness of the healthy lifestyles outreach service amongst school aged children, parents/carers, educational staff and other professionals.

• Administrative duties are required and therefore excellent organisation and IT skills will be essential.

The successful applicant will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and contribute towards improving the health outcomes for a culturally diverse population of children, young people and families by working in partnership with experienced Healthy Living Practitioners and School Nurses.

We will offer you a high level of managerial support, clinical supervision and professional development opportunities.

Successful applicants will meet the person specification for the post, giving evidence where appropriate.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Sally Lydamore (School Nursing Service Manager 02033 175859 or Keighley Hylton (Healthy Lving Practitioner or 02033172303) Informal visits are welcomed.

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 7,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London’s population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond.

We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run. You can become a member by visiting our website.

Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

CNWL is recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

CNWL are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.

Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible. Candidates shortlisted for interview will be informed via the email address registered with NHS Jobs.

CNWL Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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