The Service & Team:
We are offering an opportunity to join our Health Visiting teams as a Family Health Worker.
We are integrated with our Early Help and Social Care colleagues and share an integrated electronic record which supports communication and co-ordination.
Working in Cornwall has the added advantage also of having some beautiful rural areas and beaches which provide plenty of leisure opportunities to create a great work life balance. There are exciting opportunities to be part of partnership working groups and multi-disciplinary practice discussions to contribute, progress and lead innovative practice and, enhance effective partnership working with education, GPs, Children’s Services, Public Health and other key agencies.
We currently have a variety of posts both full & part time across Cornwall in the following areas
Locality 1 covering Hayle, St Ives and Penzance
Locality 3 covering Truro and Falmouth
Locality 5 covering Bodmin
We are very progressive in Cornwall in developing partnership working across Cornwall Council’s Children's services, to ensure we deliver the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme to improve the health and well-being within our community.
The Role:
Delivery of the Healthy Child Programme to provide evidence-based family centred public health services to achieve the service vision and meeting the needs of communities, families and children and young people.
If you are interested in finding out more, please do not hesitate to contact:
Rachael Jay (Team Manager) Rachael.jay@cornwall.gov.uk
This position will be subject to an enhanced criminal record disclosure check.
What you’ll need to succeed:
We are looking for an innovative and motivated worker who has the following skills:
• BTECH/NVQ Level 3 in Child Care/Child Health or Degree in Early Years or above
• Evidence of working with children and young people within the community.
• Willingness to undertake further training as required
• Excellent communication skills and a strong commitment to partnership working and supporting children and their families.
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