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A Vacancy at East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust (Cambridge)
We are looking for a self‑motivating, confident person with excellent communication and personal skills to join the Healthy Child Programme as a Healthy Child Programme Assistant, supporting the delivery of the programme across Luton and Bedfordshire.
Responsibilities
- Perform delegated clinical tasks independently (e.g., weighing and measuring babies in clinic and at home, undertaking growth measurements in schools for the National Childhood Measurement Programme, completing newborn bloodspot testing).
- Provide care for children and families as directed by the Specialist Community Public Health Nurses or other team members and report findings to the accountable caseload holder.
- Provide individualised and group support to families to encourage and support breastfeeding and appropriate weaning when required.
- Carry clinical and other equipment short distances using light to moderate effort, e.g., infant/child weighing scales when necessary.
- Offer support to individuals to enable them to access other services and organisations.
- Work with clients whose first language may not be English using interpreting services when appropriate.
- Organise health promotion displays and materials for the public health nursing team.
- Contribute to effective communications and working relationships within the team and partner agencies including children’s centres.
- Identify own areas of professional and personal development.
- Work as an independent practitioner when assessed as competent to deliver packages of care.
- Plan and organise own clinical and non‑clinical responsibilities to ensure effective use of time.
- Build professional rapport with service users and their families, communicating in a way that respects their views, autonomy and culture.
- Communicate effectively with all professionals concerned with the family’s care.
- Ensure patient confidentiality is maintained at all times.
- Report effectively to the team on child and family’s progress against the care plan in place.
- Ensure up‑to‑date written and electronic records and activity data are maintained in accordance with Professional Standards.
Additional Information
The advert closes on Tuesday 28 Apr 2026.
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Location: Chalk Hill
Job Description:
A Vacancy at East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust (Cambridge)
We are looking for a self‑motivating, confident person with excellent communication and personal skills to join the Healthy Child Programme as a Healthy Child Programme Assistant, supporting the delivery of the programme across Luton and Bedfordshire.
Responsibilities
- Perform delegated clinical tasks independently (e.g., weighing and measuring babies in clinic and at home, undertaking growth measurements in schools for the National Childhood Measurement Programme, completing newborn bloodspot testing).
- Provide care for children and families as directed by the Specialist Community Public Health Nurses or other team members and report findings to the accountable caseload holder.
- Provide individualised and group support to families to encourage and support breastfeeding and appropriate weaning when required.
- Carry clinical and other equipment short distances using light to moderate effort, e.g., infant/child weighing scales when necessary.
- Offer support to individuals to enable them to access other services and organisations.
- Work with clients whose first language may not be English using interpreting services when appropriate.
- Organise health promotion displays and materials for the public health nursing team.
- Contribute to effective communications and working relationships within the team and partner agencies including children’s centres.
- Identify own areas of professional and personal development.
- Work as an independent practitioner when assessed as competent to deliver packages of care.
- Plan and organise own clinical and non‑clinical responsibilities to ensure effective use of time.
- Build professional rapport with service users and their families, communicating in a way that respects their views, autonomy and culture.
- Communicate effectively with all professionals concerned with the family’s care.
- Ensure patient confidentiality is maintained at all times.
- Report effectively to the team on child and family’s progress against the care plan in place.
- Ensure up‑to‑date written and electronic records and activity data are maintained in accordance with Professional Standards.
Additional Information
The advert closes on Tuesday 28 Apr 2026.
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Posted: May 19th, 2026