# Child Health Screener- School Health

**Company**: London Borough of Newham
**Location**: London
**Salary**: £33609.00 to £35109.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

**Apply**: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/F0060-26-0032?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply
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## Description

London Borough of Newham is seeking an enthusiastic and innovative Child Health Screener to join our dynamic School Health Team. This exciting role is based in schools, alternative education provisions, youth zones, and community spaces across the borough.

The Child Health Screener will proactively work to reduce the impact of vision and hearing concerns to support children to access their education, delivering high-quality and evidence-based care.

**Main Duties of the Job:**

- Deliver the National Child Measurement Programme, and vision and hearing screening for children and young people.

- Support and provide parent advice coffee morning sessions.

- Complete onward referrals to other community health services for specialist support.

- Develop and maintain multi-agency partnerships at school and borough levels.

- Promote and increase the visibility of school health services in local communities.

- Maintain accurate electronic records using the RiO system.

**About Us:** Newham is an incredibly diverse borough with a very young population, experiencing significant regeneration as part of the Olympic legacy. With over 86,000 children and young people living in Newham, our vision is to ensure each child has the same life chances as those in other parts of London.

**Benefits:**

- Flexible starting salary within the allocated grade for the right candidates (£33,609 to £35,109 a year).

- Subsidised leisure passes.

- Generous local government annual leave allowance.

- Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme.

- Continued access to the NHS Pension Scheme (NHSPS) for health professionals who meet eligibility criteria.

- Recognition of previous NHS continuous service.

- Support for advanced clinical training and a comprehensive workforce development package.

- Clear competency frameworks and career progression pathways.

- Access to smart technology to support modern working practices.

**Requirements:**

- Minimum of 2 years experience of working with children of all ages and an interest in Public Health.

- Strong clinical leadership skills.

- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and report-writing abilities.

- Knowledge of child development issues which can impact school-aged children.

- Competence in using clinical and administrative IT systems.

- Understanding and commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion principles.

- Ability to travel independently within the borough.

- A positive, resilient, and flexible attitude towards change and service improvement.

## Skills

### Required
- child development
- public health
- communication
- interpersonal skills
- report writing
- clinical IT systems
- equality diversity and inclusion

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