Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
Public Health Assistant
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Public Health Assistant
We are looking for an enthusiastic and adaptable Public Health Assistant to join our Health Visiting service to deliver support to families (adults) with children aged nought to five in Kent.
You will need to be a confident and flexible practitioner, passionate about improving the health and well-being of children through delivery of the healthy child programme.
You will work as part of a team to keep children safe and well by having a good understanding of child development and the importance of play in children's lives, learning and language development.
What will the role involve?
- Working with clients in a variety of community settings, for example, home, clinic, children’s centre, educational establishment etc.
- Completing health and wellbeing reviews, packages of care
- Undertaking growth monitoring for children aged 0-5 years
- The delivery of health promotion activities
- Leading and assisting with the delivery of a variety of Health Visiting clinics and group work, for example, Parenting programmes, introducing solids and Breastfeeding groups.
- Attending and contributing to team meetings
- Building relationships with colleagues to enhance the team working environment
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This role is a community-based role so the majority of your duties will be carried out between your base and community settings or client homes.
We also offer a generous NHS pension, annual leave entitlement and a competitive pay framework to progress through.
So, if you are enthusiastic and enjoy working with families and up for a new challenge then we would love to hear from you.
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is due to integrate with Medway Community Healthcare on 1 October 2026. Following integration and to align our community services to the new Neighbourhood Model of care delivery, there will be a period of consultation which may result in changes affecting some services, teams or roles. Depending on the area you are applying to work in, this could include potential changes to your role, work base, reporting arrangements, or terms and conditions of employment. Any changes would be subject to consultation and managed sensitively and in line with relevant employment processes. Please do contact the recruiting manager if you have any concerns about this so they can answer any questions you might have.
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Rated ‘Outstanding’ by CQC, we deliver high-quality care that improves the health of our communities. We are looking for people who share our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Responsive and Excellent.
We are proud to be an inclusive, welcoming organisation and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We use protected characteristic information for monitoring only and it is not seen by recruiting managers, except where applicants choose to be considered under our disability guaranteed interview scheme.
We know life outside work matters. As a flexible working-friendly organisation, we welcome conversations about arrangements that help you thrive while supporting excellent care for our patients.
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For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Jennifer Maple
- Job title: District Manager
- Email address: jmaple@nhs.net
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