Early Years Worker

Please note this is may be a part time post and the salary for this position will be pro-rata.

Please note this is a fixed term post for 18 Months Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have a written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.  

The post holder will contribute to the work of the Health Visiting team, you will be part of the Nursery Nurse - Early years worker will be supported by the Health Visitor in the implementation of delivery and health promotion and support programmes (e.g. breastfeeding support, Solihull, child healthy weight) You will contribute to the Health Visiting assessment process to identify need for individuals/families and communities through awareness of local services for children and families.​​​​​​​ Through a sound knowledge of child development, be responsive to differing individual/family needs thus enabling parents to develop/improve parenting skills and to plan appropriate play/learning experiences with families in conjunction with the Health Visiting care planning process.

Some duties and responsibilities are intended to represent current priorities and are not meant to be a conclusive list.  The postholder may from time to time be asked to undertake other reasonable duties.  Any changes will be made in discussion with the postholder in the light of service needs.​​​​​​​

KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND/OR EXPERIENCE REQUIRED TO DO THE JOB

• Professional child care knowledge acquired through NNEB, SVQ/HNC in Child Care education.
• Minimum of 2 years experience working in a hospital or education environment with pre-5 children/families.
• Be able to work independently or within a team liaising with colleagues as required.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills are essential.
• IT skills.
• Knowledge of relevant national/local policies and processes.
• Commitment to ongoing personal development.

Car driver with valid driving licence Access to a car

Informal enquiries regarding the post will be welcomed by Angela.Wardlaw@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk 07779456335 & Kim Carr on 07979902646 Kim.Carr@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

For queries regarding the application form or recruitment process only, please contact recruitment.lanarkshire@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk stating the job title and reference number in the subject.  Please note:  all job related queries must be directed to the informal contact noted above.

Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once sufficient applications are received.  Please complete and submit your application early.

‘In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual​​​​​​​ orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.’