School Health Assistant inBrighton inBrighton PUBLISHED 21 JUN 2024

Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks.
Brighton and Hove Healthy Child Programme 5-19 years are looking to recruit two people to our friendly team.

The hours are up to 18.5 hours per week for each post, term time only.

You will work within the screening team to undertake measurement programmes and associated health promotion work under supervision.

To organise and undertake routine measuring of height and weight, and screening of vision and hearing for children at school entry and in Year 6.

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.

We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.

Why work for us?

  • Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
  • Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
  • Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
  • Excellent training and development opportunities
  • Research opportunities
  • Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
  • Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
  • Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
  • Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
  • Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
  • Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sue Johnson Job title: Team Lead Healthy Child Programme 5-19 Email address: Telephone number:
Brighton and Hove Healthy Child Programme 5-19 years are looking to recruit two people to our friendly team.

The hours are up to 18.5 hours per week for each post, term time only.

You will work within the screening team to undertake measurement programmes and associated health promotion work under supervision.

To organise and undertake routine measuring of height and weight, and screening of vision and hearing for children at school entry and in Year 6.

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.

We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.

Why work for us?

  • Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
  • Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
  • Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
  • Excellent training and development opportunities
  • Research opportunities
  • Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
  • Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
  • Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
  • Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
  • Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
  • Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sue Johnson Job title: Team Lead Healthy Child Programme 5-19 Email address: Telephone number:


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