Health Visitors
The Healthy Child Service Team
The Healthy Child Service Team consists of:
Health Visitors
Health Visitors are qualified nurses or midwives with specialist training in public health for children, young people and families.
Health Visitor’s additional public health training enables them to provide a professional public health universal service, based on best evidence, enhancing and promoting good health and reducing illness and health inequalities, through assessing the health needs of individuals, families and the wider community.
Find more information about Health Visitors.
Child Development Workers
Child Health and Development Workers are qualified workers who are part of the team working alongside the Health Visitors and can support with a variety of child health, behaviour and development needs, such as:
- child safety
- sleep
- speech and language
- tantrums
- healthy eating
- toilet training
Health Screeners
National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) Screeners, measure the height and weight of primary school children in reception and year 6. The Screeners also carry out a vision and hearing test for children in school. Read more about the NHS National Child Measurement Programme.
Health Outreach Nurses
Working with and supporting the SCPHN, School Nurses are the Children and Young People Health Outreach Nurses (CYPHONS). They are qualified Nurses from various nursing backgrounds and have a wealth of knowledge in health for children and young people.
School Nurses
School Nurses (5 to 19 years team) (SCPHNS) are qualified nurses with specialist training in public health for children, young people and families.
SCPHNS lead and deliver the Healthy Child Programme for 5- to 19-year-olds, or those aged up to the age of 25 who have Special Educational Needs and Disabilities), and their families.
School Nurse Teams work with families, education settings and communities to improve and reduce health inequalities.
Your school nursing team offers the Healthy Child Programme for every child. This includes promoting good health through education, health checks and identifying health problems at an early stage.
The School Nurse Team provides extra support when you need specific expert help. This might be identified through a routine health check, referral from other professionals in health or education, or direct from families or young people themselves. This could include managing short term health issues, such as:
- bed wetting
- toileting
- sleep
- advice on sexual health
- support for emotional wellbeing and mental health
The School Nurse Team work together with other professionals, with you and your family to provide information and targeted support to help you deal with more complex problems, over a longer period of time. This may be as part of a Family Early Help Assessment, Child in Need or a Child Protection Plan.
