Assistant Practitioner

Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community provider is seeking an Assistant Practitioner to join their team focused on promoting the health and wellbeing of children aged 5-19. You'll work within the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme, making a positive difference in clients' lives through high-quality service. Candidates should hold an NVQ Level 3 in Child Development and possess strong understanding and advisory skills in child health.

Qualifications

• Have an NVQ Level 3 Child Development qualification, or equivalent.
• Have a sound understanding of child development.
• Be able to work independently and in teams.

Responsibilities

• Promoting health and wellbeing of children and families.
• Supporting the integrated 0-19 Healthy Child Programme.
• Working autonomously with a specified caseload.

Skills

Child development understanding

Advice and support to families

Education

NVQ Level 3 Child Development

Job description

We are seeking an enthusiastic, dynamic, and caring individual who is passionate about child development.

Cambridgeshire Community Services (CCS) and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) have various vacancies for Assistant Practitioners to join our skill mix team; working with families and children aged 5-19 to deliver the Healthy Child Programme in Cambridge City and surrounding areas. This is an opportunity to make a real difference to children’s lives in Cambridgeshire.

Main duties of the job

As an Assistant Practitioner, you will focus on promoting the health and wellbeing of children, young people, and families using an early help and partnership approach at every opportunity and contribute to improving health outcomes. Families you will work with may include those with mental health difficulties, disabilities, and complex additional needs.

Essential qualifications and skills

• Have an NVQ Level 3 Child Development qualification, or equivalent
• Have a sound understanding of child development
• Be able to work independently as well as in teams alongside School Nursing
• Be confident giving advice and support to families, for example around toileting and behaviour

Why not click on the link to the Job Description to find out more about the role?

Should we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 26 June 2025.

Cambridgeshire Community Services provides the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme. The post holder will work as part of the skills mix team to promote the health and wellbeing of children, young people, and families using an early help and partnership approach and contribute to improving health outcomes.

The Post Holder Will Be Expected To

• Be able to act autonomously.
• Support the integrated 0-19 Healthy Child Programme (HCP) locality team in providing an innovative and high-quality service in an environment that enhances client care and promotes child and family wellbeing.
• Assist in the ongoing assessment and review of clients.
• Work without direct supervision to a specified caseload of clients needing further support as part of the universal and universal plus aspects of the service provision.
• Act as the first contact in clinics and outreach locations, ensuring high standards of client care.
• Regularly liaise with the caseload holder to assist in service coordination and development.
• Develop specialist interest areas to enrich knowledge and skills within the Cambridgeshire Children & Young Peoples Service.
• Facilitate health programmes independently or in partnership with health and locality teams.
• Participate in continuous service improvement within the organisation/service priorities.

Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high-quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.

Our success is thanks to our staff, who for the seventh consecutive year, rated us highly in the national staff survey.

If you share our passion for innovative, high-quality care, please submit your application and join us on this exciting journey as a leading-edge community provider. We welcome all applicants and offer a culture that prioritises staff engagement and development.

For further details or informal visits, contact:

• Name: Jane Styles
• Job title: Acting Team Manager
• Email: [e-mail]
• Telephone: [phone]