Assistant Practitioner

Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

East of England Community Health & Care Trust in Peterborough invites applications for part-time Assistant Practitioner roles to support the 0-5 Healthy Child Programme. You will work with families and children, promoting wellbeing and early development in the community.

Join a dedicated skill-mix team; work autonomously and with the Health Visiting team to deliver high-quality care and prevention. Opportunities for growth and service improvement are encouraged.

Qualifications

• Holds an NVQ Level 3 in Child Development (or equivalent).
• Strong understanding of child development.
• Confident in providing advice & guidance to families.

Responsibilities

• Support 0-5 age families through the Healthy Child Programme in Peterborough.
• Work with the Health Visiting team, autonomously or in a team.
• Develop specialist interest areas to enrich knowledge within Cambridgeshire Children & Young People’s Service.
• Facilitate health programmes with locality teams.
• Contribute to continuous service improvement.

Skills

Child development knowledge

Advice & guidance to families

Teamwork and independent work

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Child Development (or equivalent)

Job description

Join Us in Shaping Bright Futures for Children in Cambridgeshire! Part-time opportunities available in Peterborough. Are you passionate about child development & eager to make a real difference in your community? East of England Community Health & Care Trust is seeking an enthusiastic, dynamic & caring Assistant Practitioner to join our dedicated skill-mix team on a fixed term contract until 31 March 2028. You’ll work with families & children aged 0–5, delivering the Healthy Child Programme across Peterborough. This is more than just a job, it’s a chance to transform lives, support families & help children thrive.

As An Assistant Practitioner, You Will

• Promote the health & wellbeing of children, young people & families through an early-help & partnership approach
• Provide support to families facing challenges such as mental health difficulties, disabilities or complex needs
• Work both independently & collaboratively alongside our Health Visiting team

We’re Looking For Someone Who

• Holds an NVQ Level 3 in Child Development (or equivalent). A Health & Social Care NVQ is not suitable
• Has a strong understanding of child development
• Is confident in providing advice & guidance to families
• Thrives both in team settings & when working independently

Should we receive a high no. of applications, we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 28.9.26

The post holder will be expected to be able to act autonomously.

To 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.

To support the ongoing assessment and review of clients.

To work without direct supervision to a specified caseload of clients who are identified as needing further support as part of the universal and universal plus aspects of the service provision.

To act as first contact in clinics and outreach locations ensuring a high standard of client care.

To liaise regularly with the caseload holder to assist in the co-ordination and development of the service.

To develop specialist interest areas in order to enrich the knowledge and skills set within the Cambridgeshire Children & Young Peoples Service.

To 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.

There's one reason why our services are outstanding – and that’s our amazing staff - who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jayne Brown Job title: 0-19 Healthy Child Programme Team Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07783 885882