Assistant Practitioner

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust; West Carr; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Hull, East and North Yorkshire Trust is seeking an Assistant Practitioner to provide early intervention support for children, young people and families. You will deliver packages of care under supervision and work with a wide multidisciplinary team across home, schools and community settings.

The role involves home visits, school visits, and contributing to case discussions under supervision, with a focus on promoting emotional wellbeing and safeguarding.

Qualifications

• Experience as Allied Health Professional with transferable skills.
• Ability to work with children, young people and families.
• Understanding of safeguarding and care planning.

Responsibilities

• Provide early intervention support in home and community settings.
• Deliver packages of care under supervision.
• Visit family homes and see clients in schools to advise and support.
• Work with multidisciplinary team to support those with more complex needs.

Skills

AHP experience

CPD access

Emotional wellbeing support

Job description

This role may be eligible for recruitment incentives. Please liaise with the recruiting manager for further details. To provide early intervention support to schools, assisting children, young people (CYP), and families by delivering packages of care under the direction of a named registered supervisor in home and community settings, including Children's Centres, schools, colleges, and other designated young people-friendly environments. To carry out group work activities, health promotion initiatives, and health education programmes as delegated by the registered supervisor. To contribute to child protection case conferences, care groups, and case review meetings under the supervision of the registered supervisor. To support the registered supervisor in the delivery of prevention and early intervention services.

• We welcome applications from Allied Health Professionals with relevant experience and transferable skills.
• Thee successful AHP applicant will have access to continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities and professional networks to support ongoing professional development and professional registration requirements.
• The Assistant Practitioner works directly with patients, careers, and families to promote emotional wellbeing by undertaking delegated activities of intervention.
• The Assistant Practitioner will visit family homes and see clients in schools to advise and support. They will also work as part of the wider multidisciplinary team to support those with more complex needs.
  We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care. We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started. We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised. We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support. From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.