Assistant Practitioner | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust; Polegate; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Assistant Practitioner to join the East Sussex School Health Service. You will deliver health promotion, early intervention and targeted support to children, young people and families in schools, clinics and community settings.

You will empower families and contribute to high-quality, child-centred care. The role requires a compassionate, autonomous team player who builds relationships, supports safeguarding, and maintains accurate records

Responsibilities

• Deliver health promotion, early intervention and targeted support to children, young people and families in schools, clinics and community settings.
• Provide advice and practical support on a range of physical, emotional and developmental health issues.
• Work closely with schools, families and partner agencies to achieve positive outcomes for children and young people.

Job description

Assistant Practitioner | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Company:

Company: Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Medway Community Healthcare or working on the Staff Bank within these organisations. Nursing and AHP vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses/AHPs.

Are you passionate about improving the health and wellbeing of children and young people? Join our East Sussex School Health Service as anAssistant Practitioner and make a real difference to families across East Sussex.

Working as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team, you will deliver health promotion, early intervention and targeted support to children,young people and families in schools, clinics and community settings. You'll help empower families, promote positive health outcomes, andcontribute to the delivery of high-quality, child-centred care.

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and compassionate individual who enjoys building relationships, working independently and beingpart of a team that puts children and young people at the heart of everything they do.

In this varied and rewarding role, you will:

• Support children, young people and families to improve their health, wellbeing and resilience.
• Deliver health promotion, early intervention and targeted support in schools and community settings.
• Provide advice and practical support on a range of physical, emotional and developmental health issues.
• Work closely with schools, families and partner agencies to achieve positive outcomes for children and young people.
• Facilitate health education activities, group sessions and wellbeing programmes.
• Recognise and respond appropriately to safeguarding concerns, ensuring children remain at the centre of all practice.
• Maintain accurate records and contribute to the continuous improvement of the School Health Service.

This is an excellent opportunity to be part of a dedicated team making a real difference to the lives of children, young people and families acrossEast Sussex.

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is currently undertaking a significant programme of transformation to align our community services to the new Neighbourhood Model of care delivery, there will be a period of consultation which may result in changes affecting some services, teams or roles. Depending on the area you are applying to work in, this could include potential changes to your role, work base, reporting arrangements, or terms and conditions of employment. Any changes would be subject to consultation and managed sensitively and in line with relevant employment processes. Please do contact the recruiting manager if you have any concerns about this so they can answer any questions you might have.

Rated ‘Outstanding’ by CQC, we deliver high-quality care that improves the health of our communities. We are looking for people who share our values:Compassionate, Aspirational, Responsive and Excellent.

We are proud to be an inclusive, welcoming organisation and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We use protected characteristic information for monitoring only and it is not seen by recruiting managers, except where applicants choose to be considered under our disability guaranteed interview scheme.

We know life outside work matters.As a flexible working-friendly organisation, we welcome conversations about arrangements that help you thrive while supporting excellent care for our patients.

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As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via [e-mail], quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further.

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

Find out more about the community differencehere.

Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.

This advert closes on Sunday 15 Nov 2026

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust