Early Years Practitioner

Integrated Care System; Barnstaple; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health service organization is seeking a Full Time Early Years Practitioner in Barnstaple to support child development for children aged 0-5 years. Responsibilities include developing care plans and working with families to ensure optimal development. Ideal candidates will have relevant qualifications and experience working with young children. This role offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in the lives of families and children in the community.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year experience working with young children.
• Understanding of safeguarding procedures.
• Good interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Support families in developmental assessments.
• Develop personalized care plans.
• Advocate for children's needs.
• Ensure compliance with training requirements.

Skills

Experience working with infants and young children

Knowledge of child development

Strong communication skills

Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team

Education

Relevant qualification in Early Childhood Education

Job description

Go back Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Early Years Practitioner

The closing date is 19 August 2025

Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) is the place to be! We have developed an innovative, integrated model of children's community services and now looking to appoint enthusiastic individuals to join our friendly and dedicated county-wide professional team.

We are excited to be advertising for a Full Time Early Years Practitioner to support our Early Child Development Pathway of care in North Devon, Exeter, Torbay and South Devon

The Early Child Development Pathway provides assessment, and therapy plans for children aged 0 - 5 years where there is evidence of possible or significant delay that is affecting the child in two or three areas of their development.

The Early Years Practitioner will be the named and key contact for family during the assessment period.

The role holder will offer support and strategies to families, based on the assessed needs during the assessment period, and where a post assessment plan indicates a period of support is required.

The role will offer support and strategies to children whose development is assessed as having moved away from the expected variation and for whom time limited, needs focused intervention may support a return to expected developmental progression.

Main duties of the job

• Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) is the place to be! We have developed an innovative, integrated model of children's community services and now looking to appoint enthusiastic individuals to join our friendly and dedicated county-wide professional team.
• We are excited to be advertising for a Full Time Early Years Practitioner to support our Early Child Development Pathway of care in North Devon, Exeter, Torbay and South Devon
• The Early Child Development Pathway provides assessment, and therapy plans for children aged 0 - 5 years where there is evidence of possible or significant delay that is affecting the child in two or three areas of their development.
• The Early Years Practitioner will be the named and key contact for family during the assessment period.
• The role holder will offer support and strategies to families, based on the assessed needs during the assessment period, and where a post assessment plan indicates a period of support is required.
• The role will offer support and strategies to children whose development is assessed as having moved away from the expected variation and for whom time limited, needs focused intervention may support a return to expected developmental progression.

About us

Early Years Practitioners will work closely with all users of our services and their families and carers, who all play an invaluable contribution in how our users experience our services.

Staff are expected to be kind and responsive but professional and informative and contribute to the quality of the services

Why work with us

Job responsibilities

• Working with others to create a culture of continuous improvement
• Working with infants and young children and families to negotiate and agree a personalised care plan including re-assessing risks and needs
• Acting as a childs advocates in the multi-disciplinary team
• Working in partnership with children and their families and carersGaining consent and, as far as possible, involving people in all decision making
• Reassuring people by being professional, responsive, knowledgeable and confident
• Responding to complaints or concerns effectively and quickly in line with the services policy
• Escalating concerns and clinical outcomes of care to senior staffcommunicating well with all members of the team
• Using their clinical judgement to adapt and amend assessments / treatment plans to keep the people using our services as safe as possible
• Maintaining compliance with their mandatory training requirements and scope of extended competencies
• Safeguarding infants and young children by recognising and responding when a child might be at risk from abuse but also recognising their own limits and asking for help and escalate concerns when necessary
• Escalating safety concerns and by doing so acting as effective advocates for those who use our services
• Integrate best practice and identification of areas where improvement in practice is required
• Providing skilled, evidence-based care which adheres to agreed policies and procedures and extent of agreed competencies
• Being open and transparent about their own practice
• Reflecting on everyday practice to identify areas where improvements in safety or quality can be made
• Demonstrate adherence to the relevant Code of Conduct and Trust standards of practice

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

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Person Specification

• detail around previous roles and experience
• additional CPD achieved
• Achieved Grade and Years of Experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Springfield Court

Fishleigh Road, Roundswell Business Park

Fishleigh Road, Roundswell Business Park