Specialist Early Years Practitioner | Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; Crawley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare facility in Crawley seeks a Specialist Early Years Practitioner (SpEYP) to join their multi-professional team. This role involves overseeing care programs for children, participating in assessments within Child Development Services, and supporting families. Ideal candidates will have relevant qualifications and prior experience in child development. The position offers flexible working options and opportunities for personal development, making it a fulfilling career choice.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Excellent training and development opportunities

Cost-effective workplace nurseries

Qualifications

• Experience working with children in a developmental setting.
• Ability to deliver care programs and interventions.
• Skills in keeping personal development up-to-date.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a delegated caseload delivering care.
• Participate in multi-disciplinary assessment and planning.
• Contribute to training and ensure effective support for families.

Skills

Evidence based assessment

Communication

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Child development knowledge

Education

Relevant Early Years qualification

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Specialist Early Years Practitioner (SpEYP) to join our team. You will be based at Crawley Child Development Centre (CDC).

You are welcome to come and visit us at the CDC, please do contact the team to arrange and speak to one of our existing SpEYP’s or Specialist Nurses who will happily discuss the role with you in more detail.

Contact details:

Crawley CDC – 01293 301010

“Please note: Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules, this role is unlikely to be eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered. Candidates requiring sponsorship should review the eligibility criteria on thegov.uk websitebefore applying to assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role."



As a Specialist Early Years Practitioner you will be working as part of the multi-professional team based within Child Development Services (CDS). You will oversee a delegated caseload; delivering and adapting packages of care programmes and interventions using evidence based assessment and reasoning skills within your scope of competency.

The role requires participation and contribution to delegated assessments of children as part of CDS pathways, contributing to the wider multi-disciplinary assessment, intervention and planned care.

You will offer a range of support and advice for families and their children in a range of settings both individually as well as in groups; based on your competency and experience.

You will take part in and contribute to training, keeping your own personal development up-to-date and engaging in supervision as outlined by Sussex Community Foundation Trust (SCFT).

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?
• Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients’ homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
• Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast

Our values—Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence—guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.
• To assess and identify caseload and workload within scope of practice and competency through triage and referrals from MDT
• To plan and undertake specialist interventions in a range of settings (including clinics, home visiting, education settings) carrying out developmental assessment, observations, providing support and advice, specific programmes of care and intervention; for children and their families known to CDS and MDT working in collaboration with members of the MDT (eg Paediatrician, Specialist Nurse, Occupational Therapist).
• Plan and deliver specialist group and/ or individual interventions for children and families known to SpEYP caseload, recording outcomes. To include within this creating individual plans/targets/aims for development through play based learning, and opportunities.
• To work independently within scope of practice, competencies and boundaries utilising evidence based practice, making safe decisions regarding the planning, assessment, intervention and support being offered to child/family.
• To plan and support in the delivery of information sharing, advice, and training within scope of practice to peers, students, other professionals and assist in the induction of new staff
• To make onward completed referrals to other agencies as required with support from MDT where necessary.
• To support voluntary staff in SpEYP led groups (where applicable) and in liaison with the SCFT Volunteers lead, setting clear expectations and boundaries of their role
• Works within Pan Sussex Child Protection Procedures reporting any concerns appropriately and escalating to the Specialist Nurse Supervisor or Clinical Services Manager and undertakes relevant in-service child protection training and supervision for role.
• Participates and contributes to regular management and clinical supervision, in line with SCFT policy, reflecting on own and others’ practice to ensure safe and effective working. Recognises own boundaries and develops awareness of roles, responsibilities within own scope of practice and competency and of other health professionals and agencies.
• Undertakes training and development relevant to the role and attends MDT meetings as required.
• To participate in yearly appraisal in line with trust policy.
• Maintain confidentiality of information in line with the GDPR Act 2018




This advert closes on Sunday 17 Aug 2025