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Job summary

Main area
Children's and Learning Disabilities Division
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
  • Compressed hours
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
338-8356593-26
Employer
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The Maples
Town
Beverley
Salary
£28,392 - £31,157 pa
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
03/11/2026 23:59

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Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust logo

Assistant Practitioner

NHS AfC: Band 4

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust are proud award winners of the HSJ Provider of the Year 2019

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Practitioner to join the East Riding Mental Health Support Team.

The Assistant Practitioner works directly with parents, carers, and families to promote emotional wellbeing through the delivery of delegated interventions and support activities. The post holder will visit family homes and work with clients in school settings to provide advice, and support.

The Assistant Practitioner will also work as part of a wider multidisciplinary team to support those with more complex needs.

Main duties of the job

  • Early Intervention support to schools, assisting with supporting CYP and families by delivering packages of care under the direction of a named registered supervisor in the home and in community settings including for Children’s Centres, schools, and colleges alongside allocated young people friendly buildings.
  • To carry out 1:1 and group work activities, health promotion and health education programmes as delegated by members of the registered supervisor.
  • Contribute to child protection case conferences, core groups and case review meetings under supervision of the registered supervisor
  • To support the registered supervisor in the delivery of Prevention and Early Intervention support.

Working for our organisation

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.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and person specification for detailed information of job description and main responsibilities.

Person specification

Qualifications Education and Training

Essential criteria
  • Range of work procedures and practices, majority non-routine; intermediate level theoretical knowledge. Diploma or equivalent appropriate qualification, e.g. foundation degree; or NVQ3 level qualification plus short courses or relevant experience to diploma level
  • A good understanding of child development issues
  • Appropriate knowledge/experience of working with children/young people and their families around low-moderate level emotional resilience and mental health issues.
  • Good IT skills eg . be able to use SystmOne, Microsoft Word, Outlook email and Internet search facilities
Desirable criteria
  • A broad understanding of relevant policy, legislation drivers and their application to clinical and service area
  • Understanding or application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working in children’s services within a range of settings
  • Experience of working with children, young people and parents
  • Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multidisciplinary team
  • Experience of working with children, young people and families to promote their physical and mental wellbeing through health promotion and early intervention strategies
Desirable criteria
  • Community development work
  • safeguarding children procedures Working within a range of agencies to support families

Skills, Competencies and Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of effective inter-personal communication skills
  • Development of supportive relationships with patients, carers and other professionals
  • Ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team
  • Ability to effectively commute between the various sites
  • Committed to continued personal and educational development
  • Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sarah Dennison
Job title
Team Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07970171011
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