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Assistant Practitioner
The closing date is 01 June 2026
The post holder will work as part of the children's community health commissioned service within 5-19 services.
Under the direction and supervision of the 5-19 team, the role contributes to the provision of high quality services for children, young people, parents, carers and families within the framework of the Healthy Child Programme and Best Start In Life priorities. The post is involved in delivering the national and Public Health agendas in response to identified health and social need, working in partnership with other agencies to meet agreed standards, objectives and statutory requirements.
Main duties of the job
To support the 5-19 team in the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme, ensuring services are provided within the tiered model approach – building community capacity, universal, universal plus and universal partnership plus.
Contribute to the development, delivery and reporting of health promoting activities within a variety of settings.
Deliver evidence based early intervention programmes to support children, young people and families, e.g. emotional health, healthy lifestyles, risk taking behaviour and health promotion.
Signpost and provide information for parents and young people, communicating information in an understandable form to parents, children and young people.
About us
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds and parts of the North East.
At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality.
We offer colleagues:
* A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
* Staff Recognition – as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
* Employee Support and wellbeing – we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast‑track Physiotherapy service.
Requirements
* NVQ Level 3 Qualification or equivalent.
* Experience of working with and supporting parents and families.
* Ability to communicate with a variety of audiences both written and verbally.
* Ability to relate to people of different backgrounds.
* UK driving licence.
* Experience working with a range of statutory and voluntary organisations.
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.
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
£28,392 to £31,157 a year per annum pro rata
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