Description Role: Family Practitioner (Maternity Health Advisor) Salary: £28,000 per annum (pro-rata) Location: Newcastle (North or Outer West) Contract/Hours: Fixed Term Contract - 12 months – Part-time - 28 hours a week – to meet the family’s needs. Benefits: 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays. Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities. Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers discounts. Vulnerable children in the UK need your help. Wherever you work in the Action for Children family, you'll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK. Last year, we helped more than 687,000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning, we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive. Why Action for Children? Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It's the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives. A bit about the role Join a new team — the Pregnancy Anticipatory Care Service. The team will provide support for families across the city. It will be part of the Community Family Offer. As a Maternity Health Advisor, you will empower pregnant people and families. You’ll help them improve their health and wellbeing. You’ll support and connect people with groups and services. We’re especially looking for People who: This role will support people from many different races and ethnic backgrounds. Lived experience and or an understanding of these cultural differences would be advantageous. Have experience of UK maternity care, especially as migrants or non-native English speakers. Understand challenges faced by families in deprived communities. Your insight can help improve maternity care. What you'll be doing Listening and building trust Offering friendly advice on wellbeing Making home visits Helping with things like housing, finances, loneliness or caring responsibilities Co-creating support plans. Connecting people to groups and services Promoting belonging and confidence Taking referrals from maternity services Working in multi-disciplinary teams Referring people to health professionals when needed Understanding safeguarding Following up to ensure continued support Why this matters The need for culturally sensitive and personalised maternity care is nationally recognised by MBBRACE-UK. It is backed up by local patient safety reviews. "Anticipatory care helps people live well independently for longer by proactively supporting those at high risk of poor health outcomes." – NHS England, 2019 Ready to apply? If this sounds like the right fit and your experience is what we're looking for, we’d love to hear from you. Good to know. Application Process Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. There are five sections to complete: Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration. Talent Pool We know talent when we see it. But sometimes we find the right person but not for the right job. We'd love to keep your details for when the right job comes up. Let us know if you'd rather we didn't. Contact: Sarah Manderfield or email us at recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 11749 Diversity, equality and inclusion At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children. Male staff are under-represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants for our Children Service roles. Don't meet every single requirement? If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description, we'd love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role within the Action for Children family. Want to know more about Action for Children? Find us on X, Linkedin, Facebook or YouTube to get to know us better. Job Description See below for further information about working with us: Action for Children Employee Benefits AfC Commitment Statement Action for Children - Driven by Love