An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Specialist Health Visiting Team at the Child Development Centre in Ipswich, to be part of the multi-disciplinary team supporting children under 5 years with additional needs, and their families.
The role will involve observation and assessment of children in a variety of settings including Early Years, clinic and home, feeding back to the multidisciplinary team with verbal and written reports to support the diagnostic process. You will also work closely with families in their own home offering advice and strategies and participate in workshops and parenting programmes with other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
Experience of working with children who have additional needs would be beneficial.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be part of the Specialist Health Visiting Team and work as part of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) which includes Community Paediatricians, Therapy and Psychology colleagues.
You will need to be confident in feeding back verbally to the MDT and be able to contribute to written reports.
A large proportion of the role is working directly with families, supporting with behaviour, offering advice and support with strategies. This includes face to face sessions in the home and group workshops either in person or virtually.
Experience of working with children who have additional needs and safeguarding knowledge will be beneficial.
About the Trust
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across West Suffolk, including patients in hospital, at home and in community settings.
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