Health and Development Practitioner (Early Years)

The Health and Development Practitioner will assist in the identification of health and development needs and participate in the delivery and evaluation of care interventions developed to meet those needs under the supervision of the Specialist Nurse for Early Years. Supervision may be direct/indirect depending upon competency/complexity of work. The Health and Development Practitioner will have the necessary skills, experience and qualifications to work with children who have additional and special needs, who have development delays.

This is a permanent part time post (20 hours per week) to be worked across Monday to Friday.

As this post involves multiple home visits daily, you must be able to travel independently across the Trust whilst transporting all required equipment. If you do not reference this in your supporting statement, you cannot be considered for the post.,

• Arrange and undertake advanced initial and review child health development assessments for children already identified with a development delay. These will take place in a variety of settings to suit the needs of the child, young person and family


• Work as part of a MDT: which includes parents and carers, to provide an assessment of child's development, difficulties and needs, contributing constructive and informed assessment information to team discussions/reviews.


• Devise programmes of play goals and assessment in line with child's developmental status, providing modelling and coaching support for parents/ carers to implement at home.


• Undertake home visits to families to provide extra specific support as part of a planned programme of care.


• Provide appropriate, evidenced based advice to families, in a variety of settings, on a range of topics/issues associated with SEND.


• Provide appropriate advice to families, refer to other agencies and signpost families if appropriate.


• Refer the child/families to other disciplines, professions, or agencies.


• Support the organisation and delivery of SEND drop-ins/ training workshops.


• Adhere to Local Safeguarding policy and procedure to enable relevant referrals to be made to Children's Social Care.


• Have experience and knowledge of Specialist support and community-based services to support children with SEND.
  
  Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that 'happy staff, makes for happy patients'. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values 'the WWL Way'.


WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.