Senior Assistant Practitioner

The post holder will deliver the early interventiontargeted package with parents/carers of children identified by the tool. You will also work in close liaison with the Senior Public Health Assistants (SPHAs) and Public Health Assistants (PHAs) who deliver the reviews.These are part time posts. Mentoring and supervision will be provided by the Children's Therapies team.

There are the two posts available:Thanet district (0.6 WTE) 3 days/weekDartford and Sevenoaks districts (0.5 WTE) 2.5 days/week, We know life outside work matters. As a flexible working-friendly organisation, we welcome conversations about arrangements that help you thrive while supporting excellent care for our patients.

The post holder will be working within children's services already, have an understanding of local offers and demonstrate experience working within SLCN. Including:o Working with parents and families of pre-school aged children with SLCNo Experience of coaching and empowering parents to support their child's speech, language and communication (SLC) within the home environment and in everyday activitieso The communication skills to work in partnership with parents, Health Visiting, Early years staff and Children's Therapies.o The ability to organise and plan their time to deliver intervention packages flexibly to meet the individual needs and be efficient with record keeping.Staff will be required to work in the community such as within Family Hubs and Health centres. Having local knowledge of the wider system to signpost families is desirable.

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is currently undertaking a significant programme of transformation to align our community services to the new Neighbourhood Model of care delivery, there will be a period of consultation which may result in changes affecting some services, teams or roles. Depending on the area you are applying to work in, this could include potential changes to your role, work base, reporting arrangements, or terms and conditions of employment. Any changes would be subject to consultation and managed sensitively and in line with relevant employment processes. Please do contact the recruiting manager if you have any concerns about this so they can answer any questions you might have.

Rated 'Outstanding' by CQC, we deliver high-quality care that improves the health of our communities. We are looking for people who share our values:Compassionate, Aspirational, Responsive and Excellent.