About this role
Job summary Help Give Children the Best Start in Life The first five years of a child's life are crucial in shaping their future health, development, and wellbeing. As an Early Help Family Practitioner, you will play a vital role in supporting children and families at the moments when early intervention can make the greatest difference. Working alongside Health Visitors, you will help deliver the Healthy Child Programme (0-5), providing practical support, guidance, and early help to families across Bath. Your work will focus on improving outcomes for children, strengthening family resilience, and supporting key public health priorities within the community. We are pleased to offer both full-time and part-time opportunities, giving you the flexibility to choose a working pattern that suits your lifestyle while building a rewarding career. Whether you're looking for a full-time role or a part-time position, we have opportunities available to fit your needs. As travel is an essential part of the role, applicants must hold a valid UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle
Main duties of the job The Early Help Family Practitioner at HCRG Care Group plays a crucial role in supporting children and families during their critical early years. The role entails working alongside Health Visitors to deliver the Healthy Child Programme (0-5), offering practical support, guidance, and early intervention in the Bath community. The practitioner's work focuses on enhancing children's outcomes, boosting family resilience, and aiding key public health objectives. Flexible full-time and part-time roles are available to suit lifestyles, and a valid UK driving licence and vehicle access are necessary as travel is an integral part. The role is set within a supportive team at HCRG Care Group, and offers numerous benefits like a competitive salary, group pension access, and various rewards including discounts and wellbeing support through My Reward Hub. Candidates are expected to have certain qualifications, and safeguarding policies are strictly followed given the vulnerability of the children, young people, and adults in care. The company provides opportunities for continuous professional development, upholds an equal opportunity culture, and adopts inclusive practices.
About us HCRG Care Group, established in 2006, is a leading independent provider of community health and care services in the UK. The company partners with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services, emphasizing enhanced experiences, efficiency, and improved health outcomes. HCRG Care Group delivers and renovates a range of services including adult and childrens community health services, primary care services like urgent care, sexual health, dermatology, and musculoskeletal (MSK) services. It also offers adult social care and wellbeing services. Serving millions across England, HCRG Care Group impacts the lives of over half a million people annually. The organisation is guided by simple yet profound values: we care, we think, we do. The team is dedicated to equal opportunities, welcoming diverse candidates, and fostering an inclusive environment for all through various adjustments and solutions aimed at supporting employees, including those with disabilities.
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Help Give Children the Best Start in Life
The first five years of a child's life are crucial in shaping their future health, development, and wellbeing. As an Early Help Family Practitioner, you will play a vital role in supporting children and families at the moments when early intervention can make the greatest difference.
Working alongside Health Visitors, you will help deliver the Healthy Child Programme (0-5), providing practical support, guidance, and early help to families across Bath. Your work will focus on improving outcomes for children, strengthening family resilience, and supporting key public health priorities within the community.
We are pleased to offer bothfull-time and part-time opportunities, giving you the flexibility to choose a working pattern that suits your lifestyle while building a rewarding career. Whether you're looking for a full-time role or a part-time position, we have opportunities available to fit your needs.
As travel is an essential part of the role, applicants must hold a valid UK driving licenceand have access to a vehicle for work purposes.
If you're passionate about helping children thrive, supporting families, and making a real difference in your community, we'd love to hear from you.
Package DescriptionAs a Early Family Practitioner, youll be part of our valued team based at Bath. You will feel valued within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
A salary of £27,674 FTE with access to our group pension Free tea, coffeeand milk at your base location Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each yearMain Responsibilities To carry out individual work with families as delegated by accountable Health Visitor and feedback outcomes. To support the facilitation of local healthy family drop in Hubs. To plan and deliver universal 3-4 month health promotion sessions, facilitating discussions with groups of parents/carers. To undertake Universal mandated reviews, including 6-8 week, 10 month and 24 month reviews as delegated by accountable Health Visitor, and to feed back regarding any child or family requiring further assessment, or referral, to the named Health Visitor. To carry out maternal mental health screening at 6 week and 10 month reviews using evidence-based screening tools. To participate in CO monitoring at key mandated contacts as per CO monitoring pathway.Please refer to the Job Description for a full list of main responsibilities.
The Ideal CandidateThe ideal candidate will have an NNEB qualification or equivalent to BTEC (National Diploma in Nursery Nursing) or equivalent such as NVQ level 3 (Childcare and Education) or Foundation Degree in Early Years/Education.
A Full UK driving license and access to a vehicle for work purposes is essential.
We would like someone who has good communication and interpersonal skills and have the ability to work flexibly and be adaptable according to service needs.
The successful candidate will have a sound understanding of child development, parenting, and the ability to apply behavioural programmes.
About the CompanyWe change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes.We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team.Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
As youd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
Finally, we need to let you know that the company youll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job well need to process and hold information about you.If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.
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Qualifications Essential
The ideal candidate will have an NNEB qualification or equivalent to BTEC (National Diploma in Nursery Nursing) or equivalent such as NVQ level 3 (Childcare and Education) or Foundation Degree in Early Years/Education.
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.
Employer details Employer name HCRG Care Group
Address HCRG Care Group
Bath
BA2 5RP
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)