Assistant PractitionerNHS

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Practitioner to join the East Riding Mental Health Support Team.

The Assistant Practitioner works directly with parents, carers, and families to promote emotional wellbeing through the delivery of delegated interventions and support activities. The post holder will visit family homes and work with clients in school settings to provide advice, and support.

The Assistant Practitioner will also work as part of a wider multidisciplinary team to support those with more complex needs.

Main duties of the job

• Early Intervention support to schools, assisting with supporting CYP and families by delivering packages of care under the direction of a named registered supervisor in the home and in community settings including for Children's Centres, schools, and colleges alongside allocated young people friendly buildings.
• To carry out 1:1 and group work activities, health promotion and health education programmes as delegated by members of the registered supervisor.
• Contribute to child protection case conferences, core groups and case review meetings under supervision of the registered supervisor
• To support the registered supervisor in the delivery of Prevention and Early Intervention support.

Job description

Please see attached Job Description and person specification for detailed information of job description and main responsibilities.

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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