Are you passionate about giving children with additional needs the best start in life?
We are looking for a Special Educational Needs and Disabilities(SEND) Assistant Practitioner to join the SEND team within our 0-5 Health Visiting Service. You will support babies and young children (0-5 and up to reception entry/school age) with SEND or complex health needs, and their families.
Working under the delegation of the Specialist SEND Health Visitor, you will:
- carry out developmental reviews and screenings
- offer practical 1:1 and group support
- help families find the right services as early as possible.
You will work in family homes, Family Hubs, nurseries, GP surgeries and community settings across the borough. You will be part of a friendly, supportive team focused on making a real difference to local families.
These roles provide a unique opportunity for right individuals to develop their leadership and skills by fostering, nurturing and developing continual professional learning and reflective based practice, providing clinical expertise and direction, strengthen integration and partnership within their role and specialist area of practice.
Main duties of the job
- Supportdelivery of the Healthy Child Programme (05) with a focus on children withSEND, additional and complex needs.
- Undertakedelegated developmental reviews, assessments and screenings (e.g. hearing,cerebral visual impairment), and review parent/carer questionnaires.
- Manage adelegated caseload under supervision, providing targeted 1:1 support andfollow-up in line with agreed pathways.
- Work withparents and carers to agree action plans and give advice on development,behaviour, routines, toilet training, nutrition and inclusion.
- Makereferrals (speech and language, social communication, neurodevelopmental andother pathways) and signpost families to the Tower Hamlets Local Offer.
- Recognise andescalate safeguarding, health and developmental concerns.
- Support childhealth clinics, group sessions, parent forums and SEND-related meetings.
- Keepaccurate, timely records and contribute to audit, data collection and serviceevaluation.
Main duties of the job
- Supportdelivery of the Healthy Child Programme (05) with a focus on children withSEND, additional and complex needs.
- Undertakedelegated developmental reviews, assessments and screenings (e.g. hearing,cerebral visual impairment), and review parent/carer questionnaires.
- Manage adelegated caseload under supervision, providing targeted 1:1 support andfollow-up in line with agreed pathways.
- Work withparents and carers to agree action plans and give advice on development,behaviour, routines, toilet training, nutrition and inclusion.
- Makereferrals (speech and language, social communication, neurodevelopmental andother pathways) and signpost families to the Tower Hamlets Local Offer.
- Recognise andescalate safeguarding, health and developmental concerns.
- Support childhealth clinics, group sessions, parent forums and SEND-related meetings.
- Keepaccurate, timely records and contribute to audit, data collection and serviceevaluation.
ManagingSelf
Participatein THGPCGs appraisal system, matching organisational aims and positivebehaviour with individual objectives and model a compassionate culture forstaff
It isthe responsibility of all staff that they do not abuse their official positionfor personal gain, to seek advantage of further private business or otherinterests in the course of their official duties.
About us
Tower Hamlets GP Care Group (The Care Group) was incorporated as a community interest company limited by shares in September 2014. Every general practice in Tower Hamlets owns one share of £1. The Care Group was formed to manage borough level contracts on behalf of the practices, deliver primary care led services and support general practices, and to be the provider voice of primary care in the wider health and social care system.
Read up more about Tower Hamlets GP Care Group, click here: https://www.gpcaregroup.org/
The Care Group is also a member of Tower Hamlets Together, a place-based integrated partnership, which includes Bart's Health, East London NHS Foundation Trust, the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and the Council for Voluntary Services.
Click here to know more about Tower Hamlets Together partnership- https://www.towerhamletstogether.com/
The key priorities for the Care Group are:
Innovation and support for primary care
Being a great place to work
Integrating primary and community care
Providing of high-quality cost-effective care to local people
Influencing improvements in health outcomes
Job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities of this role include:
- Review parent/carer questionnaires and report outcomesand concerns to the Health Visitor.
- Ensure sharing of information agreements and consentas per policy.
- Make referrals for social communication, speech andlanguage, neurodiversity and any other additional needs.
- Provide targeted 1:1 support and intensive follow-upin line with agreed pathways.
- Work directly with children and families in theirhomes, clinic, and a range of community settings.
- Work with parent and carers to compile action plans.
- Provide health promotion and guidance to parents andcarers, including advice on child development, behaviour, routines, toilettraining, nutrition, weight management, and inclusion.
- Build and maintain positive, trusting relationshipswith families, communicating sensitively using verbal and non-verbal skills andworking with interpreters or advocates where needed.
- Identify, elevate, and respond appropriately tohealth, developmental, safeguarding, and vulnerability concerns in line withorganisational policies.
- Make referrals and signpost families to the Localoffer and organisations, working collaboratively with health, education, socialcare, local authority and voluntary sector professionals.
- Undertake delegated follow-up for children attendingAccident and Emergency, including contacting families, reporting outcomes, andproviding accident prevention advice.
- Support delivery of child health clinics, integratedgroup sessions, health promotion activities, and parent forums, contributing toSEND-related meetings and reporting back to the team.
- Manage an allocated caseload under supervision,addressing needs accurately and safely within the scope of the role.
- Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential records,including SEND documentation, care plans, and tracking systems, in line withlegislation and professional standards.
- Participate in training, supervision, and personaldevelopment to maintain high standards of practice.
- Contribute to quality improvement activities,including audit, data collection, and service evaluation.
- Participate in patient feedback and engagementactivities.
- Work collaboratively with the wider team to support apositive, encouraging, and nurturing environment.
- Support students and contribute to a positive learningculture.
- Work flexibly and travel across the borough of TowerHamlets to meet service needs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities of this role include:
- Review parent/carer questionnaires and report outcomesand concerns to the Health Visitor.
- Ensure sharing of information agreements and consentas per policy.
- Make referrals for social communication, speech andlanguage, neurodiversity and any other additional needs.
- Provide targeted 1:1 support and intensive follow-upin line with agreed pathways.
- Work directly with children and families in theirhomes, clinic, and a range of community settings.
- Work with parent and carers to compile action plans.
- Provide health promotion and guidance to parents andcarers, including advice on child development, behaviour, routines, toilettraining, nutrition, weight management, and inclusion.
- Build and maintain positive, trusting relationshipswith families, communicating sensitively using verbal and non-verbal skills andworking with interpreters or advocates where needed.
- Identify, elevate, and respond appropriately tohealth, developmental, safeguarding, and vulnerability concerns in line withorganisational policies.
- Make referrals and signpost families to the Localoffer and organisations, working collaboratively with health, education, socialcare, local authority and voluntary sector professionals.
- Undertake delegated follow-up for children attendingAccident and Emergency, including contacting families, reporting outcomes, andproviding accident prevention advice.
- Support delivery of child health clinics, integratedgroup sessions, health promotion activities, and parent forums, contributing toSEND-related meetings and reporting back to the team.
- Manage an allocated caseload under supervision,addressing needs accurately and safely within the scope of the role.
- Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential records,including SEND documentation, care plans, and tracking systems, in line withlegislation and professional standards.
- Participate in training, supervision, and personaldevelopment to maintain high standards of practice.
- Contribute to quality improvement activities,including audit, data collection, and service evaluation.
- Participate in patient feedback and engagementactivities.
- Work collaboratively with the wider team to support apositive, encouraging, and nurturing environment.
- Support students and contribute to a positive learningculture.
- Work flexibly and travel across the borough of TowerHamlets to meet service needs.
Person Specification
Experience
- Experience of making referrals to partner services and working collaboratively. Good written and verbal communication with people from a wide range of backgrounds and professions.
Skills and Abilities
- The ability to work on your own initiative and manage your own workload, as well as working as part of a team to deliver the Healthy Child Programme. You must also be able to travel across Tower Hamlets
Experience
- Experience of working with safeguarding childrens issues, and the ability to work under delegation and report concerns back appropriately.
Knowledge
- A sound understanding of child development and parenting, and knowledge of common developmental difficulties (e.g. autism) and their impact on families.
Experience
- Experience supporting children and families with SEND or additional needs, giving practical support, guidance and interventions across a range of settings.
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.
£34,186 to £37,389 a yearIncluding Inner HCAS
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