Assistant Public Health Practitioner

This post is in support of the Specialist Public Health Practitioners (Health Visitors) to deliver the Healthy Child Programme of care for 0-5 years and some enhanced programmes to school aged children 5-19 years old.
Please note that this post does not meet the pay level required for a Skilled worker visa. Successful applicants with no prior NHS experience would normally be placed at the bottom of the band in line with Agenda for Change. This salary is below the minimum salary required for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa. In these circumstances the Trust would not, therefore, be able to sponsor for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa.
The Healthy Family Team work in partnership with other agencies to deliver care and interventions to children and families. The team is led by the Specialist Public Health Practitioners, with support from our skill mix colleagues in working with 0-19 year olds within a defined geographic area.
Working with under age 5 will include breastfeeding support, completing mandated reviews and supporting the team to meet their Key Performance Indicators The interventions for school aged children include (but are not restricted to ) support with emotional health needs,. Other duties will include deputising for the SPHP in meetings with Social Care and others, many meetings current being conducted on MS Teams remotely.
TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment
**see Job Description document**:
You will be responsible for supporting the team to ensure that the needs of the clients are met in line with the Service Delivery Framework.
You will work directly with children and their families to deliver short pieces of work to meet their needs. You will be responsible for onward referrals to specialist services as required.
You will complete mandated reviews to identify any children that are not meeting their developmental milestones and liaise with senior staff for guidance with regards to episodes of care.
You will be trained to deputise for the SPHPs as required at safeguarding and other meetings.
We are currently working to a hybrid model, out and about as service needs require, working from home as and when appropriate, appropriate equipment for working at home will be provided.
A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.