Assistant Practitioner

Assistant Practitioner, Band 4, working for the Health Visiting Service, undertaking delegated tasks by a Registered Practitioner / SCPHN HV.

The ABUHB, Monmouthshire Health Visiting Team are enthusiastic, motivated and forward thinking in delivering care to children and their families. You will be supported in your role by other professionals to become a valued member of the team.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Practitioner to work with the Health Visiting team in Monmouthshire, delivering services to Children and Young People providing a preventative service as identified in the needs assessment carried out by the Registered Practitioner. The aim is to achieve equity of health and wellbeing outcomes following the Health Child Wales Programme (HCWP), The Social Services and Wellbeing Act and Childcare, Play and Early Years Workforce plan. The post holder will contribute to the overall healthcare/social care offered to individuals, families and communities, including delivering care packages for families and groups in the community.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.