Assistant Practitioner

Job overview

To support the integrated 0-19 Healthy Child Service (HCS) in providing an innovative and high quality service to improve health outcomes for children, young people and their families

To support the assessment and review of clinical needs

To work without direct supervision to support clients as part of the universal and Targeted aspects of the service provision

To liaise with colleagues within the clinical team to assist in the coordination and development of the service.

To develop specialist interest areas in order to enrich the knowledge and skills set within the Norfolk Children & Young People's Health Service.

Should we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert after 4th September 2026

Interviews may be held on 20th or 21st September.

Main duties of the job

To assist the School Nurses in the management and delivery of care to clients. Duties may include:

Contacts with young people will be delivered in a variety of ways such as families homes, and venue based such as schools at a variety of locations across the collaborative localities

Building on existing assessment of families’ needs and deliver evidenced based health advice without direct supervision.

Receiving referrals, triaging and using appropriate sign posting.

Working jointly with School Nurse for Specialist families. This may include:

• Communicating complex information with other agencies such as social care staff regarding work HCS are delivering to the young person.
• Support to clients with more complex needs.
• Completing Duty – reviewing waiting lists, triaging tasks, booking in contacts and running reports within system one.
• Working jointly with outside agencies who may also be supporting a young person.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To support the integrated 0-19 Healthy Child Service locality team in providing an innovative and high-quality service in an environment that enhances client care and promotes child and family wellbeing.

To support the assessment and review of clinical needs in the 5-19 Team.

To work both as a team and without direct supervision to support clients as part of the universal and targeted aspects of the service provision.

To support the assessment and review of clinical needs.

The post will be working over collaborative localities but will need to have flexibility to support other localities as needed to ensure that service delivery is equitable.

To liaise with colleagues within the clinical team to assist in the co-ordination and development of the service.

To develop specialist interest areas in order to enrich the knowledge and skills set within the Norfolk Children & Young People’s Health Service.

Maintain continued development and learning to ensure that practice remains current, evidenced and of high quality for the children, young people, and families we support.

To assist in the prioritisation of referrals and booking appointments. To engage in team and locality meetings.

To offer an inclusive service that is accessible to all recognising individuals’ equality, diversity and rights.

Assist in the delivery and planning of programmes/activities of care that may be with individuals or to groups such as parents/carers.

To provide targeted packages of care under the supervision of a registered case holder. Use goal setting to support the service user to identify their own needs and empower them to make sustainable healthy choices.

To write clinical records in a concise, accurate and timely manner in line with East Of England Community Health and Care record keeping policy. To promote the use of digital resources on Just One Norfolk, to enhance self-care skills for children, young people and their families.

To confidently utilise virtual platforms in assessments, interventions, training, and networking to support effective practice and partnership working.

To support Duty in localities on a rotational basis.

Within this role you will need to travel as an independent practitioner on a daily basis, across Norfolk which involves both rural and urban travel. The nature of our work does result in travel arrangements changing at short notice.

Due to the large geography our service covers and the limitations of sufficient public transport to undertake this role you must hold a full and current driving licence and have access to your own transport. This is subject to the provisions of the Equality Act 2010, and therefore if the postholder requires a reasonable adjustment due to a disability then this will be considered.

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.