Job summary
Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) is the place to be! We have developed an innovative, integrated model of children's community services and now looking to appoint enthusiastic individuals to join our friendly and dedicated county-wide professional team.
We are excited to be advertising for a Full Time Early Years Practitioner to support our new Early Child Development Pathway of care in Exeter, Torbay and South Devon
The Early Child Development Pathway provides assessment and therapy plans for children aged 0 - 5 years where there is evidence of possible or significant delay that is affecting the child in two or three areas of their development.
The Early Years Practitioner will be the named and key contact for family during the assessment period.
The role holder will offer support and strategies to families, based on the assessed needs during the assessment period, and where a post assessment plan indicates a period of support is required.
The role will offer support and strategies to children whose development is assessed as having moved away from the expected variation and for whom time limited, needs focused intervention may support a return to expected developmental progression.
Main duties of the job
To observe, record and assess a child's developmental needs either at home or in an educational setting as part of the specialist assessment.
To support assessment appointments as indicated which may be within the home, community based or in the assessment centre.
To offer home and early years setting visits as indicated to gather play-based observations and information as part of the assessment process.
To offer, in the environment most appropriate for the child, advice support and strategies tailored to the child's specific needs during the assessment pathway.
To offer support, advice and strategies to families as agreed in the post assessment therapy recommendations and in an environment most appropriate to supporting the child's needs.
To attend and contribute to Team around the family meetings or safeguarding meetings to share assessment recommendations and strategies.
To support a caseload of named children within the early years assessment pathway under the guidance of the lead professional for the Early Years Practitioner team.
To complete a play-based assessment and recommendations in a written format as part of the multi-professional assessment outcome.
To support and offer evidence based strategies to children. This is under the agreement and guidance of the Lead Professional for the Early Years Practitioner team. To actively participate and contribute to learning opportunities within the Early Child Development pathway across the wider CFHD footprint
About us
Early Years Practitioners will work closely with all users of our services and their families and carers, who all play an invaluable contribution in how our users experience our services. Staff are expected to be kind and responsive but professional and informative and contribute to the quality of the services
Why work with us
Job description
Job responsibilities
Developing effective relationships with children and young people where sensitive information is communicated Working with others to create a culture of continuous improvement Working with infants and young children and families to negotiate and agree a personalised care plan including re-assessing risks and needs Acting as a childs advocates in the multi-disciplinary team Working in partnership with children and their families and carers Gaining consent and, as far as possible, involving people in all decision making
Signposting families and carers to alternative services to support behaviour changes with improving current and potential health states Reassuring people by being professional, responsive, knowledgeable and confident Responding to complaints or concerns effectively and quickly in line with the services policy Escalating concerns and clinical outcomes of care to senior staff communicating well with all members of the team
Using their clinical judgement to adapt and amend assessments / treatment plans to keep the people using our services as safe as possible
Maintaining compliance with their mandatory training requirements and scope of extended competencies
Safeguarding infants and young children by recognising and responding when a child might be at risk from abuse but also recognising their own limits and asking for help and escalate concerns when necessary Escalating safety concerns and by doing so acting as effective advocates for those who use our services Integrate best practice and identification of areas where improvement in practice is required Providing skilled, evidence-based care which adheres to agreed policies and procedures and extent of agreed competencies
Being open and transparent about their own practice Reflecting on everyday practice to identify areas where improvements in safety or quality can be made Demonstrate adherence to the relevant Code of Conduct and Trust standards of practice
To use equipment and other resources carefully with consideration of cost.
Reflecting on their own practice regularly and encouraging the whole team to reflect on their practices in handovers and team meetings
Maintaining accurate, legible, comprehensive records and adherence to local performance reporting measures
Identifying how care could be improved Take responsibility for the collection of data required for audit purposes Participate in audits relating to service area or own work as directed by line manager. Supports feedback from service users by complying with the organisations requirements (e.g. Friends & Family Test).
Working without supervision taking delegated responsibility for the care they give to infants and young children within their own limits of competency and confidence Understanding their role in the team and how they help the team achieve its objectives Participating constructively in their own supervision and annual appraisal processes Demonstrating commitment to optimising their continuation of clinical learning whilst undertaking and maintaining caseloads Identifying own development needs and taking action to enhance own knowledge skills and areas of competence as appropriate, taking into account organisational needs and objectives Reviewing and reflecting on own competence and performance through effective use of operational supervision and appraisal and identifying any personal training needs Adhere to the organisations policies and procedures. Carry out duties within the guidelines provided by line manager.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Developing effective relationships with children and young people where sensitive information is communicated Working with others to create a culture of continuous improvement Working with infants and young children and families to negotiate and agree a personalised care plan including re-assessing risks and needs Acting as a childs advocates in the multi-disciplinary team Working in partnership with children and their families and carers Gaining consent and, as far as possible, involving people in all decision making
Signposting families and carers to alternative services to support behaviour changes with improving current and potential health states Reassuring people by being professional, responsive, knowledgeable and confident Responding to complaints or concerns effectively and quickly in line with the services policy Escalating concerns and clinical outcomes of care to senior staff communicating well with all members of the team
Using their clinical judgement to adapt and amend assessments / treatment plans to keep the people using our services as safe as possible
Maintaining compliance with their mandatory training requirements and scope of extended competencies
Safeguarding infants and young children by recognising and responding when a child might be at risk from abuse but also recognising their own limits and asking for help and escalate concerns when necessary Escalating safety concerns and by doing so acting as effective advocates for those who use our services Integrate best practice and identification of areas where improvement in practice is required Providing skilled, evidence-based care which adheres to agreed policies and procedures and extent of agreed competencies
Being open and transparent about their own practice Reflecting on everyday practice to identify areas where improvements in safety or quality can be made Demonstrate adherence to the relevant Code of Conduct and Trust standards of practice
To use equipment and other resources carefully with consideration of cost.
Reflecting on their own practice regularly and encouraging the whole team to reflect on their practices in handovers and team meetings
Maintaining accurate, legible, comprehensive records and adherence to local performance reporting measures
Identifying how care could be improved Take responsibility for the collection of data required for audit purposes Participate in audits relating to service area or own work as directed by line manager. Supports feedback from service users by complying with the organisations requirements (e.g. Friends & Family Test).
Working without supervision taking delegated responsibility for the care they give to infants and young children within their own limits of competency and confidence Understanding their role in the team and how they help the team achieve its objectives Participating constructively in their own supervision and annual appraisal processes Demonstrating commitment to optimising their continuation of clinical learning whilst undertaking and maintaining caseloads Identifying own development needs and taking action to enhance own knowledge skills and areas of competence as appropriate, taking into account organisational needs and objectives Reviewing and reflecting on own competence and performance through effective use of operational supervision and appraisal and identifying any personal training needs Adhere to the organisations policies and procedures. Carry out duties within the guidelines provided by line manager.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Achieved Grade and Years of Experience
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Achieved Grade and Years of Experience
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
