Assistant Practitioner - Health Visiting

Job summary

This is a fixed term/secondment vacancy for 16 months until 31/03/2027 due to funding.

If you are a Hywel Dda University Health Board employee and are applying for this post as a secondment, agreement for the secondment is needed from your current manager prior to application.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as an Assistant Practitioner within the Flying Start Health Visiting team in Carmarthenshire.

As an Assistant practitioner you will be working as part of a skill mix team with families in their homes or community settings, as delegated by the Health visitor to improve the overall wellbeing and health of children and families.

To support the best possible outcomes for children and families the Assistant Practitioner will deliver evidence based strategies and key messages from the Healthy Child Wales Programme

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will: -

Undertake home visits to children / families andimplement a planned programme of care, report progress / changes to the delegating Registered Practitioner.

Prepare information packs, making appointments and participating in child health clinics under supervision.

Give appropriate advice to families regarding childcaree.g. nutrition, sleep problems, and behaviour.

Follow-up parents / children who default appointments.

Reinforce key public health messages to children and parents/carers provided by the relevant practitioner.

Give advice on issues of safety in the home and the local community.

Facilitate a range of group work.

Introduce families to the range of local support that is available to them i.e. Family Centres, Playgroups, Mother & Toddler Groups. Support the introduction of the family to these groups.

To undertake a range of clerical duties to support the team.

To report and record any concerns/complaints or issues to the Registered Practitioner.

To answer the telephone, and ensure the information is received by the relevant staff.

About us

Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.

We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.

We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.

Our services are provided in:

• Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest

• Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire

• Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings

• 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers

• Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services