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Main area: 0-19 Community Services
Grade: Band 4
Contract: 15 months (fixed term)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday)
Job ref: 391-NMUH-7076989
Site: Civic Centre, Enfield Town, Enfield
Salary: £31,081 - £33,665 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 29/04/2025 23:59
The North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust is a medium-sized acute and community trust with over 525 beds and over 600 community staff, serving more than 600,000 people living across Enfield and Haringey and the surrounding areas.
Job overview
North Middlesex Hospital in the Community NHS Trust are seeking to recruit an Early Years Practitioner to be part of an innovative Speech and Language project aimed at reducing inequalities in one of the most deprived areas of Enfield.
You will work as part of a small team working towards improving early communication outcomes for children and families in the Edmonton area of Enfield; delivering high quality universal and targeted health services to meet the key improvement priorities.
The role will involve working within both community settings and family homes.
Key aspects of the role include: Supporting health promotion planning and delivery, communication assessment, multi-agency working to support children and families, supporting with delivering training.
Excellent communication skills and a passion for public health are essential, alongside good organisational skills, flexibility to meet the needs of the service, and ability to travel independently to meet service delivery as required.
We welcome applications from individuals who are enthusiastic about health promotion with an interest in speech, language and communication and wishing to develop new skills and knowledge.
Main duties of the job
1. To undertake home visits as delegated by the Health Visitor/Speech and Language Therapist.
2. To assist the Health Visitor and Speech and Language Therapist to deliver a model of early prevention and intervention improve SLCN outcomes for children aged 0-2 years old who are at risk of developing SLCN.
3. To support the Speech and Language Therapist with training early years professionals on how to refer into the new provision.
4. To undertake screening and review assessments as part of this new provision and to organise and run targeted language and communication intervention groups.
5. To undertake other relevant duties as delegated by the Health Visitor/Speech and Language Therapist as part of this new provision.
6. To be familiar with Children’s Centres and local programmes and facilitate and signpost parents in accessing the Children Centre services and Community Services.
7. To promote early speech and language development and encourage the development of children’s play, language and communication.
8. To act as a source of information for parents and professionals about the referral pathways to the core speech and language therapy services.
9. To be aware of the child’s individual circumstances and adapt appropriately.
Person specification
Education
* Qualification as a Nursery Nurse - Diploma
* Further qualifications with children
Knowledge
* Knowledge of the Healthy Child Programme
* Role of the Speech and Language Therapist
* Knowledge and awareness of Safeguarding children and Families
* Knowledge of completing development reviews
* Working with families and children
Experience
* Experience working with children and parents
* Experience of working within a Team
* Ability to manage challenging situations
Skills and Abilities
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Ability to support children and families to make informed decisions in relation to their health and well-being
* Demonstrate the ability to adapt to working within a changing working environment
* Demonstrate the ability to manage own time and workload
* Have a clean Driving License and access to a car
* Experience with working with families around health promotion eg. sleeping, health eating, behaviour management
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