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Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

16d ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Mid & Senior Level
  • Consulting
    Healthcare

AI generated summary

  • You should be an experienced practitioner skilled in early intervention, program coordination, and multi-agency liaison, with a focus on vulnerable families and evidence-based parenting support.
  • You will deliver early intervention parenting support, coordinate programs, oversee referrals, and conduct evidence-based interventions and consultations with multi-agency professionals.

Requirements

  • - Experienced and motivated parenting practitioner
  • - Expertise in delivering effective early intervention parenting support
  • - Strong emphasis on improving outcomes for children and families, particularly for vulnerable populations
  • - Ability to support Parenting Team Leader in coordinating parenting programmes
  • - Experience overseeing referrals and triage process
  • - Skills in liaising and consulting with multi-agency professionals
  • - Capability to deliver specific evidence-based parenting programmes, including Invest in Play programmes and 1:1 interventions
  • - Commitment to reflecting the diversity of the community served

Responsibilities

  • To take a specialist practitioner role in the delivery of effective early intervention parenting support to improve outcomes for children and families, with particular emphasis on those who are vulnerable to poorer outcomes
  • To support the Parenting Team Leader in the co-ordination of parenting programmes, overseeing referrals, triage process and liaison and consultation with multi agency professionals
  • To deliver specific evidence-based parenting programmes including Invest in Play programmes and 1:1 interventions in Parent Support Clinics.

FAQs

What is the primary focus of the Parenting Practitioner role?

The primary focus of the Parenting Practitioner role is to deliver effective early intervention parenting support to improve outcomes for children and families, especially those who are vulnerable to poorer outcomes.

What types of programs will I be delivering in this position?

You will be delivering a range of evidence-based parenting programs, including the Invest in Play program and one-to-one interventions in Parent Support Clinics.

Who will I be collaborating with in this role?

You will be coordinating with the Parenting Team Leader, overseeing referrals, and liaising and consulting with multi-agency professionals within the integrated 0-19 teams and specialist social care and education services.

What opportunities for professional development are available in this position?

There is an opportunity to join the exciting Invest In Play Programme, as the Stockport parenting team has become the first level 4 fidelity facilitators of this international initiative.

Is there support for applications from underrepresented communities?

Yes, we actively encourage applications from individuals irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity, particularly from those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce.

How much annual leave do I receive in this role?

You will receive between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, depending on your length of service.

What flexible working options are available?

We take requests for flexible working seriously and consider any request we receive, working with you to see if it aligns with the needs of the service.

Are there benefits available for staff?

Yes, we offer various benefits, including NHS pension scheme membership, salary sacrifice schemes, NHS staff discounts, a cycle to work scheme, and additional financial resources such as salary finance and local financial advice from Stockport Credit Union.

Who can I contact for more information about the role?

For further details or informal visits, you can contact Andrea Lees, Parenting Team Leader, at andrea.lees@stockport.nhs.uk.

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Science & Healthcare
Industry
501-1000
Employees

Mission & Purpose

We run Stepping Hill Hospital, and other specialist centres, as well as community health services for Stockport. You can find telephone details of wards,  our services and view our main hospitals and community centres. Our stroke services have been officially ranked as the best in England – and urology and orthopaedic  services at Stepping Hill Hospital are highly-rated nationally. You can read our  Stockport NHS Foundation Trust - Strategy - 2020-25  for our plans over the next five years. Read our Stockport NHS Foundation Trust corporate brochure 2019-20  for an overview of our organisation.  https://www.instagram.com/stockportnhs/https://www.instagram.com/stockportnhs/You can also explore a selection of our services by viewing our virtual tours. We are no ordinary trust. We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers. We are an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services to the people of Stockport, as well serving the populations of East Cheshire and the High Peak in North Derbyshire. We offer a number of specialist services and play a key partnership role with Greater Manchester, Stockport and East Cheshire. With an annual budget of around £300 million we provide healthcare for residents in Stockport, East Cheshire and North Derbyshire as well as patients we treat from other boroughs in Greater Manchester who choose our services. Stepping Hill Hospital first opened in 1905 and was a military hospital during the first World War. We now employ over 5,000 staff and were one of the first NHS trusts in the country to achieve foundation trust status in 2004. We are a specialist `hub` centre for emergency and high risk general surgery, one of only four in Greater Manchester and covering the South East sector of our region. Overall responsibility for delivering services rests with the Board of Directors. We are fully committed to being transparent and implementing the principles of Being Open and Honest.