Specialist Early Years Practitioner

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic colleague to take on the role of Specialist Early Years Practitioner, to join Worthing Child Development Centre, Worthing Hospital., This permanent role will involve working as part of the multidisciplinary community health teams based out of the CDC. The successful candidate will be directly supporting and working alongside the nursing team, working closely with the paediatricians, safeguarding team and therapy staff, and have regular communication with nurseries, health visitors & Social care agencies. Offering support directly to families and children with disabilities is highly rewarding and the work settings are varied, including delivery in the CDCs, and in patients' homes, nurseries and schools.

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children. Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.

We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services. Why work for us?

• Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
• Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
• Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
• Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
• Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
• Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
• Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
• Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff