SEND Assistant Practitioner (0-5 Services)

Job summary
Are you passionate about giving children with additional needs the best start in life?

We are looking for a Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Assistant Practitioner to join the SEND team within our 0-5 Health Visiting Service. You will support babies and young children (0-5 and up to reception entry/school age) with SEND or complex health needs, and their families.

Working under the delegation of the Specialist SEND Health Visitor, you will:

• carry out developmental reviews and screenings
• offer practical 1:1 and group support
• help families find the right services as early as possible.

You will work in family homes, Family Hubs, nurseries, GP surgeries and community settings across the borough. You will be part of a friendly, supportive team focused on making a real difference to local families.

These roles provide a unique opportunity for right individuals to develop their leadership and skills by fostering, nurturing and developing continual professional learning and reflective based practice, providing clinical expertise and direction, strengthen integration and partnership within their role and specialist area of practice.

If you are passionate about making a meaningful difference in the lives of parents, babies and children and are excited about being a part of our 0-5 service, we encourage you to apply. In return we offer supervision, ongoing professional development, mentorship, coaching and being part of a great team.

Main duties of the job

• Support delivery of the Healthy Child Programme (0-5) with a focus on children with SEND, additional and complex needs.
• Undertake delegated developmental reviews, assessments and screenings (e.g. hearing, cerebral visual impairment), and review parent/carer questionnaires.
• Manage a delegated caseload under supervision, providing targeted 1:1 support and follow-up in line with agreed pathways.
• Work with parents and carers to agree action plans and give advice on development, behaviour, routines, toilet training, nutrition and inclusion.
• Make referrals (speech and language, social communication, neurodevelopmental and other pathways) and signpost families to the Tower Hamlets Local Offer.
• Recognise and escalate safeguarding, health and developmental concerns.
• Support child health clinics, group sessions, parent forums and SEND-related meetings.
• Keep accurate, timely records and contribute to audit, data collection and service evaluation.

The Care Group reserves the right to close this advert early where we have received a high number of applications, and we encourage candidates to submit their applications promptly.

About us
Tower Hamlets GP Care Group (The Care Group) was incorporated as a community interest company limited by shares in September 2014. Every general practice in Tower Hamlets owns one share of £1. The Care Group was formed to manage borough level contracts on behalf of the practices, deliver primary care led services and support general practices, and to be the provider voice of primary care in the wider health and social care system.

Read up more about Tower Hamlets GP Care Group, click here: https://www.gpcaregroup.org/

The Care Group is also a member of Tower Hamlets Together, a place-based integrated partnership, which includes Bart's Health, East London NHS Foundation Trust, the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and the Council for Voluntary Services.

Click here to know more about Tower Hamlets Together partnership- https://www.towerhamletstogether.com/

The key priorities for the Care Group are:

• Innovation and support for primary care
• Being a great place to work
• Integrating primary and community care
• Providing of high-quality cost-effective care to local people
• Influencing improvements in health outcomes

Details
Date posted: 23 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 4
Salary: £34,186 to £37,389 a year Including Inner HCAS
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: E0136-26-0032
Job locations: Island Health, 145 East Ferry Road, London, E14 3BQ, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities of this role include:

• Review parent/carer questionnaires and report outcomes and concerns to the Health Visitor.
• Ensure sharing of information agreements and consent as per policy.
• Make referrals for social communication, speech and language, neurodiversity and any other additional needs.
• Provide targeted 1:1 support and intensive follow-up in line with agreed pathways.
• Work directly with children and families in their homes, clinic, and a range of community settings.
• Work with parent and carers to compile action plans.
• Provide health promotion and guidance to parents and carers, including advice on child development, behaviour, routines, toilet training, nutrition, weight management, and inclusion.
• Build and maintain positive, trusting relationships with families, communicating sensitively using verbal and non-verbal skills and working with interpreters or advocates where needed.
• Identify, escalate, and respond appropriately to health, developmental, safeguarding, and vulnerability concerns in line with organisational policies.
• Make referrals and signpost families to the Local offer and organisations, working collaboratively with health, education, social care, local authority and voluntary sector professionals.
• Undertake delegated follow-up for children attending Accident and Emergency, including contacting families, reporting outcomes, and providing accident prevention advice.
• Support delivery of child health clinics, integrated group sessions, health promotion activities, and parent forums, contributing to SEND-related meetings and reporting back to the team.
• Manage an allocated caseload under supervision, addressing needs accurately and safely within the scope of the role.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential records, including SEND documentation, care plans, and tracking systems, in line with legislation and professional standards.
• Participate in training, supervision, and personal development to maintain high standards of practice.
• Contribute to quality improvement activities, including audit, data collection, and service evaluation.
• Participate in patient feedback and engagement activities.
• Work collaboratively with the wider team to support a positive, encouraging, and nurturing environment.
• Support students and contribute to a positive learning culture.
• Work flexibly and travel across the borough of Tower Hamlets to meet service needs.

Managing Self:
Participate in THGPCGs appraisal system, matching organisational aims and positive behaviour with individual objectives and model a compassionate culture for staff.

It is the responsibility of all staff that they do not abuse their official position for personal gain, to seek advantage of further private business or other interests in the course of their official duties.

Person Specification
Experience (Essential):

• Experience of making referrals to partner services and working collaboratively. Good written and verbal communication with people from a wide range of backgrounds and professions.
• Experience of working with safeguarding children's issues, and the ability to work under delegation and report concerns back appropriately.
• Experience supporting children and families with SEND or additional needs, giving practical support, guidance and interventions across a range of settings.

Skills and Abilities (Essential):

• The ability to work on your own initiative and manage your own workload, as well as working as part of a team to deliver the Healthy Child Programme. You must also be able to travel across Tower Hamlets.

Knowledge (Essential):

• A sound understanding of child development and parenting, and knowledge of common developmental difficulties (e.g. autism) and their impact on families.

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.

Employer details
Employer name: Tower Hamlets GP Care Group
Address: Island Health, 145 East Ferry Road, London, E14 3BQ, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.gpcaregroup.org/section/387/Home

For questions about the job, contact:
Naeema Daya
n.daya@nhs.net
07714741696

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