Early Years Family Practitioner - Little Beanstalks Programme

At Swindon Borough Council, we want our town to

be the best it can be. Our ambitious vision is supported by

dedicated people who make a real difference to the lives of children, young

people and families every day.

We

are currently looking for four enthusiastic, compassionate and

motivated Early Years Family Practitioners to join our 0-19 Public Health

Nursing Service.

This

is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference during the earliest years

of a childs life, helping families access the right support at the right time

and improving outcomes for children across Swindon.

Whether

your experience comes from early years, family support, Special Educational

Needs and Disabilities (SEND) services, education, health, childcare,

Main duties of the job

As an Early Years Family Practitioner, you will play a key role in promoting the health, wellbeing and development of young children and their families through the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme -pre-birth to five years.

Working as part of our Health Visiting team, you will support families through both universal and targeted interventions, helping to identify needs early and ensuring appropriate support is available when it is needed most.

You will work closely with Health Visitors and other professionals to -

• Build positive relationships with children and families.
• Deliver elements of the Healthy Child Programme.
• Support families to achieve positive health and wellbeing outcomes.
• Identify concerns and vulnerabilities at an early stage.
• Contribute to assessments and agreed packages of support.
• Work collaboratively with a range of health, education and community partners.
• Promote safeguarding and the welfare of children.

A significant part of this role will involve supporting the Little Beanstalks Programme, an innovative and growing early intervention initiative designed to improve developmental outcomes for children and their families.

The programme focuses on ensuring families receive timely information, advice, signposting and support at the earliest opportunity, helping them navigate services and access help.

About us

As

an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to

work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to

support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.

For

Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. Thats why

our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. Youll be

joining us at an exciting time on our journey, helping to shape services that

improve outcomes for children and families across Swindon.

Well

look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive positive

change. Together, well achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised

Swindon, and youll be proud to say it was made better with you.

You will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

You must be fluent in the English language, as required by Part 7

of the Immigration Act for the effective performance of a customer-facing

role.

The ability to travel throughout the borough will be required and have access to a car.

For

further information about the role, please contact Nicola Mann (nmann@swindon.gov.uk)

or Amanda Carroll (acarroll@swindon.gov.uk).

disabled people and people from ethnic minorities.

This role is subject to Swindon Borough Council terms and conditions.

Details

Date posted

18 September 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£30,518 a year

3.3% National pay award increase to be applied in October

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

F0065-26-182910

Job locations

Wat Tyler House

Princes Street

Swindon

Wilts

SN1 2JG

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

• To plan and organise activities and interventions related to the 0-19 core offer for children, young people and families under the named Health Visitor.
• To plan and organise home visits as appropriate as a lone worker or in conjunction with other professionals.
• To undertake planned development reviews.
• To facilitate group activities and sessions.
• Advise and assist parents with developing positive parenting skills and parent-child attachment.
• Undertake health promotion activities.
• Support children and their parents with school readiness.
• Undertake duties in clinic, early years and school settings.
• To maintain contemporaneous client records as per NMC guidelines and service standards.
• To act as an advocate for identified children and young people to facilitate access to, and understanding of appropriate services.
• Participate in meetings as appropriate.
• To be responsible for a Champion role (area of health work) and support developments within the team.
• The post holder must maintain confidentiality of information about children, families, staff and all health service business. Information gained must not be communicated by the post holder to other persons except in the course of duty.

Job responsibilities

• To plan and organise activities and interventions related to the 0-19 core offer for children, young people and families under the named Health Visitor.
• To plan and organise home visits as appropriate as a lone worker or in conjunction with other professionals.
• To undertake planned development reviews.
• To facilitate group activities and sessions.
• Advise and assist parents with developing positive parenting skills and parent-child attachment.
• Undertake health promotion activities.
• Support children and their parents with school readiness.
• Undertake duties in clinic, early years and school settings.
• To maintain contemporaneous client records as per NMC guidelines and service standards.
• To act as an advocate for identified children and young people to facilitate access to, and understanding of appropriate services.
• Participate in meetings as appropriate.
• To be responsible for a Champion role (area of health work) and support developments within the team.
• The post holder must maintain confidentiality of information about children, families, staff and all health service business. Information gained must not be communicated by the post holder to other persons except in the course of duty.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BTEC level 3 Diploma in Early Years Or
• CACHE Diploma in Child care and Education, Level 3 (2 year course) Or
• NVQ/SNVQ level 3 in Early Years and Education Or
• NNEB Diploma

Desirable

• Please see Role Profile for full details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BTEC level 3 Diploma in Early Years Or
• CACHE Diploma in Child care and Education, Level 3 (2 year course) Or
• NVQ/SNVQ level 3 in Early Years and Education Or
• NNEB Diploma

Desirable

• Please see Role Profile for full details.

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

Swindon Borough Council

Address

Wat Tyler House

Princes Street

Swindon

Wilts

SN1 2JG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://jobs.swindon.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Swindon Borough Council

Address

Wat Tyler House

Princes Street

Swindon

Wilts

SN1 2JG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://jobs.swindon.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job responsibilities

• To plan and organise activities and interventions related to the 0-19 core offer for children, young people and families under the named Health Visitor.
• To plan and organise home visits as appropriate as a lone worker or in conjunction with other professionals.
• To undertake planned development reviews.
• To facilitate group activities and sessions.
• Advise and assist parents with developing positive parenting skills and parent-child attachment.
• Undertake health promotion activities.
• Support children and their parents with school readiness.
• Undertake duties in clinic, early years and school settings.
• To maintain contemporaneous client records as per NMC guidelines and service standards.
• To act as an advocate for identified children and young people to facilitate access to, and understanding of appropriate services.
• Participate in meetings as appropriate.
• To be responsible for a Champion role (area of health work) and support developments within the team.
• The post holder must maintain confidentiality of information about children, families, staff and all health service business. Information gained must not be communicated by the post holder to other persons except in the course of duty.

Qualifications

Essential

• BTEC level 3 Diploma in Early Years Or
• CACHE Diploma in Child care and Education, Level 3 (2 year course) Or
• NVQ/SNVQ level 3 in Early Years and Education Or
• NNEB Diploma

Desirable

• Please see Role Profile for full details.