Job summary
Make a difference to children and families across Lancashire by delivering compassionate, communitybased care.
We are looking for a dedicated and proactiveHealth Family Practitionerto join our Lancashire Young People & Healthy Families Service.In this role, you will work under the direction of our Health Visitors (SCPHNHV), School Nurses (SCPHNSN) and Staff Nurses, supporting preschool and primaryaged children and their families.Your knowledge of child development and commitment to improving health outcomes will help deliver key elements of the Healthy Child Programme and targeted interventions based on need.
You will provide care across a range of community settingsincluding lone working in family homesand will be expected to uphold HCRG Care Groups values by delivering excellent, compassionate care.
Main duties of the job
What Youll Do:
- Deliver delegatedmandated health reviews, including Pre1Year and 22.5Year developmental checks, identifying additional needs and referring into specialist services when required.
- Work confidently incommunity settings, using your own initiative to support families.
- Providetargeted supportaligned to your competencies, such as behaviour management, infant feeding, and other delegated care packages.
- FacilitateHealthy Family DropIn sessions (Child Health Clinics)at designated community sites.
- Support the delivery ofBump, Birth and Beyondsessions.
- Act as alink to nursery settings, supporting early years staff and families.
- Ensureservice user voicesare captured and fed into service development.
- Contribute to and supportrisk assessments, ensuring safe working practices in line with health and safety and organisational policies.
- Promote engagement with children, young people and familiesacting as anadvocatefor their views and choices.
- Ensure inclusivity by using appropriate communication tools and services (e.g., language link workers, interpreters).
- Participate in theCAF process, attend meetings, and act as lead professional when appropriate.
- Maintainaccurate, comprehensive, contemporaneous records, including data entry.
About us
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2
Details
Date posted
30 March 2026
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£27,674 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
HCRGCG/TP/40134/18865
Job locations
HCRG Care Group
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA1 4XF
Employer details
Employer name
HCRG Care Group
Address
HCRG Care Group
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA1 4XF
Employer's website
https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)
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