Specialist Practitioner Healthy Little Minds
| Posting date: | 29 January 2026 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 February 2026 |
| Location: | nottingham, NG2 2HZ |
| Company: | Nottingham City Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6876 |
Summary
Contract Type: Fixed Term until 31st March 2027
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Worker Type: Hybrid Worker
Salary: Starting Salary is £36,363 (Level one) rising to £39,152 per annum (pro rata for part-time)
Location: Meadows Family Hub, Kirkby Gardens, Nottingham, NG2 2HZ
We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…
Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.
In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.
* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.
About the Role
The post holder will promote positive infant mental health, focusing on strong attachments between parent/carer and their infant, inclusive of early intervention prior to birth, in the form of assessment, risk management, formulation, individual interventions, group interventions and professional consultation.
Through evidence-based interventions, the post holder will provide families with specialist tools and support to positive parent-infant relationships.
The post holder will also use their specialist knowledge to develop understanding and early identification of attachment concerns across the wider partnership.
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
· Specialist knowledge and understanding of child development, brain development and the needs of children, young people, and families.
· Experience of working with vulnerable children, young people and adults, from a variety of backgrounds, in an outcome focused way.
· Experience of effectively using a range of preventative and early intervention theories and models when working with children & families to prevent the need for specialist services.
· Ability to facilitate evidence based programmes of care
A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.
You can find the job description for this post here.
At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.
For informal enquiries please contact Rebecca Green, Team Manager, by telephone on 07925891649 or to contact me by email, please click here
Closing Date: 10th February 2026
Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Interviews will be held: w/c 23rd February 2026
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