Family Hubs Health Practitioner in Huddersfield

An excellent opportunity has arisen to join the 'Family Hubs' service as a Health Practitioner, with 4 new positions within the Calderdale and Kirklees 0-19 services. 2 positions will be based in the Kirklees Gateway, and 2 in the Calderdale Family Hubs Single Point of Contact.

The Family Hubs Health Practitioner (FHHP) will work within a multidisciplinary team and will act as the first point of contact for those reporting concerns about children and young people, and families, in Kirklees and Calderdale. You will have a sound working knowledge of health services that support the family, delivering support and guidance to families and professionals in an engaging, caring and non-judgmental manner.

You will practice professional curiosity when handling calls to achieve a desired outcome, safely and effectively, and handle information in confidence, which at times can be emotive and sensitive in nature. Playing a central role in embedding a "whole family" approach in line with the early help strategy, you will work collaboratively across local authority, health, education, and voluntary sector partners, with an aim to reduce escalation to statutory services through early identification, intervention, and robust multi-agency planning.

For full details of the role please see the Job Description & Person Specification.

For further information please contact Cliff Dunbavin, Head of Operations – Starting Well Division at clifford.dunbavin@locala.org.uk or 07903 755626. Closing date - 15/12/2025. We reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier than the stated date should we receive sufficient applications.

About us: Here at Locala we are part of the community and have often cared for generations within the same family and continue to be part of the NHS family also delivering care under the same ethos. Locala Health and Wellbeing embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applicants from people from all backgrounds with our ambition to have a workforce that represents the wider communities we live and work within, which you can support us to achieve. We are an organisation that celebrates and values the individuality of our colleagues' lived experiences and can adapt accordingly, recognising the value inclusivity brings when delivering equitable, high-quality healthcare to our local communities. Where everyone feels valued, has the ability to develop, has flexible working opportunities, with a sense of belonging, supported by our Inclusivity Groups.

“Locala is a ‘Disability Confident’ employer and as such any disabled applicants who meet all the essential criteria are guaranteed to be invited to the assessment process.”

Benefits: Just a few of the benefits you can enjoy include:

• Flexible working - We are committed to supporting our colleagues to have a good work-life balance and welcome conversations about flexible working wherever possible.
• Generous pension – We offer a generous, defined contribution, pension scheme with matched contribution + 2% up to a maximum of 8%.
• Refer a Friend Scheme – If you know a friend or family member who works at Locala on a substantive contract, you may be able to take advantage of our Refer a Friend Scheme. You both could receive a reward of £500 each, after you have successfully started your role with us.