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Assistant Practitioner

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Job summary

Assistant Practitioner Day Therapy UnitSue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice, Leeds, LS6 2AE22.5 hours per week,Monday to Friday, 08:00 16:00 (Some flexibility may be required)£11.83 £12.50 per hour, depending on experience

Main duties of the job

Sue Ryder offers a great opportunity for an Assistant Practitioner to join our dedicated Therapies and Nursing team within our Day Treatment Unit at Wheatfields Hospice. Your role will be to provide best possible quality care and support to service users and their carers/family.

About us

Be there when it mattersThere has never been a more important time to provide high quality, specialist end-of-life care to support patients and their families.About usWheatfields Hospice is in Headingley, Leeds. We provide expert palliative care. We support people living with a life-limiting condition, and also help their loved ones and family.

Details

Date posted

12 March 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£11.83 to £12.50 an hour plus enhancements (where applicable)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

B0475-24-0058

Job locations

Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice

Wood Lane

Headingley

Leeds

LS6 2AE


Job description

Job responsibilities

You will support the assessment, planning, consistent implementation and evaluation of high standards of personalised nursing care or therapy for patients with specialist palliative care needs all under the direction of a registered professional.The successful candidate will be required to support patients coming into the hospice for various therapeutic sessions to help them live as well as possible with their conditions. These sessions will include coping with breathlessness, exercise, psychological support and therapeutic activities.Additional training will be provided, and it is most important to us that we find individuals with the right attributes to help patients live life to the fullest.An informal discussion with our team is highly recommended to fully understand this unique opportunity.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will support the assessment, planning, consistent implementation and evaluation of high standards of personalised nursing care or therapy for patients with specialist palliative care needs all under the direction of a registered professional.The successful candidate will be required to support patients coming into the hospice for various therapeutic sessions to help them live as well as possible with their conditions. These sessions will include coping with breathlessness, exercise, psychological support and therapeutic activities.Additional training will be provided, and it is most important to us that we find individuals with the right attributes to help patients live life to the fullest.An informal discussion with our team is highly recommended to fully understand this unique opportunity.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Level 5 Foundation Degree in Assistant Practitioner (Healthcare)
  • Experience of working with service users with palliative care needs
  • Experience of working within a clinical setting
  • Effective verbal and written communication

Experience

Essential

  • We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual with post registration experience in specialist palliative care. You will have excellent communication and clinical skills to provide and maintain a high standard of Palliative care delivery. You will be forward thinking and willing to contribute to the ongoing development of our Day Treatment Services.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Level 5 Foundation Degree in Assistant Practitioner (Healthcare)
  • Experience of working with service users with palliative care needs
  • Experience of working within a clinical setting
  • Effective verbal and written communication

Experience

Essential

  • We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual with post registration experience in specialist palliative care. You will have excellent communication and clinical skills to provide and maintain a high standard of Palliative care delivery. You will be forward thinking and willing to contribute to the ongoing development of our Day Treatment Services.

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

Sue Ryder

Address

Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice

Wood Lane

Headingley

Leeds

LS6 2AE


Employer's website

https://www.sueryder.org (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sue Ryder

Address

Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice

Wood Lane

Headingley

Leeds

LS6 2AE


Employer's website

https://www.sueryder.org (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruiter

Joe Machell

joseph.machell@sueryder.org

Details

Date posted

12 March 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£11.83 to £12.50 an hour plus enhancements (where applicable)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

B0475-24-0058

Job locations

Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice

Wood Lane

Headingley

Leeds

LS6 2AE


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