Band 4 Assistant Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities

Communication and Key Working Relationships

*Patients, relatives, carers and the public

*Community Teams

*Mental Health Teams

*Inpatient Wards

*Therapists

*Social Services

*Care Agencies

*Voluntary Sector

*External relationships with other agencies and Acute NHS Trusts

*Educational Establishments

Effective Communication

*To ensure clear lines of communication and work collaboratively with all relevant health care professionals and agencies.

*Demonstrates the ability to communicate complex sensitive information to a wide variety of professionals through a variety of methods including the use of interpersonal skills.

*To vary the style and level of communication with individuals in order to meet the differing levels of understanding.

Planning and Organisation

*To work as a member of the ESD team within a given geographical area

*To work as a member of the ESD Team providing care of 7 days each week between the hours of 7am and 9 pm on a rota system offering a high standard of service

*To be able to organise your workload ensuring that visits are planned according to priority and location

*To take an active part in team meetings providing feedback on patients care and contribute to the multi-disciplinary planning of individual patient care

Analytics

Responsibility for Patient / Client Care, Treatment & Therapy

*Undertakes defined clinical or therapeutic interventions appropriately delegated by a Registered Practitioner.

*Manages own work and case load and implements programmes of care in line with current evidence, taking action relative to an individual's health and care needs.

*Promotes effective inter-professional and multi-disciplinary team working with peers, colleagues and staff from other agencies and provides appropriate leadership within the scope of the role.

*Promotes and understands the impact of effective health promotion, empowering, healthy lifestyles.

*Undertakes physiological and/or psychological observations as part of an assessment of an individual's healthcare status. Reports changes to the Registered Practitioner when the nature of the change falls outside of the agreed scope of role.

*Infection Prevention and Control: Uses and promotes a range of techniques to prevent the spread of infection Health and safety: Promotes and maintains a safe and healthy working environment.

*Risk Management: Identifies and manages risks, including assessment of moving and handling risk and understanding the nature of risk as it applies to the safeguarding of vulnerable individuals.

*Promotes and advocates Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

*Proactively makes recommendations to improve the quality-of-service delivery.

*Understand medicines management in line within own role and in accordance with Trust policy.

*To provide healthcare to patients as delegated by the Registered Nurse Physiotherapist, OT, Psychologist or SALT. This care will involve physical care and activities which promote health and wellbeing for patients

*To work as part of a team, delivering health care that focus on the direct needs of the patient

*To work autonomously within the clearly defined boundaries of their role and carry out specific clinical tasks and responsibilities as delegated by the registered nurse, Physio, OT, SALT, or clinical Psychologist

*To provide planned rehabilitation to patients in the community as assessed by the registered nurse or therapist working towards achieving personal goals, develop and progress treatment plans for individual patients

*To undertake reassessment of Waterlow, MUST and falls assessments and other outcome measures as delegated by the ESD Team.

*To undertake a range of clinical activities for which you have been trained and assessed as competent to undertake, including:

*Document all care given in accordance with Trust policy demonstrating an understanding of the care planning process, being able to contribute to the evaluation of care plans for patients in your care

*To Undertake initial assessment reviews

*To respect the diversity of individual patients and colleagues. Ensuring that maintenance of their dignity and your respect for them is integrated part of all activities undertaken. Awareness of special environmental risks when working in patients own homes

Policy, Service, Research & Development Responsibility

Managing Information/administration

*To preserve confidentiality and be aware of the Data Protection Act, Access to Health record and Consent for Treatment Guidelines.

*To participate in providing regular data collection monitoring and evaluation reports to the trust and in line with local and national requirements.

*Maintaining accurate and up to date clinical records in line with Trust policy.

*Compliance to the Trust Lone Worker Policy

Responsibility for Finance, Equipment & Other Resources

*To prescribe equipment for patients in discussion with registered members of the team.

Responsibility for Supervision, Leadership & Management

Education and Development

*To participate in the induction of new staff and contribute to staff orientation programmes.

*Allocate work to and support the development of others and supervise, teach, mentor and assess other staff as required e.g. Rehabilitation Assistants.

*To maintain an awareness of current trends within the area of practice and within local and national guidance.

*Through appraisal and personal development plan identify own personal training needs to meet both professional and organisational objectives.

*To undertake any necessary skills training, professional updates and mandatory training as appropriate to the post and as directed

*To help maintain good communication, liaison and working arrangements with the Trust and other organisations.

*To keep up to date with relevant NHS guidance and protocols.

*Contribute to relevant projects in relation to service needs.

*Adhere to the Code of Conduct for Health Care Support Workers.

*Comply with all relevant Policies and Procedures in exercising the duties of the role.

Information Resources & Administrative Duties

Any Other Specific Tasks Required

Working Environment

*The post holder may be regularly exposed to a variety of hazards depending on the area of work.

*The post holder must work within the organisations manual handling policy. Physical activity will be required for short periods of time in any span of duty.

*The post holder will be required to have excellent IT skills.

*The post holder may be required to support anxious or distressed patients and relatives and may be subject to challenging behaviour.

*Awareness and management of environmental risks when working with individuals.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• *Level 2 English and Maths - (equivalent to GCSE grade C or above).
• *Demonstrates meeting the standards of the Care Certificate.
• *An accredited level 5 vocational qualification such as a Foundation Degree or other Level 5 Diploma in Healthcare or proven experience.

Experience

Essential

• *Substantial proven experience in health care.
• *Competency in the range of essential clinical interventions

Desirable

• Supervision of others.
• Competency in the range of developmental competencies

Additional Criteria

Essential

• *Excellent interpersonal skills.
• *Excellent written skills.
• *Mentoring/coaching skills.
• *Excellent IT skills.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Address

South Petherton Hospital

Bernard Way

South Petherton

Somerset

TA13 5EF

Employer's website

https://www.somersetft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)