Assistant Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Undertake appropriate extended roles which have traditionally been undertaken by registered professionals. These roles can be undertaken under the direction of a registered professional following approved training and assessment of competence. Undertake and maintain a competence portfolio, (Competency Framework)

Take part in on going assessments of service users with the Multi-disciplinary team

Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate service users needs in conjunction with a registered professional

Deliver care within the sphere of the Care Programme Approach, including the importance of working with carers

Able to work independently on own initiative to meet the needs of services users

Deliver person centred care

Liaise with external organisations as required promoting partnership working to ensure holistic care

Have an understanding of Social Care requirements and legislation including referrals, carers assessments and self-directed support such as individualised budgets, providing input and assistance as required

Attend and contribute to MDT/CPA review

Hold and manage an identified caseload where appropriate

Take part in and contribute to ongoing review of risk assessments, recognising and responding to any changes.

Ensure service users needs are accurately reflected in health record documentation.

Assist service users and carers to access information

Be able to provide therapeutic interventions including 1:1 Sessions and facilitation of group activities

Demonstrate an understanding of pharmacology including the ability to discuss benefits of medication, issues of compliance and recognising side effects

Carry out basic physical health checks as required e.g. basic observations, phlebotomy, MEWS and respond accordingly to any concerns

Ensure that service users physical health needs are met and demonstrate an ability to identify any common on going physical health needs

Able to work within multi-disciplinary team

Recognise the importance of service user and carer involvement in delivery of care

Able to develop relationships and networks with internal and external agencies and services

Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex, sensitive information to a wide variety of professionals in a variety of methods

Provide updates and reports as required related to service users needs and care both written and verbal

Work within Trust Policy in all matters related to communication of clinical risk, including the need for information sharing

Clearly understand the issues surrounding confidentiality

Act consistently with legislation, policies, procedures and other quality approaches and promotes the values of quality approaches to others.

Practice within the professional boundaries and code of practice for Assistant Practitioners

Recognise own level of competency and act and seek support when limitations of knowledge or competency are identified

Maintain practice through further study, research, clinical practice and personal development

Work unsupervised and organise own workload and work in a manner which maintains and promotes quality

Keep accurate records in accordance with Trust Policies

Support day to day running of services including co-ordination of staff and daily tasks and training and mentoring of junior staff

Provide leadership for junior staff including supervision; appraisal; and line management

Maintain quality in own work and encourage others to do so.

Act in ways that support equality and value diversity

Support, promote and value equality and diversity

Develop a culture that promotes equality and values diversity

Participate in Equality and Diversity Impact Assessment

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care/mental health or apprenticeship in H&SC/mental health L5

Experience

Essential

• Working with Service Users with mental health needs
• Working within Multidisciplinary Team (MDT)
• Working knowledge and understanding of CPA process.

Skills

Essential

• Ability to communicate widely in a clear manner
• Ability to problem solve
• Confident manner.
• Approachable, tactful and diplomatic
• Ability to self-manage time and meet agreed deadlines
• Satisfactory verbal and written English language skills

Knowledge

Essential

• Risk Assessment
• Understanding of Mental Health issues
• CPA

other

Essential

• Able to travel independently
• Flexible attitude

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

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Silverwood Child and Family Centre Northgate Hospital

Northgate Street

Great Yarmouth

NR30 1NW

Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)