Job summary
We are currently looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Band 4 Assistant Practitioner to be an integral member of our multi-disciplinary community based team working in Ryedale and across patch to Scarborough if required on occasion. You will be expected to deliver clinical care delegated by a registered professional and contribute to the assessment and evaluation of person centre care plans.
As an Assistant Practitioner you will have the opportunity to work jointly with experienced staff, seeing patients with a range health conditions and will be supported in your work by a robust structure of supervision and in-service training. You will bring experience of working directly with patients in a health care setting, and an enthusiasm for supporting patients to progress in their recovery, empowering them to self-manage their health condition.
To succeed in this role you will need to be passionate about community healthcare provision, able to tackle key priorities with enthusiasm and have the tenacity to deliver in an ever changing environment.
Already established relevant community clinical competencies are desirable for this post.
Main duties of the job
Working alongside the therapy team and community nursing team undertaking patient home visits to facilitate discharges from hospital, prevent admissions to hospital, carry out assessment & rehabilitation and clinical nursing duties. This could include:
- Falls assessments
- Assessment for assistive devices for independence and safety at home
- Mobility
- Management of the deteriorating patient and appropriate escalation
- Palliative care
About us
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information with regard to this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information with regard to this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with patients to promote their physical and mental wellbeing through health promotion
- Demonstrable experience of working within the service area.
- Experience of providing and receiving complex sensitive information
Qualifications and Knowledege
Essential
- Range of work procedures and practices, majority non-routine; intermediate level theoretical knowledge. Diploma or equivalent appropriate qualification, e.g. foundation degree; or NVQ3 level qualification plus short courses or relevant experience to diploma level
- A good understanding of rehabilitation and community services.
- Demonstrates understanding of the role of the Assistant Practitioner in context of the multidisciplinary team, and organisation and how this may contribute to service development.
- Knowledge of basic assessments, including risk and the ability to identify needs and care planning
Desirable
- A broad understanding of relevant policy, legislation drivers and their application to clinical and service area
- Evidence of continued professional development documented through Trust PDR/KSF/Supervision processes and personal portfolio
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Able to work on own initiative, following direction by the registered professional
- Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload
- Ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to support, delegate, supervise, assess and act as role model to new staff and band 3 colleagues as required within the clinical setting
- Ability to effectively commute between the various sites
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with patients to promote their physical and mental wellbeing through health promotion
- Demonstrable experience of working within the service area.
- Experience of providing and receiving complex sensitive information
Qualifications and Knowledege
Essential
- Range of work procedures and practices, majority non-routine; intermediate level theoretical knowledge. Diploma or equivalent appropriate qualification, e.g. foundation degree; or NVQ3 level qualification plus short courses or relevant experience to diploma level
- A good understanding of rehabilitation and community services.
- Demonstrates understanding of the role of the Assistant Practitioner in context of the multidisciplinary team, and organisation and how this may contribute to service development.
- Knowledge of basic assessments, including risk and the ability to identify needs and care planning
Desirable
- A broad understanding of relevant policy, legislation drivers and their application to clinical and service area
- Evidence of continued professional development documented through Trust PDR/KSF/Supervision processes and personal portfolio
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Able to work on own initiative, following direction by the registered professional
- Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload
- Ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to support, delegate, supervise, assess and act as role model to new staff and band 3 colleagues as required within the clinical setting
- Ability to effectively commute between the various sites
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
