Job summary
We have an opportunity to appoint to a band 4 Trusted Assessor that will work as part of the Integrated Discharge Team and will be expected to work as part of a multidisciplinary based team with the Stockton and Hartlepool Borough Councils. The role will predominantly support and facilitate the discharge of patients from hospital to community bed based facility and will require close liaison with patients, families, health and social care colleagues. The successful candidate will be expected to assess the needs of patients to determine the correct level of support post discharge with appropriate follow up which may also involve community working.
The successful candidate may be required to work between the Stockton and Hartlepool localities but will be predominantly based at UHNT.
We are looking for applicants who are dedicated yet flexible in their approach and possess the aptitude to adapt quickly to new situations.
In return we will provide you with robust induction support and the opportunity to develop with the guidance of experienced senior staff. We actively support CPD and have an established in service training programme. We pride ourselves on the friendliness of our service.
For an informal discussion in relation to this post, please contact Dani Harrison, Clinical Care Coordinator on 07759 132824 or Stacey Rutter Senior Clinical Professional on 07517 829332.
Main duties of the job
To provide support within the Integrated Discharge Team to facilitate the Trusted Assessor pathway for patient's requiring bed based community support this may include:
- Assisting in the rehabilitation of patients.
- Review and assess the rehabilitation/on going needs of patients and direct on to the most suitable pathway.
- Complete assessment on behalf of social care to assist in the facilitation of a safe discharge from hospital.
- Contributing to the assessment of therapy needs as initiated by the Registered Therapist.
- Carrying out therapeutic interventions and programmes of more complex patients under the guidance of the Therapy Team.
- To assist with the assessment and provision of equipment.
About us
At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.
We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition - a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.
We recruit for values and "Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool"
Job description
Job responsibilities
Dimensions of Role:
- To undertake more complex interventions under the direction of the Therapist.
- To manage a caseload of patients referred for bed based community support.
- To work closely and liaise with all members of the Multi-disciplinary Team ensuring a seamless pathway of care.
- To ensure those patients with less complex needs received the appropriate support to be safe in their chosen environment, including the assessment for and provision of basic equipment.
- To recognise the limitations of the role and seek the advice and support of the team when required.
- To become confident to make autonomous decisions.
- To support / supervise Band 3 Therapy Assistants.
- To work as an autonomous practitioner in the community.
- To actively and effectively communicate with the patient, carers, health, social care, the voluntary and private sector agencies as appropriate.
- To support registered staff with more complex interventions.
Knowledge and Skills:
- Certificate in Health Care Studies or Foundation Degree
- NVQ Level 4 with either having completed a recognised assistant practitioner qualification or be willing to embark on the training.
- Experience of working as a Therapy Assistant and be able to evidence knowledge and experience.
- Able to demonstrate experience in managing a delegated workload.
- Experience of and be able to demonstrate the ability to use reporting and information systems.
- Excellent organisational and communication skills.
Professional:
- To actively participate with team development and multi disciplinary training.
- To actively participate in supervision and appraisal.
- To demonstrate good interpersonal skills with people using services, MDT and other agencies.
- Tackle discrimination and harassment, and promote equality and diversity in the workplace.
- Take responsibility for personal development and education and the development of a Personal Development Plan.
- To ensure excellent customer relations.
- To adhere to the Behavioural framework, Values in the NHS Constitution
Organisational:
- To contribute to clinical audit
- To ensure performance management information is submitted in an accurate and timely manner
- Demonstrate commitment to IWL principles and flexible working patterns, to meet the needs of the service and staff
- Reduce sickness absence; work place accidents; and promote zero tolerance on violence against staff
- To work flexibly within the contracted hours in order to meet the needs of the Service; this may include some weekend working.
The most challenging part of the job:
- Working across organisational boundaries
- Provision of a high quality standard of care for patients.
- Implementation of evidence based practice.
- To carry out moderate to intense physical and mental and emotional effort throughout the working day in a highly pressurised area.
Control of Infection:
Be aware of, and comply with, all Trust infection prevention and control policies, to include hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene. To undertake annual training / updates inline with infection prevention and control polices.
Prepare for and undertake the protective interventions that he/she is responsible for in a manner that is consistent with evidence based practice and maintaining patient safety.
Communication and Working Relationships:
To deliver high quality responsive interventions within the service ensuring effective communication liaison with all Allied Health Professionals and outside agencies e.g. Medical staff, nursing staff and other AHP services.
Clinical Responsibilities:
- To assist in the development of knowledge, ideas and work practice within the service and work area.
- Communicate and exchange condition related information with patients / carers.
- To monitor the progress of patients receiving interventions and communicate changes back to the team.
- To deal sensitively with patients who have high levels of anxiety and aggression caused by pain, dementia, or limited mobility in frequently distressing or emotional circumstances, providing care for distressed patients / carers or clients with challenging behaviour.
- Following assessment advice patients of appropriate adaptive techniques.
- Prescribe appropriate equipment and walking aids to enable patients functional safety and mobility.
- Promote dignity privacy to all patient groups.
- Recognise complex cases beyond own remit and pass onto the team for intervention.
- Liaise with and make referrals to other agencies in response to identified needs ensuring a smooth handover of care, as appropriate.
- Maintain records as required for patient care, as per Trust policy.
- Support the work of the band 3 staff within the team and ensure care is coordinated as per the agreed management plans.
- To support the team in their involvement in audit and collection of statistical information.
- To actively participate in clinical supervision.
- To comply with the Trusts Moving and Handling Policy and local therapeutic handling guidance at all times.
- To follow the Trusts hospital infection prevention and control (HIC) policies and procedures to protect patients, staff and visitors from healthcare-associated infections. You will ensure that you perform the correct hand hygiene procedures (as described in HIC 14) when entering clinical areas.
- To participate in seven day and extended working patterns as the service develops.
Non Clinical Responsibilities:
- To work within the policy framework of the Trust and partner organisations.
- To ensure own actions support equality, diversity and rights of all.
- To meet the minimum standards for continuous professional development and provision of evidence through KSF process.
- To plan and prioritise allocated workload with an appreciation of impact on other team members.
- To promote and maintain health and safety in the workplace and attend mandatory training.
- To be responsible for checking the condition of equipment for their own clinical area.
- Maintain a safe environment for patients and staff.
- To work within legislation, policies and procedures to your own area of work.
- To work within Employment Law and Health and Safety.
- To maintain appropriate paper and computer databases using effective IT skills.
- To ensure safe practice for self and others.
- To be aware of the relevant aspects of resource management.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Dimensions of Role:
- To undertake more complex interventions under the direction of the Therapist.
- To manage a caseload of patients referred for bed based community support.
- To work closely and liaise with all members of the Multi-disciplinary Team ensuring a seamless pathway of care.
- To ensure those patients with less complex needs received the appropriate support to be safe in their chosen environment, including the assessment for and provision of basic equipment.
- To recognise the limitations of the role and seek the advice and support of the team when required.
- To become confident to make autonomous decisions.
- To support / supervise Band 3 Therapy Assistants.
- To work as an autonomous practitioner in the community.
- To actively and effectively communicate with the patient, carers, health, social care, the voluntary and private sector agencies as appropriate.
- To support registered staff with more complex interventions.
Knowledge and Skills:
- Certificate in Health Care Studies or Foundation Degree
- NVQ Level 4 with either having completed a recognised assistant practitioner qualification or be willing to embark on the training.
- Experience of working as a Therapy Assistant and be able to evidence knowledge and experience.
- Able to demonstrate experience in managing a delegated workload.
- Experience of and be able to demonstrate the ability to use reporting and information systems.
- Excellent organisational and communication skills.
Professional:
- To actively participate with team development and multi disciplinary training.
- To actively participate in supervision and appraisal.
- To demonstrate good interpersonal skills with people using services, MDT and other agencies.
- Tackle discrimination and harassment, and promote equality and diversity in the workplace.
- Take responsibility for personal development and education and the development of a Personal Development Plan.
- To ensure excellent customer relations.
- To adhere to the Behavioural framework, Values in the NHS Constitution
Organisational:
- To contribute to clinical audit
- To ensure performance management information is submitted in an accurate and timely manner
- Demonstrate commitment to IWL principles and flexible working patterns, to meet the needs of the service and staff
- Reduce sickness absence; work place accidents; and promote zero tolerance on violence against staff
- To work flexibly within the contracted hours in order to meet the needs of the Service; this may include some weekend working.
The most challenging part of the job:
- Working across organisational boundaries
- Provision of a high quality standard of care for patients.
- Implementation of evidence based practice.
- To carry out moderate to intense physical and mental and emotional effort throughout the working day in a highly pressurised area.
Control of Infection:
Be aware of, and comply with, all Trust infection prevention and control policies, to include hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene. To undertake annual training / updates inline with infection prevention and control polices.
Prepare for and undertake the protective interventions that he/she is responsible for in a manner that is consistent with evidence based practice and maintaining patient safety.
Communication and Working Relationships:
To deliver high quality responsive interventions within the service ensuring effective communication liaison with all Allied Health Professionals and outside agencies e.g. Medical staff, nursing staff and other AHP services.
Clinical Responsibilities:
- To assist in the development of knowledge, ideas and work practice within the service and work area.
- Communicate and exchange condition related information with patients / carers.
- To monitor the progress of patients receiving interventions and communicate changes back to the team.
- To deal sensitively with patients who have high levels of anxiety and aggression caused by pain, dementia, or limited mobility in frequently distressing or emotional circumstances, providing care for distressed patients / carers or clients with challenging behaviour.
- Following assessment advice patients of appropriate adaptive techniques.
- Prescribe appropriate equipment and walking aids to enable patients functional safety and mobility.
- Promote dignity privacy to all patient groups.
- Recognise complex cases beyond own remit and pass onto the team for intervention.
- Liaise with and make referrals to other agencies in response to identified needs ensuring a smooth handover of care, as appropriate.
- Maintain records as required for patient care, as per Trust policy.
- Support the work of the band 3 staff within the team and ensure care is coordinated as per the agreed management plans.
- To support the team in their involvement in audit and collection of statistical information.
- To actively participate in clinical supervision.
- To comply with the Trusts Moving and Handling Policy and local therapeutic handling guidance at all times.
- To follow the Trusts hospital infection prevention and control (HIC) policies and procedures to protect patients, staff and visitors from healthcare-associated infections. You will ensure that you perform the correct hand hygiene procedures (as described in HIC 14) when entering clinical areas.
- To participate in seven day and extended working patterns as the service develops.
Non Clinical Responsibilities:
- To work within the policy framework of the Trust and partner organisations.
- To ensure own actions support equality, diversity and rights of all.
- To meet the minimum standards for continuous professional development and provision of evidence through KSF process.
- To plan and prioritise allocated workload with an appreciation of impact on other team members.
- To promote and maintain health and safety in the workplace and attend mandatory training.
- To be responsible for checking the condition of equipment for their own clinical area.
- Maintain a safe environment for patients and staff.
- To work within legislation, policies and procedures to your own area of work.
- To work within Employment Law and Health and Safety.
- To maintain appropriate paper and computer databases using effective IT skills.
- To ensure safe practice for self and others.
- To be aware of the relevant aspects of resource management.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- health and/or social care experience
Desirable
- experience working with therapy services
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level 4 / certificate in health care studies / foundation degree or be willing to embark on the training
Desirable
Skills
Essential
- Able to demonstrate experience in managing a caseload
Desirable
- Demonstrate experience of supervising/appraising staff
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- health and/or social care experience
Desirable
- experience working with therapy services
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level 4 / certificate in health care studies / foundation degree or be willing to embark on the training
Desirable
Skills
Essential
- Able to demonstrate experience in managing a caseload
Desirable
- Demonstrate experience of supervising/appraising staff
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).
