Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Associate Practitioner Band 4 Phoenix

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Job summary

Have you got experience with children and hold an NNEB or NVQ level 3 equivalent qualification, are you looking for a new challenge? Come and join our team at Broomfield Hospital Paediatrics as a Band 4 Associate Practitioner.

This Band 4 Associate Practitioner is an exciting role, the successful applicant will be taught vital skills such as care of a child with a tracheostomy tube, venepuncture, cannulation, NG feeding and tube placement, wound closures, plastering and much more.

You will work alongside the multi-disciplinary team in the delivery of high standards of care to children and young people who present with medical and complex needs.

Main duties of the job

You will support with training and will assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for specified children and young people in a dynamic Paediatric ward according to their individual needs.

You will work with the team flexibly across the children's unit to create a caring and safe environment for children, young people and their families.

You will learn how to assess and recognise clinical deterioration in patients and report to the nurse/doctor in charge of their care by means of monitoring and recording the patient's condition.

About us

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.

Details

Date posted

21 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-WAC-BR-7201

Job locations

Broomfield

Court Road

Chelmsford

CM1 7ET


Job description

Job responsibilities

Are you an enthusiastic person with excellent interpersonal skills part of a team with the ability to remain calm? Then we would love to hear from you.

Please see the attached JD for further details.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Are you an enthusiastic person with excellent interpersonal skills part of a team with the ability to remain calm? Then we would love to hear from you.

Please see the attached JD for further details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NNEB or NVQ Level 3
  • Good level of education incl. English and Maths GCSE

Desirable

  • Assistant Practitioner course

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience working with children

Desirable

  • Hospital Experience
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NNEB or NVQ Level 3
  • Good level of education incl. English and Maths GCSE

Desirable

  • Assistant Practitioner course

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience working with children

Desirable

  • Hospital Experience

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Broomfield

Court Road

Chelmsford

CM1 7ET


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Broomfield

Court Road

Chelmsford

CM1 7ET


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Matron

Angela Poulter

a.poulter@nhs.net

01245516456

Details

Date posted

21 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-WAC-BR-7201

Job locations

Broomfield

Court Road

Chelmsford

CM1 7ET


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