Job summary
This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dedicated and motivated Band 4 Assistant Practitioner to work in the Paediatric Continence and Enuresis Service.
The Assistant Practitioner will deliver a high-level quality of care and evidence based intervention. The Assistant Practitioner will provide a wide range of practical care duties and be able to take appropriate action to achieve planned aims and objectives of individual clients within their home and in a clinic environment, without direct supervision and be personally accountable for the standards of such delegated duties.
Main duties of the job
They will act as a role model for the team providing evidence based care. The Assistant Practitioner will also be required to support the clinics and be clinically competent to run these clinics. This is an excellent opportunity for anyone who is interested in developing their skills.
The successful candidates must have:
- Experience of work within the Paediatric Continence and Enuresis service
- NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social care. Plus, any relevant Experience
About us
Be Part of Our Team...
BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
- To have knowledge of specific physical, emotional, psychological, social, cultural and spiritual needs of the service users and carers, taking these into account and implement appropriate action to meet those needs.
- Manage and prioritise own workload as delegated by the Team Leader and/or Service Clinical Manager
- To accept delegated assessment responsibility to meet the immediate and ongoing needs of the service user and carers (children, young people and families).
- Participate in the delivery of care as prescribed by the qualified practitioner
Below is a list of duties the Assistant Practitioner will be required to complete on a daily basis which is supported by qualified staff after undertaking an agreed competency framework:
- Reassessment of continence products
- Undertake under delegation enuresis review clinics.
- Teach and support children, young people, and carers in toilet training.
This is not an exhaustive list and other competencies may be included:
- Teach patients/carers with the indirect supervision of a registered practitioner
- To evaluate patient progress, reassess and discuss with senior clinicians when appropriate, through feedback discussions. Reports and multidisciplinary meetings.
- To identify and resolve issues in relation to medication compliance to ensure patients can self medicate and/or carers are able to medicate children and young people safely where appropriate.
- To assist with re-assessments and ordering of products for patients within agreed competency framework to ensure the product remains relevant and safe for the patients needs and that they are used appropriately.
- To teach and demonstrate the correct use of products and other techniques to optimise the clients functional ability and independence.
- To contribute to the team/service development (identifying opportunities to improve service delivery to provide best client care in relation to resources available and evidence-based practice) with the assistance of senior clinicians and team leader.
- To participate in clinical audit and service developments (through regular measurement/data collection, work evaluation using evidence-based practice projects, audit and outcome measures, either individually or with other clinicians)
- To ensure quality of care is maintained in line with quality standards, reporting any inconsistencies in accordance with relevant policies and procedures.
- To prioritise and effectively manage clinical and other responsibilities.
- To participate fully in the development review (appraisal) process and undertake continuing professional development as required
- To maintain professional standard of record keeping, which is accurate and current, in line with professional codes, service standards and team specific requirements
- Record data and evidence of activity as required by the Trust and Local policy
- To undertake any other duties at the request of the line manager, which are commensurate with the role including project work, internal job rotation and absence cover
- To achieve and demonstrate agreed standards of personal and professional development with agreed timescales
- To undertake assessment of clinical risk as part of everyday practice, complete risk assessment documentation and seek guidance from senior clinicians where appropriate
- To build relationships between acute, community and residential care to promote seamless care
- To liaise closely with the medical, nursing, AHP staff and residential care staff to promote greater understanding
- To participate in team meetings to ensure effective exchange of information within the interdisciplinary team for best client care/goal planning and co-ordination of local service delivery
- To undertake other duties commensurate with this grade of post in agreement with the relevant manager
- To adhere to the policies and procedures of BCHC
- To minimise the Trusts environmental impact wherever possible, including recycling, switching off lights, computers, monitors and equipment when not in use. Helping to reduce paper waste by minimising printing/copying and reducing water usage, reporting faults and heating/cooling concerns promptly and minimising travel. Where the role includes the ordering and use of supplies or equipment the post holder will consider the environmental impact of purchases.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To have knowledge of specific physical, emotional, psychological, social, cultural and spiritual needs of the service users and carers, taking these into account and implement appropriate action to meet those needs.
- Manage and prioritise own workload as delegated by the Team Leader and/or Service Clinical Manager
- To accept delegated assessment responsibility to meet the immediate and ongoing needs of the service user and carers (children, young people and families).
- Participate in the delivery of care as prescribed by the qualified practitioner
Below is a list of duties the Assistant Practitioner will be required to complete on a daily basis which is supported by qualified staff after undertaking an agreed competency framework:
- Reassessment of continence products
- Undertake under delegation enuresis review clinics.
- Teach and support children, young people, and carers in toilet training.
This is not an exhaustive list and other competencies may be included:
- Teach patients/carers with the indirect supervision of a registered practitioner
- To evaluate patient progress, reassess and discuss with senior clinicians when appropriate, through feedback discussions. Reports and multidisciplinary meetings.
- To identify and resolve issues in relation to medication compliance to ensure patients can self medicate and/or carers are able to medicate children and young people safely where appropriate.
- To assist with re-assessments and ordering of products for patients within agreed competency framework to ensure the product remains relevant and safe for the patients needs and that they are used appropriately.
- To teach and demonstrate the correct use of products and other techniques to optimise the clients functional ability and independence.
- To contribute to the team/service development (identifying opportunities to improve service delivery to provide best client care in relation to resources available and evidence-based practice) with the assistance of senior clinicians and team leader.
- To participate in clinical audit and service developments (through regular measurement/data collection, work evaluation using evidence-based practice projects, audit and outcome measures, either individually or with other clinicians)
- To ensure quality of care is maintained in line with quality standards, reporting any inconsistencies in accordance with relevant policies and procedures.
- To prioritise and effectively manage clinical and other responsibilities.
- To participate fully in the development review (appraisal) process and undertake continuing professional development as required
- To maintain professional standard of record keeping, which is accurate and current, in line with professional codes, service standards and team specific requirements
- Record data and evidence of activity as required by the Trust and Local policy
- To undertake any other duties at the request of the line manager, which are commensurate with the role including project work, internal job rotation and absence cover
- To achieve and demonstrate agreed standards of personal and professional development with agreed timescales
- To undertake assessment of clinical risk as part of everyday practice, complete risk assessment documentation and seek guidance from senior clinicians where appropriate
- To build relationships between acute, community and residential care to promote seamless care
- To liaise closely with the medical, nursing, AHP staff and residential care staff to promote greater understanding
- To participate in team meetings to ensure effective exchange of information within the interdisciplinary team for best client care/goal planning and co-ordination of local service delivery
- To undertake other duties commensurate with this grade of post in agreement with the relevant manager
- To adhere to the policies and procedures of BCHC
- To minimise the Trusts environmental impact wherever possible, including recycling, switching off lights, computers, monitors and equipment when not in use. Helping to reduce paper waste by minimising printing/copying and reducing water usage, reporting faults and heating/cooling concerns promptly and minimising travel. Where the role includes the ordering and use of supplies or equipment the post holder will consider the environmental impact of purchases.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social care. Plus any relevant experience
Desirable
- Foundation degree in Health and Social care or equivalent i.e. diploma level 5
- Bladder and Bowel Dysfunction training (BCHC Course)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of undertaking clinical programmes of care and health promotion
- Experience of working with children with health needs
- Evidence of being able to work independently and with resources using own initiative when required
Desirable
- Consolidated experience of working within a Bladder and Bowel setting
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Demonstrate ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an appropriate manner including where barriers to understanding exist
Desirable
- Clinical competencies in the desired areas of community practice
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Flexible approach to working arrangements to meet service needs
- To be independently mobile
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social care. Plus any relevant experience
Desirable
- Foundation degree in Health and Social care or equivalent i.e. diploma level 5
- Bladder and Bowel Dysfunction training (BCHC Course)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of undertaking clinical programmes of care and health promotion
- Experience of working with children with health needs
- Evidence of being able to work independently and with resources using own initiative when required
Desirable
- Consolidated experience of working within a Bladder and Bowel setting
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Demonstrate ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an appropriate manner including where barriers to understanding exist
Desirable
- Clinical competencies in the desired areas of community practice
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Flexible approach to working arrangements to meet service needs
- To be independently mobile
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).
