Assistant Practitioner - Learning Disabilities

Job summary

Are you passionate about high quality health and social care for people with a learning disability?

Would you like to work with a highly skilled and experienced multidisciplinary team?

Do you enjoy working with individuals to understand their care needs and ensure they receive high quality care and support?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Practitioner with experience in working with people with a learning disability, to develop their skills in this area by joining our county-wide Learning Disability Service. You will work out of one of the Learning Disability Wiltshire bases in Chippenham, Warminster, Marlborough, or Salisbury. Due to the nature of this role applicants should have a valid driving licence and access to their own transport.

We are looking for an Assistant Practitioner who is keen to work with people with learning disabilities who have complex health needs, challenging behaviour and/or mental health needs.

We provide regular supervision and opportunities for continued professional development, and the post holder will be closely supported by an Advance Nurse Specialist within the team.

Due to the nature of this role a valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes is essential.

If you would like an informal discussion, please call:

Tula Daley, team manager of the Learning Disability Service, Wiltshire mobile: 07881 514711 or Helen Ariss, deputy team manager of the Learning Disability Service, Wiltshire mobile: 07795 503784

Main duties of the job

As an Assistant Practitioner - Learning Disabilitiesyou will be responsible for:

• Work with individuals and groups of people with learning disabilities to facilitate access to mainstream health services. Through either direct support in complex cases or through highlighting reasonable adjustments.
• The ability to work in a flexible manner, both proactively and reactively to situations that arise on a daily basis is essential.
• To work with individuals who may be distressed and in crisis.
• Develop increasing skill and confidence with a wide range of health, social and wellbeing needs
• Setting priorities and working in community-based settings.
• Understand the importance of maintaining personal boundaries whilst developing hope inspiring relationships.
• To practice the principles and philosophy of individualised patient care in accordance with HCRG policy/procedures.
• The post holder may be involved in difficult conversations so will be required to act in a sensitive way, showing empathy towards service users and their carers.
• Demanding situations might occur, as some service users also present with challenging behaviour and / or mental health difficulties.

Please see attached job description for a full list of responsibilities.

About us

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here. If you're keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2

Employer details

Employer name

HCRG Care Group

Address

HCRG Care Group

Chippenham

Wiltshire

SN15 2AJ

Employer's website

https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

---

Employer details

Employer name

HCRG Care Group

Address

HCRG Care Group

Chippenham

Wiltshire

SN15 2AJ

Employer's website

https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

---