Assistant Practitioner - Learning Disabilities

Job summary

Assistant Practitioner -Learning Disability & Autism Service

Were excited to offer a great opportunity for an Assistant Practitioner to join our forward thinking Learning Disability and Autism Service. This role is perfect for someone with experience supporting people with a learning disability who is ready to build their skills within a specialist team.

As part of our service, youll work directly with individuals who may have complex health needs, behaviour that challenges, and/or mental health needs. Youll play an important role in assessing needs, promoting independence, and ensuring that people receive high quality, person centred support.

Please note that a full driving licence and access to your own vehicle are essential for this role.

What we offer:

• A warm, supportive and experienced multidisciplinary team
• Regular supervision to help you grow and maintain your wellbeing
• Ongoing training, professional development, and career progression opportunities

Main duties of the job

• Provide person centred, evidence based care to individuals, working under the indirect supervision of a registered professional and within agreed guidelines.
• Carry out specific clinical tasks that you have been trained and assessed as competent to perform.
• Support registered practitioners and colleagues in delivering high quality care.
• Work in partnership with individuals, their families and carers to help develop personalised care plans.
• Contribute to care planning, with oversight from a registered practitioner.
• Encourage and promote independence in the people you support.
• Promote health, wellbeing, and healthy lifestyles when working with individuals with learning disabilities and their carers.
• Carry out routine tasks with appropriate supervision from qualified staff.
• Follow the guidance and direction of the multi professional team to support each persons health, independence, and rehabilitation.
• Maintain, monitor and promote a safe environment for individuals, families and staff.

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 doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre 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

Swindon

Wiltshire

SN25 4AN

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

HCRG Care Group

Address

HCRG Care Group

Swindon

Wiltshire

SN25 4AN

Employer's website

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

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