Assistant Practitioner in Peterborough

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• To assist the caseload holder in the management and delivery of care to clients autonomously.
• Duties may include building on existing assessment of families' needs and delivering packages of planned care with no direct supervision.
• To provide and receive complex and sensitive child-related information from health and social care staff.
• To decline referral if not appropriate, which requires excellent negotiation skills and appropriate signposting.
• Support to clients with more complex/additional needs.
• To demonstrate ability for motivation and behaviour change with children and families, enabling self-efficacy, resilience, and strength-based relationships.
• To recognise and report any health and safety or risk issues.
• To write records in a concise, accurate, and timely manner in line with East of England Community Health & Care NHS Trust (EEC) Record Keeping Policy.
• To independently carry out specified assessment and intervention as allocated and discussed with the Health Visitor/School Nurse, using own initiative and experience to modify according to the clients' needs.
• To hold own caseload with support from Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) for those families with planned packages of care.
• To hold a special interest role and support other staff within the locality and service.
• To promote people's equality, diversity, and rights.
• To contribute to the care of all clients, ensuring safety and dignity at all times.
• To be aware at all times of the needs of client groups and to promote and encourage positive health choices.
• To plan and manage own day-to-day tasks, which may include organisation of health education events.

Specific duties

• Duties will include working independently in a variety of settings and at times dealing with emotional and distressing circumstances.
• Undertaking independent decision making regarding specific referrals in relation to the 6 high impact areas to improve outcomes for children, young people, and families within Cambridgeshire's 0-19 HCP Teams.
• To attend mandatory and relevant training courses and to maintain up-to-date clinical knowledge and skills in order to perform in the role.
• To provide support and guidance, and practical training to new members of staff.
• To engage in weekly allocation meetings and to work across a specific locality according to service need.
• To assist in the prioritisation of referrals and booking appointments and independently assess clients in clinic and outreach locations.
• To identify unmet needs and gaps in service provision and highlight these to SCPHN or Team Manager.
• Ensure all equipment used is safe, clean, and suitable standard according to policies.

General duties

• To provide timely data on referrals and clinical activity.
• To take individual responsibility for any health and safety issues and undertake obligations under the Health and Safety Act.

Communication

• To liaise as appropriate with members of the 0-19 HCP locality team.
• Develop good working relationships and liaise as appropriate with parents/carers, and other health, social, or voluntary agencies.
• To communicate effectively with clients in complex situations.
• Communication skills of engagement, negotiation, motivation, and explanation will be required to enable the management of potential barriers to communication.
• To be actively involved in the communication of complex information regarding clients' needs and any other useful information to the Health Visitor/School Nurse or other members of the team.

Budgetary Responsibility

• Take responsibility to minimise incurred expenditure e.g. mileage, telephone calls, use of stationery etc.

People Management

• Actively participate in annual performance reviews providing evidence of attaining the relevant knowledge and skills required for the job.
• To attend mandatory and relevant training courses and to maintain up-to-date clinical knowledge and skills in order to perform in the role.
• To participate in staff and service development through attendance at service meetings and in-service training.

Clinical and Practice Governance

• Observe and maintain strict confidentiality with regards to any information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act.
• Any data that is taken/shared as part of a phone call or transported, faxed, or transferred electronically must be undertaken with regard to the Trust Information Governance and Information Security policies.
• The post holder must adhere to the Trust risk assessment and risk management processes.
• To contribute in programmes of support for new staff or students.
• To actively participate in programmes of supervision to maintain own development and reflective practice.
• To actively engage in developing own practice through annual clinical observations.
• The post holder must adhere to infection control policies and procedures.
• The post holder must participate in Clinical & Safeguarding audits as required.
• The post holder is required to participate in relevant emergency preparedness process for their team.