Assistant Practitioner – Home Based Treatment in Manchester

To work in HBTT under the line management of the HBTT Team Manager, and accountable to Senior Practitioners, qualified nurses, social workers and allied health professionals for client care programmes. The post holder will work with people of all ages in line with the relevant clinical pathways as outlined within the HBTT operational procedure. The Assistant Practitioner will function at a higher competency level than that of other community support workers with responsibility for actively participating as a part of the HBTT. The post holder will be required to play an integral role in the delivery of care as appropriate and will be competent to work across professional disciplines. Supervision and teaching of junior staff will be part of the role.

To undertake physical health checks for service users under HBTT, including venepuncture, blood pressure, weight, hip/waist measurements, BMI, ECG. To respect the individuality, values, culture and religious diversity of clients and colleagues and contribute to the provision of a service to these needs.

Main duties of the job:

• Establish and maintain good working relationships with all MDT members working within HBTT and external agencies.
• Be a full member of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Following a period of preceptorship to function as an Assistant Practitioner without direct supervision.
• Able to prioritise and organise own workload.
• Ability to work as part of a team, work under instruction, able to develop good relationships with colleagues, patients and carers.
• Assist in assessment and evaluation of individual clients.

Benefits:

• Pay Enhancements: 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Salary sacrifice car scheme.
• Blue Light Card Discounts.

Person Specification:

• Experience of risk assessment and risk management.
• Foundation Degree.
• Demonstrable experience in a Support Worker role in Community.
• Venepuncture Trained or willingness to undertake.
• Experience of undertaking physical health checks.
• Experience of working within a mental health and home treatment service.
• Experience in working with co-occurring needs.

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.