Assistant Practitioner / Trainee Assistant Practitioner

We have an exciting opportunity to join our motivated and dedicated team.

You will work independently and autonomously, providing assessment, support, care, treatment and advice to individuals, within guidelines and protocols identified for the role.

Work within a multi-professional team undertaking practitioner role. Implement treatment and care to patients under the guidance and supervision of a registered professional. dressings, injections, monitoring etc.

Wherever possible to contribute to avoidance of hospital admission and reduce inpatient length of stay to ensure that patients receive the appropriate care in the most appropriate setting. Keep the patient at the centre of his or her care, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making.

You will take responsibility for the daily care and support of delegated patients. Deliver treatment / care within a community setting as specified in a written care plan, under the guidance of a registered practitioner. Practice the principles and philosophy of individualised person-centred patient care in accordance with Trust Policy, procedures and regulatory body’s guidelines.

If employed as a Band 3 to progress into the Band 4 role, to engage in the Trainee Assistant Practitioner program and fulfil the requirements and expectations of the course., * Work independently and autonomously, providing assessment, support, care, treatment and advice to individuals, within guidelines and protocols identified for the role

• Wherever possible to contribute to avoidance of hospital admission and reduce inpatient length of stay to ensure that patients receive the appropriate care in the most appropriate setting

• Practice the principles and philosophy of individualised person-centred patient care in accordance with Trust Policy, procedures and regulatory body’s guidelines

• Work independently and autonomously, providing assessment, support, care, treatment and advice to individuals, within guidelines and protocols identified for the role

• Deliver treatment / care within a community setting as specified in a written care plan, under the guidance of a registered practitioner

• Take responsibility for the daily care and support of delegated patients

• Work within a multi-professional team undertaking practitioner role

• Work with colleagues from other organisations including voluntary sector and Social care

• Take responsibility for the daily care and support of delegated patients

• Keep the patient at the centre of his or her care, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making

If employed as a Band 3 to progress into the Band 4 role, to engage in the Trainee Assistant Practitioner program and fulfil the requirements and expectations of the course.

About us

Why Work With Us

You will be joining a truly multi-disciplinary team which aims to prevent hospital admissions, facilitate safe and effective discharges home and support patients in their own homes. Our Health and Wellbeing Team is an integrated professional team which includes Social Care, Community Occupational Therapy, Community Physiotherapy, Intermediate Care, Community Nursing, Pharmacy, Dietetics, Support Workers and the voluntary sector. The team are proactive and have a forward-thinking core that promote a positive and a ‘can do’ attitude. The successful candidate will be dynamic and key in managing patients to remain in their own home.

Our team is based at Sherborne House and provides a community service to the residents in the Newton Abbot locality. The multi- disciplinary community team have a hard-working, flexible and can-do approach. The team are a supportive and friendly, adapting to the ever-changing demands on the service., See job description

Communication and Working Relationships

To maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records of care given.

To record activity on a clinical data base as required

To work as part of the Locality team including joint working with colleagues from different professional backgrounds

Feedback to the multi-disciplinary team and attendance at professional meeting as required

Planning and Organisation including end of life care and risk management

• Work proactively with patients and their families to develop personalised care plans which reflect their choices for end-of-life care

• Liaise closely with a range of providers of palliative care service, so that people will receive quality care aligned to the Gold Standards Framework

• Support terminally ill patients and their carers / relatives, ensuring other relevant agencies are involved

Work with patients and carers to teach and educate them about the early warning signs to prevent crises

• Balance the demands of the training AP course alongside meeting the expectations of the role within the team.

Responsibility and Accountability

Assist in the monitoring and protecting of groups and individuals whose health and well-being may be at risk vulnerable adult

To participate in ordering of specific equipment, in line with instructions and ensuring safe practice

Participate in ordering and monitoring of stores, equipment and other appropriate tasks

Undertake statutory and mandatory and other training as requested

• Support research-based practice

Responsibility for Finance, Equipment and Other Resources

Awareness of financial constraints of services and need to act responsibility in the assessment of needs with accountability for the recommendations made for care services

Awareness of financial implications for service users including that financial assessments may be required should statutory funding be required

Responsibility for Supervision, Leadership and Management

To support junior members of staff and students, promoting and monitoring best practice

• If employed as a band 3 member of staff, to Manage the expectations and requirements of the Training AP program.

Develop and maintain skills required for patients within a community setting in line with appraisal and competencies

To participate in supervision and appraisal and take responsibility for own professional development

Contribute to the planning, development and implementation of educational programmes for staff, patients and carers

Be responsible for own personal development and to keep up to date with current issues in clinical field, to include participation and attendance at related meetings, mandatory and in-service training days

Participate in appraisal system and maintain own portfolio of professional practice

Participate in clinical supervision in support of continuing professional development

Information Technology and Administrative Duties

Be competent in the use of It for data capture, client records and activity recording

Knowledge of data protection legislation and implications of consent and data sharing

You must hold or be willing to undertake Foundation Degree (FdSc) in Health & Social Care Practice (this is a two year course)., * oMust hold or be willing to undertake Foundation Degree (FdSc) in Health & Social Care Practice (this is a two year course).

• oTo be eligible to enrol on the course you will require 48-60 UCAS points, from at least one of the following : A Levels, BTEC Nationals, Access to Higher Education Diploma, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualifications. Level 2 English and Maths are also essential.

• oPrevious experience of working within a healthcare / caring environment

Desirable

• oExperience within designated clinical area

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• oAbility to undertake and interpret a range of patient observations as required in clinical area

• oAbility to assess, plan implement and evaluate patient care

• oAbility to undertake a range of procedures relevant to area of works

• oDetailed knowledge and experience of professional roles within a multi disciplinary team

• oExperience of working in a care setting

• oDelivering patient focused care

Desirable

• oExperience of community working, preferably within Health and Social Care

• oExperience of working under distanced supervision

Special experience

Essential

• oPhysical skills to manually handle patients and use appropriate lifting aids

• oExperience of using effective communication skills both oral and written

• oKnowledge of health / social care IT systems

Personal skills

Essential

• Full UK driving licence with access to vehicle as you will be required to travel to remote locations at short notice

• Desire to undertake the necessary training and allocate time to achieving the relevant qualification, if required.

• oPrioritisation skills and flexibility to re-plan day as required

• oAble to listen and empathise with the needs and wishes of users, carers and colleagues.

• oAbility to recognise own limitations

• oAbility to work as a team member

• oAbility to deal with occasional exposure to distressing or emotional circumstances

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