Assistant Practitioner Intermediate Care and Community Therapy Team
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
We have an exciting opportunity within 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. You will be part of a multi-professional team undertaking practitioner role, implementing treatment and care to patients under the guidance and supervision of a registered professional (e.g., dressings, injections, monitoring, etc.). Wherever possible, contribute to the avoidance of hospital admission and reduce inpatient length of stay to ensure that patients receive the appropriate care in the most appropriate setting. Take responsibility for the daily care and support of delegated patients.
Main duties of the job
* Work independently and autonomously, providing assessment, support, care, treatment and advice to individuals, within guidelines and protocols identified for the role.
* Contribute to the 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.
* 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.
* Collaborate with colleagues from other organisations including the voluntary sector and Social care.
* Keep the patient at the centre of his or her care, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making.
About 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 is proactive and has a forward-thinking core that promotes a positive and '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 has a hard-working, flexible and can-do approach. The team is supportive and friendly, adapting to the ever-changing demands on the service.
Job responsibilities
Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.
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Person Specification
Specific skills
* Knowledge of health/social care IT systems.
* Physical skills to manually handle patients and use appropriate lifting aids.
* Experience of using effective communication skills both oral and written.
* Able to listen and empathise with the needs and wishes of users, carers and colleagues.
* Ability to work as a team member.
* Ability to recognise own limitations.
Requirements due to work environment
* Full UK driving licence with access to a vehicle as you will be required to travel to remote locations at short notice.
* There is an expectation for the post holder to occasionally come into contact with highly unpleasant conditions (e.g., odours, body fluids).
* Prioritisation skills and flexibility to re-plan the day as required.
Qualifications and training
* Foundation Degree in Health & Social Care Practice or equivalent (e.g., higher apprenticeship).
* Previous experience of working within a healthcare/caring environment.
* 2 years' experience within designated clinical area.
Knowledge and experience
* Ability to undertake and interpret a range of patient observations as required in the clinical area.
* Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care.
* Ability to undertake a range of procedures relevant to the area of work.
* Detailed knowledge and experience of professional roles within a multi-disciplinary team.
* Experience of working in a care setting.
* An enhanced knowledge of and evidence of continued academic and clinical development in: Palliative care, Infection control, Wound care, Catheter care, Key long-term conditions, Dementia, Falls prevention.
* Knowledge and experience of manual handling techniques and use of manual handling plans.
* Experience of community working, preferably within Health and Social Care.
* Experience of working under distanced supervision.
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.
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum pro rata.
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