Job summary The Assistant Practitioner will function at a higher competency level than that of other Healthcare Support Workers with responsibility for actively participating as part of the Multi Disciplinary Team within the ward/dept, to provide a seamless service to patients with proximal supervision from a registered nurse/practitioner. The Assistant Practitioner will provide general/specific care as specified below for a specific client group and will be competent to work across professional disciplines, referring patients for Allied Health Professional assessment and treatment or to other agencies as required You will work in support of qualified nurses, doctors and allied health professionals within an inpatient setting, outpatient and community setting. Main duties of the job To provide general and specialist information to a variety of patients with an alcohol use disorder and or diagnosed with liver disease. To develop therapeutic relationships with patients. To have knowledge of the impact alcohol has on health. To provide brief interventions, psychosocial interventions and motivational interviewing as appropriate. To screen patients in the hospital to identify those at risk from alcohol harm. To support other members of the Alcohol Care Team ACT in the care and management of patients. To work closely with clinical nurse specialists undertaking a variety of skills Ie Phlebotomy, venesection, fibro scans, full training will be given. Contribute to maintaining and organising the day to day running of the ACT and liver nursing service dealing with phone calls, referrals emails, patient queries etc. This is a Monday to Friday service subject to change About us Why Work With Us This post involves working across the inpatient and outpatient service for the ACT and Liver team. Caring for patients in a variety of settings. Shift patterns are negogiable, but may include long days/nights/day unit hours/weekends/bank holidays. The services takes referrals from across the hospital and also runs nurse led clinics Monday to Friday in the acute hospital and community settings. After a period of supervision you will be reviewing patients on the wards and independently running a variety of clinics with set guidelines. Date posted 12 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 4 Salary £26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum Contract Fixed term Duration 24 months Working pattern Full-time Reference number 388-6902012-NMC Job locations Torbay Hospital Newton Road Torquay TQ2 7AA Job description 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. caretojoinus Job description 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. caretojoinus Person Specification essential Essential Foundation Degree in healthcare Literacy and numeracy to level 2 Evidence of good interpersonal skills Desirable Knowledge/ experience of working with patients with liver/alcohol issues Venepuncture and cannulation Knowledge of IT systems such as ICE/ Infoflex Person Specification essential Essential Foundation Degree in healthcare Literacy and numeracy to level 2 Evidence of good interpersonal skills Desirable Knowledge/ experience of working with patients with liver/alcohol issues Venepuncture and cannulation Knowledge of IT systems such as ICE/ Infoflex 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. Employer details Employer name Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust Address Torbay Hospital Newton Road Torquay TQ2 7AA Employer's website https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)