Main area Practitioner Grade NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract: 24 months (fixed term for 24 months)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Part time/job share considered)
Job ref: 388-6902012-NMC
Employer: Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Torbay Hospital
Town: Torquay
Salary: £26,530 - £29,114 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 26/02/2025 23:59
NHS AfC: Band 4
Job overview
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 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
1. To provide general and specialist information to a variety of patients with an alcohol use disorder and/or diagnosed with liver disease.
2. To develop therapeutic relationships with patients.
3. To have knowledge of the impact alcohol has on health. To provide brief interventions, psychosocial interventions, and motivational interviewing as appropriate.
4. To screen patients in the hospital to identify those at risk from alcohol harm.
5. To support other members of the Alcohol Care Team (ACT) in the care and management of patients.
6. To work closely with clinical nurse specialists undertaking a variety of skills i.e., Phlebotomy, venesection, fibro scans; full training will be given.
7. 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.
8. This is a Monday to Friday service subject to change.
9. 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 negotiable, but may include long days/nights/day unit hours/weekends/bank holidays.
10. The service takes referrals from across the hospital and also runs nurse-led clinics Monday to Friday in the acute hospital and community settings.
11. After a period of supervision, you will be reviewing patients on the wards and independently running a variety of clinics with set guidelines.
Detailed job description and main 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.
Person specification
* Foundation Degree in healthcare
* Literacy and numeracy to level 2
* Evidence of good interpersonal skills
* Knowledge/experience of working with patients with liver/alcohol issues
* Venepuncture and cannulation
* Knowledge of IT systems such as ICE/Infoflex
The Trust is committed to preventing discrimination, valuing diversity, and achieving equality of opportunity. No person (staff, patient, or public) will receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of the nine protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010.
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