assistant practitioner

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK seeks an Assistant Practitioner to support individuals in their environments. Key responsibilities include delivering assessments, creating goal-focused treatment plans, and maintaining records. Candidates should be experienced in community settings and have knowledge of elder care. This role offers a collaborative environment with ongoing training and support.

Benefits

Training and development opportunities

Employee wellness programs

Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience in falls prevention and rehabilitation.
• Experience in community working and caring for older adults.
• Ability to communicate effectively with the public.

Responsibilities

• Deliver patient-facing assessments post training.
• Create and manage goal-focused treatment plans.
• Maintain accurate records and manage safeguarding concerns.
• Act professionally and represent the service positively.

Skills

Communication skills

Experience with older adults

Understanding of falls prevention

Teamwork

Job description

The service supports individuals to thrive in their own environment - whether that be via preventing admissions and increasing skills to support independence or offering support and rehabilitation following hospital admission.

This role is key to the success of the team and will work alongside Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and support workers to deliver the highest quality goal‑focused rehabilitation.

The service is a 7 day service with operational hours between 8am and 6pm. Weekends and later finishing shifts are scheduled via a rota.

The role of the assistant practitioner is patient facing, delivering assessments once competencies have been completed. Goal focused treatment plans are created and progressed. Each AP caseload manages as small non complex caseload - will support from a qualified clinician. While the ‘home team’ will be based in Rushcliffe - there may be need to work outside of this locality - as determined by patient need., The role is primarily concerned with creating and delivering goal focused treatment plans. Our client group is very varied and while it is mainly older adults - the service supports those over 18 years old - with functional difficulties. The role is diverse and a competency framework in in place to support skill acquisition to enable the delivery of this care. Care delivery also occurs in a clinic environment and maintaining accurate records and supporting the wider team to safely manage the waiting lists is a key part of this role.,

Responsibilities

• Deliver patient‑facing assessments once competencies have been completed.
• Create and progress goal‑focused treatment plans.
• Support patients and carers on the waiting list for the service.
• Maintain accurate records and know your limitations and when to escalate risk and safeguarding concerns to the registered team members.
• Act professionally at all times and demonstrate a positive image of the service.
• Support the team to patients and carers on the waiting list for the service.
• Be confident speaking to members of the public and be able to modify your communication style as required to the situation.
• Be required to have some knowledge and experience of working with people older adults and be able to offer support and care to them whilst they are treated by the service.
• Support the team to patients and carers on the waiting list for the service.
• Be involved in all aspects of the service and team working as required.
• Work effectively within a team whilst being supported by registered staff.
• Preparing for induction, you will be supported by registered staff and full training will be given including monthly clinical supervision.

Qualifications

• Have an understanding of falls prevention and rehabilitation, ideally with experience of community working.
• Have experience of community working and be able to provide care and support as required.
• Be confident speaking to members of the public and be able to modify your communication style as required to the situation.
• Have an understanding of falls prevention and rehabilitation, ideally with experience of community working.
• Have an understanding of falls prevention and rehabilitation, ideally with experience of community working.
• Be required to have some knowledge and experience of working with people older adults and be able to offer support and care to them whilst they are treated by the service.
• Know your limitations and when to escalate risk and safeguarding concerns to the registered team members.
• Work effectively within a team whilst being supported by registered staff.

About TeamNottsHC

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons. We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire’s biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health. We offer a variety of employee‑led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity. The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in‑house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team. The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net‑zero commitment.

Important information

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.