Assistant Practitioner

Sirona-Care-; Weston-super-Mare; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

27+ days annual leave

Agenda for Change pay scale

Job summary

Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services – invites applications for an Assistant Practitioner. You’ll work with Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and support staff across a 8am-8pm, 7 days a week rota to deliver holistic clinical care in the community.

You will develop clinically, with exposure to assessment, treatment, and care planning, supported by a multidisciplinary team and access to NHS benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience in a health or social care setting delivering direct patient care.
• Demonstrable clinical competencies relevant to the post.
• Strong communication with colleagues, service users and stakeholders.
• Familiarity with IT platforms, including EMIS and email.
• Willingness to participate in supervision and undertake assessor training if appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment and treatment to patients on caseload under team guidance.
• Maintain high professional standards in line with protocols and policies.
• Manage a patient care plan within your scope of practice with team support.
• Provide clinical assistance to other members of the clinical team.
• Maintain accurate electronic clinical records.

Skills

Healthcare experience

Clinical competencies

Communication

EMIS / IT systems

Supervision / assessor training

Education

Foundation Degree (Level 5) or equivalent with degree-level knowledge

Job description

Please note that if you apply for a position with Sirona care & health, you may be contacted via Trac or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your Trac Account and email accounts.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received prior to the advertised closing date.

Job overview

Are you a passionate Assistant Practitioner looking for a fresh start? Come and join Sirona in a role where you can make a real difference to the community you live in.

You will work in a team with other multi-disciplinary professionals including Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Administrators and other support staff, on a rota system between the hours of 8am-8pm over a 7 day working period.

You will need excellent communication and clinical skills and have experience of working within a team. You will be required to use electronic patient record systems, in addition to this you will have good time management and be able to prioritise your own work load.

You will have many opportunities to develop your clinical skills as well as physical assessment and clinical reasoning with the support of the wider team.

A full driving licence and access to a vehicle is required for this role.

Main duties of the job

You will work as a member of the team to support the organisation and facilitation of clinical care in a holistic and proactive manner to patients in our service.

You will:

• Provide assessment and treatment to patients on the caseload with the guidance of the wider team
• Maintain a high professional standard of care in adherence to all protocols/policies & guidelines
• Manage a patients care plan within your scope of practice and with the support of the wider team
• Provide clinical assistance to other members of the clinical team
• Maintain accurate electronic clinical records

You will work within our service that is delivered from 8am-8pm, 7 days a week service.

You will be required to respond to referrals across urgent and planned pathways including hospital discharge facilitation.

You will work as part of the team to proactively monitor and manage patients on the caseload to ensure the best outcomes for them.

Working for our organisation

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in our team.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits you’ll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role before applying.

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role and can only accept applications from UK based applicants.

If you are currently require a visa to work in the UK, there must be a minimum of 14 months from your start date until the expiry date.

If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Successful completion of a relevant Level 5 Foundation Degree OR an equivalent qualification, along with demonstrable knowledge and experience at degree level

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• Experience of working in a health care or social care setting providing direct patient care
• Able to carry out the relevant clinical competencies required of the post
• Ability to communicate in varied ways with colleagues, service users and other stakeholders
• Able to use a variety of IT platforms i.e. EMIS; email
• Participate in supervision and the induction of new members of staff and undertake an assessor course or equivalent, if appropriate

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.