Assistant Practitioner

Sirona care & health; Weston-super-Mare; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

Annual leave 27+ days

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Sirona care & health in England is recruiting an Assistant Practitioner to join a multi-disciplinary team. You will assess and treat patients on the caseload under guidance, maintain accurate electronic records and help manage care plans.

The role covers 8am–8pm on a 7-day rota, requires a full driving licence and access to a vehicle. You will benefit from Agenda for Change NHS pay, generous annual leave and ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Experience in a multidisciplinary clinical setting.
• Excellent communication and clinical skills.
• Ability to prioritise workload and work within a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment and treatment to patients on the caseload under guidance of the wider team.
• Maintain accurate electronic clinical records.
• Manage a patient care plan within your scope of practice with team support.
• Provide clinical assistance to other members of the clinical team.
• Support the organisation and facilitation of holistic and proactive clinical care.

Skills

Teamwork

Clinical assessment

Electronic records

Time management

Education

Assistant Practitioner training

Tools

Electronic patient records

Job description

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.

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.

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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Hannah Cartwright Job title: INT Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07966770044