Assistant Practitioner (Carlisle & District)

Integrated Care System; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking an Assistant Practitioner in Carlisle. The role involves supporting community rehabilitation, working in a multidisciplinary team, and requires a Foundation Degree Assistant Practitioner. Applicants must have a Care Certificate or be willing to obtain one.

Benefits

27 days holiday rising to 33

Access to NHS discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Relocation assistance

Possibility of lease car

Qualifications

• Evidence of working within a therapy environment.
• Understanding of rehabilitation philosophy.
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Support registered clinicians with community rehabilitation.
• Manage a delegated caseload of patients.
• Respect privacy and promote independence of patients.

Skills

Communication

Adaptability

Confidentiality

Self-awareness

Education

Foundation Degree Assistant Practitioner

Care Certificate

Job description

Go back North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Assistant Practitioner (Carlisle & District)

The closing date is 24 July 2025

Applications will be only be accepted from persons already qualified with the AP foundation degree.

This role is part of Carlisle and District integrated care community.

As an assistant practitioner, you will be part of a multidisciplinary team including occupational therapists and physiotherapists, working along side other health and social care professions to develop the ethos multidisciplinary, integrated care and seamless services ensuring that patient care is delivered to the highest possible standard.

The post holder will implement care for patients in the community and other setting, observe the patients condition, providing interventions with a rehabilitation therapy focus and evaluating outcomes.

Flexible working, five days per week, including weekends and bank holidays will be required to meet the needs of the service.

Main duties of the job

• Provide support and assistance to registered clinicians in the delivery of community rehabilitation and nursing services.
• Provide support to registered clinicians in the assessment and management of patients in a manner which respects peoples privacy, dignity and individuality and promotes the independence and well being of patients.
• Be responsible for a delegated caseload of patients, identified by an allied health professional or registered nurse as being appropriate for the intervention of the post holder. Prioritise own workload dependent on team pressures and dependency of patients.

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':

Being a clinically led organisation

Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust

A positive patient experience every time

A great place to work

Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

The essential criteria for this role includes the requirement to have a care certificate or the willingness and ability to undertake this. For further information, please see the additional information link which can be viewed under the read this before applying section.

• Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
• If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:

• Junk Mail is checked regularly

Disclosure and Barring Service:

On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.

The changes mean that:

• youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
• the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.

If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.

Unlock Tel: [phone], email [e-mail] or complete the online form on the Unlock website

The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.

A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.

27 day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies

EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

These schemes are subject to availability

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Foundation Degree Assistant Practitioner.
• Care Certificate or the willingness and ability to undertake.

Knowledge and Experience

• Evidence of working within a therapy environment previously.
• Able to work with a wide range of people
• Understanding basic philosophy of rehabilitation
• Evidence of ongoing training
• Self-awareness and appreciaition of limitations
• Knowledge and understanding of moving and handling policies and procedures.
• Experience of working in a community setting
• Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
• Understanding and knowledge of relevant national service frameworks and guidelines
• Able to undertake work delegated by registered clinician .
• To be able to seek support from registered clinicians as required.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing .
• Able to use own initiative.
• Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Basic IT skills .
• Must be able to maintain confidentiality

Other requirements

• Genuine desire to work with older patients within the NHS
• Able to travel independently of public transport.
• Be adaptable to a growing and changing service.

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.

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

£26,530 to £29,114 a yearper annum pro rata