Assistant Practitioner - Learning Disabilities

HCRG Care Group; Swindon; On-site; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading independent health and care provider in the UK is seeking an Assistant Practitioner with experience working with individuals with learning disabilities. This role involves providing person-centred care, developing care plans, and working closely within a multidisciplinary team. Applicants should possess a valid driving license and have access to transport. Competitive salary of £26,712, alongside a range of benefits, including professional development opportunities and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Salary of £26,712

Free tea, coffee and milk

Access to discounts via My Reward Hub

Access to wages as earned

Mental and physical wellbeing support

Opportunities for continuing professional development

Qualifications

• Experience in providing person-centred care.
• Valid driving licence and access to transport.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based care to patients under supervision.
• Develop individualised care plans with patients and families.
• Support registered practitioners in delivering care.

Skills

Experience working with people with learning disabilities

Ability to promote patient independence

Driving licence and access to transport

Strong communication skills

Job description

Responsibilities

• To provide person centred evidence-based care to patients, working under the indirect supervision of a registered professional and within guidelines and protocols identified for the role.
• To undertake defined clinical activities based on competencies and clinical skills.
• To support registered practitioners and other staff to deliver care.
• To work in partnership with individuals, families and/or carers to develop individualised care plans.
• To provide care planning overseen by a registered practitioner.
• Promote patient independence.
• Promote health and healthy lifestyle when working with people with learning disabilities or their carers.
• Carry out familiar tasks with qualified practitioner oversight.
• Work as planned and guided by members of the multi-professional team in order to promote the individual's health, independence and rehabilitation.
• Monitor, maintain and promote a safe environment for clients, relatives and staff.

Are you passionate about high quality health and social care for people with a learning disability?

About the Role

Would you like to work with a highly skilled and experienced multidisciplinary team? Do you enjoy working with individuals to understand their care needs and ensure they receive high quality care and support? An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Practitioner, with experience in working with people with a learning disability, to develop their skills in this area by joining our Learning Disability and Autism Service. Due to the nature of this role applicants should have a valid driving licence and access to their own transport. We are looking for an Assistant Practitioner who is keen to work with people with learning disabilities and Autism who have complex health needs, challenging behavior, and/or mental health needs.

Key Requirements

Due to the nature of this role applicants should have a valid driving licence and access to their own transport.

Company Overview

We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do. We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We're a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone. While it doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we'll need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here. If you're keen to join our team, we'd love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can. As you'd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

Benefits

• A salary of £26,712 with access to our group pension
• Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing - from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our 'Outstanding' learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care - backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year