Assistant Practitioner/Trainee Assistant Practitioner Hospital @ Night

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Carlisle is seeking an Assistant Practitioner or Trainee Assistant Practitioner to work within the Hospital at Night team. This full-time or part-time role involves managing patient care and supporting healthcare professionals. Ideal candidates should have relevant qualifications and experience in a clinical setting. The provider offers a flexible working scheme, a 27-day holiday scheme, and opportunities for development.

Benefits

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working scheme

NHS discounts

Salary sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work

Competitive NHS pension scheme

Free counselling service

Qualifications

• Experience in a healthcare setting or similar role.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including nights.
• Commitment to safeguarding adults and children.

Responsibilities

• Provide all aspects of patient care.
• Assist in the monitoring of standards of care.
• Engage in Trust clinical governance and risk management.

Skills

Patient care management

Infection prevention

Communication with multidisciplinary team

Education

Relevant qualifications as specified in job description

Job description

Assistant Practitioner / Trainee Assistant Practitioner – Hospital at Night

73.5 hours available full‑time or part‑time

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the Hospital at Night team at the Cumberland Infirmary Hospital at Carlisle. We are recruiting Assistant Practitioners or Trainee Assistant Practitioners (an opportunity to train and become Assistant Practitioner) or equivalent on a permanent basis.

Here you will be a part of an enthusiastic team, caring for a multitude of patients and conditions who require care during the evening and night. You will use your clinical skills to support the advanced nurse practitioners and medical teams with a variety of tasks across the organisation.
If applying for a B3 then please read the correct Job Description.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and provide all aspects of patient care.
• Act in accordance with the Trust Policies.
• Assist a wide range of professionals in the team as necessary.
• Demonstrate practice based on current advances in nursing practice and research.
• Comply with infection prevention and control procedures at all times.
• Comply with responsibility to safeguard adults and children, ensuring attendance at appropriate training.
• Maintain accurate records of the care given, ensuring accurate data input into computerised systems.
• Assist in developing an environment that supports the value of nursing care.
• Liaise and communicate with members of the nursing and multidisciplinary team.
• Participate in the monitoring of standards of care.
• Contribute to the continuing development of the unit philosophy.
• Participate in the Trust clinical governance agenda, leading on a benchmark from the Essence of Care initiative.
• Ensure that the Trust policies and guidelines relevant to the unit are given due consideration.
• Actively participate in the Trust risk management strategy.
• Contribute to the Trust patient care and public involvement strategy.
• Participate in local bed management for appropriate patient care.

About NCIC

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and offers a wide range of community and acute services throughout North Cumbria and beyond. We deliver over 70 services across 15 main locations and employ more than 6,500 members of staff.

Our 5 Key Principles

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we support a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Sustainability Commitment

We are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support this by familiarising themselves with the Trust’s sustainability initiatives such as waste and recycling, going paperless, video conferencing, sustainable transport and other measures. We encourage staff to contribute to embedding carbon reduction into the everyday running of the organisation.

Additional Information

Please see the attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for this 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.
Note: Due to changes to the UK immigration policy, individuals requiring a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship if 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 prior to applying. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

Disclosure and Barring Service

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service. The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate through salary deduction: standard check £27.40, enhanced check £55.40.

Benefits

• 27‑day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
• Flexible working scheme
• NHS discounts
• Salary sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*
• Excellent opportunities for development
• Competitive NHS pension scheme
• Vivup – a free, confidential counselling service*

Important Information

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all essential criteria in the supporting information. If sufficient responses are received, the post may close earlier than the specified closing date; please apply as soon as possible. Candidates shortlisted will be invited to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time, usually within two weeks of the closing date.