Generic Assistant Practitioner - Hospital at Home

Ayrshire; Lanark; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Lanarkshire is seeking a Generic Assistant Practitioner for their Hospital at Home service. The role involves assisting patients with rehabilitation goals, conducting assessments, and delivering patient-centered care in various clinical settings. Join a supportive team dedicated to healthcare excellence.

Benefits

27 days annual leave

8 days public holidays

NHS Pension Scheme

Paid sick leave

Occupational health services

Employee counselling services

Work-life balance policies

Qualifications

• HNC or SVQ III in healthcare or equivalent required.
• Short specialist courses relevant to clinical area.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients to achieve rehabilitation goals under supervision.
• Implement and adapt treatment programmes within defined parameters.

Skills

Communication

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Technical skills

Education

HNC in healthcare

SVQ III in healthcare

Job description

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The Role

NHS Lanarkshire are looking to recruit a Generic Assistant Practitioner - Hospital at Home.

The Generic Assistant Practitioner works under the supervision of registered therapy staff to assist patients to achieve their rehabilitation goals. You will undertake baseline assessments within clearly defined parameters for the identified service, implement, adapt and progress treatment programmes within agreed protocols and defined parameters, use specialist technical and practical skills to deliver flexible, patient centred programmes across a variety of clinical settings and discharge or transition care within agreed protocols and defined parameters.

Duties may vary depending on the care group / department or assigned area of work.

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

What we'll need you to bring

Qualifications

• HNC in healthcare, education or social cares or SVQ III in healthcare, education or social care or equivalent knowledge in a health, education or social care environment.
• Short specialist courses relevant to specific clinical area.
• Full UK/EU/EEA licence.
  
  

Knowledge and Skills

• Awareness of health legislation relevant to the clinical area.
• Knowledge of the therapeutic process, techniques and / or activities relevant to client group.
• Basic assessment skills.
• Ability to apply a range of technical and practical rehabilitation skills.
• Effective listening, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Time management, planning and organisational skills.
• Working knowledge of basic information technology.
• Ability to work individually, or as part of a team
• Ability to learn and develop new skills and maintain a record of learning.
  
  

Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence

Contract type

Permanent

Full time

37 hours

Location

This role will be based within Hospital at Home

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

Looking to find out more?

If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Laura Anne Simpson, Team Leader on [e-mail]

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Adnan Saddique, Recruitment Administrator on [e-mail] (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some Of NHS Lanarkshire’s Benefits Include

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• Occupational health services
• Employee counselling services
• Work-life Balance policies and procedures
  
  

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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