Trainee Assistant Practitioner

NHS Tayside; Scotland; Vor Ort; GBP 29.000 - 34.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

NHS Tayside is inviting applications for a Trainee Assistant Practitioner in Angus. The role supports training towards Band 4, with a structured education path and professional development aligned to PDA SCQF level 8 at Dundee College.

Training lasts about 1 year and involves supervision within multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality patient care. The post is permanent and part-time (23 hours per week) based at Monifieth Health Centre, with rotation across days/evenings and travel across

Qualifikationen

• Excellent communication skills are essential.
• Willingness to travel across Angus.
• Able to work flexibly to cover 24/7 service.
• Must achieve Induction standards for Healthcare Support Workers in Scotland.

Aufgaben

• Deliver patient-centred care within multidisciplinary teams.
• Communicate effectively with a broad range of individuals.
• Rotate day/evening shifts to cover 24/7 service.
• Travel across the Angus area as required.

Kenntnisse

Communication skills

Ausbildung

Professional Development Award SCQF level 8

Jobbeschreibung

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Angus Health and Social Care Partnership

Community Nursing

Trainee Assistant Practitioner, Band 3

(on successful completion of training Band 4 Assistant Practitioner)

Salary Scale B3: £29,103- £31,409 per annum - Salary Scale B4: £31,537- £34,303 per annum

PERMANENT / PART TIME

Are you looking for the next step in your healthcare career? Do you want to develop, work with people and really make a difference? Could this be the training opportunity and role you've been looking for?

Within NHS Tayside we are expanding opportunities for Trainee Assistant Practitioners to develop and progress into the role of an Assistant Practitioner. These are new, exciting and innovative roles supported with education and training from both the NHS Tayside Practice Development Team and Dundee College. Successful applicants will be supported to complete a Professional Development Award SCQF level 8 at Dundee College. The duration of the training period is approximately 1 year.

As an Assistant Practitioner you will be working at the heart of our multidisciplinary teams delivering high quality, patient-centred care, supervised and reporting to a Registered Practitioner. This will require you to be able to communicate effectively with a broad range of individuals, both verbally and in writing, to share our commitment to maintaining high standards in everything we do, and to demonstrate that you can work effectively within a team that behaves in accordance with our values.

We are seeking to recruit people who are committed to delivering outstanding patient care, take pride in what they do and are motivated to learn and develop. Excellent communication skills are essential. You must work well in a high pressure environment and have the ability to adapt to changing situations.

Your initial induction program will be followed by a number of professional development opportunities, including clinical skills and ongoing comprehensive online learning hub.

Continuation in this training role will be subject to compliance with attendance required and prescribed by Dundee & Angus College, along with successful completion of the PDA Acute Community module. Failure to achieve required outcome will result in your continued employment being managed in accordance with NHS Tayside Skills Register-Redeployment Protocol.

The post holder will be based in Monifieth Health Centre but will integrate with teams across the South Locality and Angus dependent on Service need. The successful candidate will be expected to work flexibly to meet the needs of service which will mean rotation of day/evening shifts/base to ensure provision of service over the 24 hour period over 7 days.

A requirement of the post is the ability and willingness to travel across the geographical area of Angus.

Community experience would be an advantage for this post.

You will be required to achieve the mandatory Induction standards for Healthcare Support Workers in Scotland and to comply with the Code of Conduct throughout your employment.

Informal enquiries to: Kerry Valentine, Community Charge Nurse on 07785345809, or Susan Winter, DN Locality Lead on 07803673504,

Hours of work are: 23 hrs per week. Please note that the salary scale for this post is pro rata for part time hours.

Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

If you are a current member of staff, please ensure you update your Jobtrain profile to reflect that you are employed by NHS Tayside