Trainee Assistant Practitioner AA

NHS National Services Scotland; Dunfermline; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS National Services Scotland is seeking an assistant practitioner to support adults with learning disabilities and complex health needs within a multidisciplinary team. The role involves autonomous working as well as close collaboration with registered nurses, social care colleagues, and third sector partners, from admission to discharge in recovery‑focused care.

You will be part of a committed team, with opportunities for ongoing professional development and reflective practice that enhances

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and IT skills are essential.
• Experience supporting adults with learning disabilities and complex health needs.
• Experience in assessment/treatment and overall wellbeing from admission to discharge.

Responsibilities

• Support adults with learning disabilities and complex health needs from admission to discharge.
• Provide assessment and interventions in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.
• Support registered nurses and develop working relationships with professionals and third sector agencies.

Skills

Communication skills

IT skills

Multi‑agency working

Teamwork

Tools

IT skills

Job description

Applications are welcomed from individuals who are willing and committed to undertake further education/training to progress towards the role of an assistant practitioner. Applicants must demonstrate a strong desire to support adults with a learning disability and may have a forensic history. You should have experience of multi-agency working and experience of supporting the assessment/ treatment and or overall wellbeing needs of individuals with a Learning disability, complex health needs and behaviours that may challenge, from admission to discharge focusing on recovery models of care. You will be expected to work autonomously but also as part of an established team.

The team provides assessment and interventions for adults 18 years old and over with a learning disability who may have been in contact with the criminal justice system. The post holder would also be involved in providing support to the registered nurses and developing working relationships with a wide range of professionals to improve service development.

We offer the opportunity to work within talented teams within a multidisciplinary environment and impact positively on the lives of many individuals.

The successful candidate must possess excellent communication skills and IT skills to be able to work in partnership with individuals, their families, the wider multidisciplinary teams as well as other third sector agencies.

Candidates must be enthusiastic, self motivated, innovative and responsible for their own professional development.

A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.

For informal enquiries please contact Sharon McGiffen at [e-mail]

NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application.

We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.
As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK websitehere.

For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be foundhere.
It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsoredBEFORE submitting your application form.

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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.