GR - Community Assistant Practitioner

NHS Scotland; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 15,000 - 23,000; Part time

Job summary

NHS Scotland is seeking two part-time Assistant Practitioner (Band 4) opportunities in West Lothian Out of Hours District Nursing Team. The role focuses on delivering compassionate, person-centred care to patients in their own homes and supporting a multidisciplinary team. Shifts include evenings and weekends.

The educational requirement is a Professional development award at PDA level 8. Applications may close early due to high volume.

Qualifications

• Documented clinical skills for home-based care.
• Ability to undertake delegated patient assessments.
• Experience with community nursing environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide person-centred care to patients in their own homes.
• Undertake delegated patient assessments and clinical interventions.
• Support implementation and evaluation of care plans.
• Maintain accurate clinical records.
• Promote patient and carer health and wellbeing.
• Collaborate with Registered Nurses and other multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Compassionate approach

Patient assessments

Clinical interventions

Record keeping

Team collaboration

Education

Professional development award at PDA level 8

Job description

Our Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Plan sets out our Vision, Ambitions and Values that enable excellent care for our patients and service users. It also demonstrates what you can expect from our organisation and what you can aspire to in your own career development. A collaborative, person focused approach is at the very centre of everything we aspire to achieve, and necessary to deliver care that is high quality, compassionate, safe and effective. We continue to work towards having a diverse and inclusive culture for people who work for us and use our services. We want everyone to realise their full potential and make a positive contribution. We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and communities. We are committed to supporting the development of a nursing and midwifery workforce that is made up of diverse skills and experiences. We are interested in your passion for developing with us as a leader as well as demonstrating alignment with the values and ambitions set out in our Strategic Plan. We are committed to providing the strong foundations of clinical education with our Clinical Education and Training team, our education co-ordinators, robust induction programmes and preceptorship as well as working with you to build on your leadership strengths.

A link to the NHS Lothian Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Plan can be found via the following link: https://services.nhslothian.scot/nursingandmidwifery/strategic-plan-2023-2028/

Recruitment Process – We Use a Values And Competency Based Recruitment Process That Is Linked To The Ambitions Set Our In Our Strategic Plan.

West Lothian Out of Hours District Nursing Team

Exciting opportunities are available to join the West Lothian Out of Hours District Nursing Team. We have two Assistant Practitioner (Band 4) part-time vacancies available and are looking for compassionate, motivated and enthusiastic individuals to join our established multidisciplinary teams as Community Assistant Practitioners. The shift patterns are Monday to Sunday 16:00 - 00:00, weekends 08:00 - 13:00 and 08:00 - 16:30.

The post holder will work as part of the Community Nursing Team to provide person-centred care to patients in their own homes. Responsibilities include undertaking delegated patient assessments and clinical interventions, supporting the implementation and evaluation of care plans, maintaining accurate clinical records, promoting patient and carer health and wellbeing while working collaboratively with Registered Nurses and other members of the multidisciplinary team.

Educational requirement for this role - Professional development award at PDA level 8

Please note, the advert may close early due to the volume of applications