Job summary
Have you got what it takes?
- Are you an Assistant Practitioner who can demonstrate an interest or has previous experience in palliative care?
- Do you have an interest or previous experience in the provision of specialist palliative care to patients accessing outpatient services?
- Do you have the skills required to facilitate support to patients in a group setting and the confidence to promote services externally?
- You must be passionate about our patients and a collaborative colleague. Most importantly, you must be wholeheartedly committed to and motived by the purpose and values of St Anns Hospice.
The Outpatient Assistant Practitioner is a non-occupational specific role developed to support the delivery of high-quality specialist palliative care to patients accessing outpatient and outreach services.
You'll be challenged, inspired and empowered to help us achieve our purpose and to play your part in making a difference.
Main duties of the job
- The Outpatient Assistant Practitioner does not require daily supervision and should be able to take responsibility for their work within pathways of care and that of others within a broad competency framework.
- The Outpatient Assistant Practitioner will be an integral part of the multidisciplinary team developing and maintaining strong working relationships with internal colleagues and external referrers/stakeholders to support timely and efficient access to outpatient service provision and discharge from outpatient services.
- The post holder will work autonomously within the clearly defined boundaries and carry out specific delegated clinical tasks and responsibilities that may cross professional demarcations of care.
- The post holder will be able to maintain confidentiality & data protection regarding all personal information and hospice activity, operating within current legislation.
- Work as an effective & responsible cross site team member, organising, managing and prioritising own workload supporting other areas of the team as needed.
- St Ann's delivers a service across a number of sites. Whilst you will have a specific base, there may be occasions where you are required to provide cross-site/service cover.
- There will be an element of lone working, remote working without direct supervision, teaching and involvement with the development of the outpatient and outreach services, therefore work could take place in a range of community/health and social care environments.
About us
At St Ann's, there's one thing that motivates us, and that's providing excellent care and support to those living with or affected by life-limiting illnesses.
Were continuously developing our plans for delivering outstanding person-centered care that is innovative and evidence- based and to ensure St Ann's is in the best shape possible for future generations.
Contract:Permanent
Salary:Band 4, Competency Based Framework, £26,541-£29,114 pro rata.
Working Pattern:30 hours per week
Based at:Cross Site - Heald Green, Little Hulton, Off-site (part of a cross site team)
Free Car Parking at both St Ann's Hospice sites.
This is an exciting time to join an ambitious, much loved charity and help us achieve our goals. If you're looking for a new challenge and the opportunity to make a difference, we would love to hear from you.
The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, the cost of which is covered by the hospice.
Any post holder within the organisation will be expected to undertake safeguarding training appropriate to their role and adhere to safeguarding policies and procedures. All staff must work in accordance with their statutory roles and responsibilities in relation to safeguarding in accordance with the Working Together to Safeguarding Children 2023, The Care Act 2014, and Prevent Duty 2015.
Applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time.
Closing Date:10th November2024
Interview Date:19th November 2024
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Outpatient Assistant Practitioner will
- Be a point of contact for patients, carers and other agencies/disciplines, communicating where there could be barriers to understanding
- Attend meetings and feedback relevant information
- Be able to manage own workload effectively and efficiently
- Support clinical staff with facilitating timely and effective access to and discharge from outpatient and outreach services
- Ensure accurate record keeping in accordance with the organisation's policy
- Enable and empower patients to develop self management skills, promoting individuals to set realistic goals
- Identify, act and minimise risk to patients and carers
- Ensure that care and support is consistent with the principles of the Mental Capacity Act
- Contribute to the holistic assessment and support of the specialist needs of patients accessing the specialist palliative care service
- Provide physical, psychological and spiritual support and advice to patients, their families or those close to them
- Support the training and development of new staff, pre-registration students, those undertaking workplace training, formal and informal carers
- Work without direct supervision of the registered practitioner in the implementation of programmes of care appropriate to outpatient and outreach settings, and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions and feedback effectively
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Outpatient Assistant Practitioner will
- Be a point of contact for patients, carers and other agencies/disciplines, communicating where there could be barriers to understanding
- Attend meetings and feedback relevant information
- Be able to manage own workload effectively and efficiently
- Support clinical staff with facilitating timely and effective access to and discharge from outpatient and outreach services
- Ensure accurate record keeping in accordance with the organisation's policy
- Enable and empower patients to develop self management skills, promoting individuals to set realistic goals
- Identify, act and minimise risk to patients and carers
- Ensure that care and support is consistent with the principles of the Mental Capacity Act
- Contribute to the holistic assessment and support of the specialist needs of patients accessing the specialist palliative care service
- Provide physical, psychological and spiritual support and advice to patients, their families or those close to them
- Support the training and development of new staff, pre-registration students, those undertaking workplace training, formal and informal carers
- Work without direct supervision of the registered practitioner in the implementation of programmes of care appropriate to outpatient and outreach settings, and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions and feedback effectively
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- The Outpatient Assistant Practitioner will be able to:
- Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Use their initiative and effectively manage their time and workload
- Demonstrate basic IT skills E.g. Word, Outlook, Teams
- Identify own development needs and show evidence of continued professional development
- Demonstrate an understanding of specialist palliative care
- Prioritise competing tasks effectively
- Work single handedly
- Work as a team player
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of Electronic Medical Record/patient database (e.g. EMIS Web), and have an understanding of updating care records
- Maintain strict confidentiality
- Work with patients with a kind, empathetic and person centred rehabilitative approach in line with the clinical strategy
Qualifications
Essential
- The Outpatient Assistant Practitioner will have:
- Assistant Practitioner Qualification
- Excellent communication skills, completion of communication skills training would be an advantage
- Experience of delivering health/social care in a similar role
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- The Outpatient Assistant Practitioner will be able to:
- Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Use their initiative and effectively manage their time and workload
- Demonstrate basic IT skills E.g. Word, Outlook, Teams
- Identify own development needs and show evidence of continued professional development
- Demonstrate an understanding of specialist palliative care
- Prioritise competing tasks effectively
- Work single handedly
- Work as a team player
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of Electronic Medical Record/patient database (e.g. EMIS Web), and have an understanding of updating care records
- Maintain strict confidentiality
- Work with patients with a kind, empathetic and person centred rehabilitative approach in line with the clinical strategy
Qualifications
Essential
- The Outpatient Assistant Practitioner will have:
- Assistant Practitioner Qualification
- Excellent communication skills, completion of communication skills training would be an advantage
- Experience of delivering health/social care in a similar role
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
