Job summary
We are looking for an
enthusiastic and motivated Assistant Practitioner to work in our fast paced and
well-established Front Door Integrated Discharge Team based at Queens Medical
Centre.
We provide specialist
service within Nottingham University Hospitals Emergency Department and the
Assessment Areas as well as working as an integral part of the Frailty Pathway.
Our team ethos is to
get our patients to the right place, at the right time, with the services that
they need without a delay. If you want to be part of a team that is highly
successful in achieving this, then this is the job you are looking for.
The service is aimed at
supporting the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) as early as possible. Starting within the Emergency Department and working alongside a
specialist multidisciplinary team to determine the best management, treatment,
and discharge plan for each patient.
This will be working
closely with Occupational therapists, Physiotherapists and Nurses within the
service, as well as Consultants, Doctors, Advanced Practitioners and a range of
Health and Social Care Professionals.
You will need excellent
communication and interpersonal skills. You should be able to prioritise your
workload, manage your time effectively, and work flexibly within the team. You
will need to be dynamic and have a range of problem-solving skills.
Working as part of an internal rota
system between 7.30am-8pm Monday Friday and 8am-6pm on weekends and bank
holidays.
Main duties of the job
-
The
post holder will be working as a multi-disciplinary team member to undertake
comprehensive assessment and intervention to clients within the Pre-admission
areas of Nottingham University Hospitals Queens Medical Centre Campus in order
to facilitate the clients discharge or appropriate pathway identification.
-
They
will need sound knowledge and experience of working with complex, frail and
older people that are able to manage a caseload that consists of a wide range
of cases for people presenting multi pathologies, as well as challenging
medical and social circumstances.
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Perform
holistic assessments and a range of skills within a competency framework, the
post holder will be expected to complete initial assessments and follow ups
under the guidance and supervision of the Clinical staff.
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Utilise
community knowledge and skills whilst assessing and recommending appropriate
discharge support.
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Have
excellent assessment, communication skills and intervention skills to be able
to plan, develop and evaluate goal focussed rehabilitation.
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Able to prioritise
workload, manage their time effectively, and work flexibly within the team
- They will have ongoing supervision from a clinical member of staff
directed and guided by your needs and be expected to participate in staff
development programmes.
About us
We are a provider of NHS Community Health Services, CityCare
exists to support the health and wellbeing of all local people, working
alongside other health and care partners to achieve this. We are a value
driven, people business with a passion for excellence. Our vision and social
purpose is to make a difference everyday to the health & wellbeing of our
communities and our values of kindness, respect, trust and honesty lie at the
heart of everything we do, guiding how we work together with partners and each
other to consistently deliver high quality compassionate care. As a social
enterprise we aim to add social value by investing in the future of our local
communities and helping to make a difference in peoples lives.
CityCare value the benefits of a diverse and inclusive
workforce. We encourage applications from candidates who identify as disabled,
LGBT+ or from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) background, as they are
currently under-represented within our organisation.
CityCare is an equal opportunities employer. We are positive
about employing people with disabilities. If you require your application in a
different format please contact Human Resources on 0115 8839418. CityCare is
committed to the protection of vulnerable adults and children.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose
- To work autonomously and alongside Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational therapists and Assistant Practitioners as a multi-disciplinary team member, to undertake comprehensive assessment and intervention to clients within the pre-admission areas of Nottingham University Hospitals Queens Medical Centre Campus, in order to facilitate the clients discharge or appropriate pathway identification.
Dimensions
- To include, but not limited to, supporting the team, providing assessments of needs, and working across professional boundaries and within legislation, policies and procedures and core values.
- You will be working in a variety of pre-admission areas supporting discharge planning for clients, carers and families using appropriate pathways and system partners.
- You will be required to participate actively in City Cares training requirements, including in-service training and multi-agency training.
- This post has no budgetary responsibility; however, the post holder is responsible for demonstrating cost consciousness.
- You will be required to work primarily with the Queens Medical Centre but also across different bases and community settings which could include clients own home, residential or nursing homes or hospital.
Key Responsibilities
Clinical
- To undertake individual treatment and interventions with clients under the supervision of qualified staff.
- To refer service users to external agencies and specialists when their needs are beyond the assistant practitioner (AP) role (as per AP guidelines).
- To have the ability to gain valid informed consent and to identify through assessment clients who lack capacity and work within a legal framework with clients who lack the capacity to consent to treatment.
- To accept responsibility for designated caseload, working independently taking an active role in promoting independence and meeting the needs of the service user.
- To assess patients fully in line with their competency framework. This includes, obtaining full collateral histories, assessing all elements of wellbeing as outlined (including transfers, mobility, Mental Capacity), and determining appropriate plans from the information.
- Demonstrate effective communication to provide instruction, advice and intervention to service users and carers in line with the multi-disciplinary team guidelines, (as per AP guidelines).
- To assess, provide appropriate equipment and demonstrate use of a wide range of equipment to promote independence. (As per AP guidelines).
- To assess for and commission a range of adaptations in line with the multi-disciplinary team guidelines (as per AP guidelines).
- To attend and contribute to team meetings and case discussions using effective communication.
- To maintain comprehensive and accurate records in line with polices
- To undertake a range of nursing, physiotherapist, and occupational therapy competencies, as per the AP competency framework.
Organisational
- To participate in the development of good practice for the AP role within Nottingham CityCare Partnership
- To provide support to other Assistant Practitioners as appropriate.
- To be responsible for own Continuing Professional Development, incorporating it into your work as necessary.
- To use information technology on a daily basis and participate in identified data collection and statistics and to maintain clear, concise and timely records in line with the service policy. To always have regard for the confidential nature of the work by adhering to confidentiality legislation and not to disclose information to unauthorised parties.
- To actively participate in the services training strategy, including in-service training, and multi-agency training. To participate by attendance and presentation at staff meetings, tutorials, and training sessions.
- To maintain a safe working environment and be aware of the necessity to comply with health and safety regulations.
- To always have regard for the confidential nature of the work by adhering to confidentiality legislation and not to disclose information to unauthorised parties.
- To actively promote equality and diversity within service delivery and peoples individual rights.
- The post holder will always ensure the health & safety of staff and citizens in accordance with Health & Safety legislation and will comply with current legislation, the organisations policies, procedures and core values.
- To liaise effectively with other professionals and agencies.
Education and Development
- To ensure knowledge, skills and competencies are kept up to date and complete all relevant competencies within recognised time frames (as detailed in the competency guidelines).
- To be involved in formal appraisal systems, supervision, and be active in identifying aims and objectives for personal development in line with departmental policy. Also, to keep an active up to date CPD portfolio.
- To assist in the training and development of others (new members of staff, students, and visitors to the service).
- To keep up to date in basic IT skills in line with the modernisation of data collection records.
- To participate in appropriate in-service training and individual learning with specific and measurable outcomes.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose
- To work autonomously and alongside Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational therapists and Assistant Practitioners as a multi-disciplinary team member, to undertake comprehensive assessment and intervention to clients within the pre-admission areas of Nottingham University Hospitals Queens Medical Centre Campus, in order to facilitate the clients discharge or appropriate pathway identification.
Dimensions
- To include, but not limited to, supporting the team, providing assessments of needs, and working across professional boundaries and within legislation, policies and procedures and core values.
- You will be working in a variety of pre-admission areas supporting discharge planning for clients, carers and families using appropriate pathways and system partners.
- You will be required to participate actively in City Cares training requirements, including in-service training and multi-agency training.
- This post has no budgetary responsibility; however, the post holder is responsible for demonstrating cost consciousness.
- You will be required to work primarily with the Queens Medical Centre but also across different bases and community settings which could include clients own home, residential or nursing homes or hospital.
Key Responsibilities
Clinical
- To undertake individual treatment and interventions with clients under the supervision of qualified staff.
- To refer service users to external agencies and specialists when their needs are beyond the assistant practitioner (AP) role (as per AP guidelines).
- To have the ability to gain valid informed consent and to identify through assessment clients who lack capacity and work within a legal framework with clients who lack the capacity to consent to treatment.
- To accept responsibility for designated caseload, working independently taking an active role in promoting independence and meeting the needs of the service user.
- To assess patients fully in line with their competency framework. This includes, obtaining full collateral histories, assessing all elements of wellbeing as outlined (including transfers, mobility, Mental Capacity), and determining appropriate plans from the information.
- Demonstrate effective communication to provide instruction, advice and intervention to service users and carers in line with the multi-disciplinary team guidelines, (as per AP guidelines).
- To assess, provide appropriate equipment and demonstrate use of a wide range of equipment to promote independence. (As per AP guidelines).
- To assess for and commission a range of adaptations in line with the multi-disciplinary team guidelines (as per AP guidelines).
- To attend and contribute to team meetings and case discussions using effective communication.
- To maintain comprehensive and accurate records in line with polices
- To undertake a range of nursing, physiotherapist, and occupational therapy competencies, as per the AP competency framework.
Organisational
- To participate in the development of good practice for the AP role within Nottingham CityCare Partnership
- To provide support to other Assistant Practitioners as appropriate.
- To be responsible for own Continuing Professional Development, incorporating it into your work as necessary.
- To use information technology on a daily basis and participate in identified data collection and statistics and to maintain clear, concise and timely records in line with the service policy. To always have regard for the confidential nature of the work by adhering to confidentiality legislation and not to disclose information to unauthorised parties.
- To actively participate in the services training strategy, including in-service training, and multi-agency training. To participate by attendance and presentation at staff meetings, tutorials, and training sessions.
- To maintain a safe working environment and be aware of the necessity to comply with health and safety regulations.
- To always have regard for the confidential nature of the work by adhering to confidentiality legislation and not to disclose information to unauthorised parties.
- To actively promote equality and diversity within service delivery and peoples individual rights.
- The post holder will always ensure the health & safety of staff and citizens in accordance with Health & Safety legislation and will comply with current legislation, the organisations policies, procedures and core values.
- To liaise effectively with other professionals and agencies.
Education and Development
- To ensure knowledge, skills and competencies are kept up to date and complete all relevant competencies within recognised time frames (as detailed in the competency guidelines).
- To be involved in formal appraisal systems, supervision, and be active in identifying aims and objectives for personal development in line with departmental policy. Also, to keep an active up to date CPD portfolio.
- To assist in the training and development of others (new members of staff, students, and visitors to the service).
- To keep up to date in basic IT skills in line with the modernisation of data collection records.
- To participate in appropriate in-service training and individual learning with specific and measurable outcomes.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Foundation degree or equivalent in a health-related discipline
Desirable
- NVQ/QCF 3 in health and social care
Special Requirements
Essential
- Ability to be flexible over hours worked within contracted hours to meet the needs of the service.
- Ability to work out of hours
Desirable
- Full driving licence and the ability to travel between locations- (service mainly based at QMC)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of multi-disciplinary team working in a Health Care, Social Care, Voluntary Care setting.
- Experience managing own workload in a team setting
- Experience of working with individuals and/or groups within a Health Care, Social Care, Voluntary Care setting.
- Experience of working with individuals who have long-term conditions.
- Experience of record keeping and accurate data recording.
- Experience of working in the community and acute sector
- Experience of the UK Healthcare system
Desirable
- Experience of working in a community setting.
- Experience of working at Band 3/equivalent level in a health or social care setting
- Experience of providing health or social care to clients
- Experience of using databases
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Knowledge of differing professional area procedures and practices (e.g. nursing, physiotherapy or occupational therapy)
- Knowledge of Health and Social Care provision.
- Knowledge of need and risk in relation to Health Care provision in the community.
- Understanding the concepts of assessment and care planning.
- Knowledge of the roles of the members of the multi professional team.
- Awareness of Rehabilitation and/or Nursing Care process.
- Awareness of promoting/enabling independence and self-care.
- Awareness of a range of activity of daily living equipment and adaptations.
- Effective communication skills (Verbal and written) and good interpersonal skills and IT skills
- Ability to prioritise and plan workload.
- Ability to follow the Health Care Support Workers code of conduct policy and maintain professional boundaries.
- Ability to recognise the need for help and support from other professionals.
- Ability to contribute to the effective working of a team
- Ability to complete a standard assessment of need and take appropriate action.
- Ability to involve individuals in a person-centered approach to care.
- Negotiation skills
- Ability to access support from team when required.
- Ability to work autonomously.
Desirable
- Knowledge of specific nursing and rehabilitation interventions
- Awareness of Mental Health issues
- Knowledge of how to access equipment and adaptations.
- Ability to lead group activity sessions.
- Ability to take on administration and organisational tasks within a team.
- Ability to support the teams referral process
- Conflict management skills
- Experience of completing referrals to other agencies within Nottinghamshire health and social care setting e.g. Transfer of Care, Social services assessment beds
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Foundation degree or equivalent in a health-related discipline
Desirable
- NVQ/QCF 3 in health and social care
Special Requirements
Essential
- Ability to be flexible over hours worked within contracted hours to meet the needs of the service.
- Ability to work out of hours
Desirable
- Full driving licence and the ability to travel between locations- (service mainly based at QMC)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of multi-disciplinary team working in a Health Care, Social Care, Voluntary Care setting.
- Experience managing own workload in a team setting
- Experience of working with individuals and/or groups within a Health Care, Social Care, Voluntary Care setting.
- Experience of working with individuals who have long-term conditions.
- Experience of record keeping and accurate data recording.
- Experience of working in the community and acute sector
- Experience of the UK Healthcare system
Desirable
- Experience of working in a community setting.
- Experience of working at Band 3/equivalent level in a health or social care setting
- Experience of providing health or social care to clients
- Experience of using databases
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Knowledge of differing professional area procedures and practices (e.g. nursing, physiotherapy or occupational therapy)
- Knowledge of Health and Social Care provision.
- Knowledge of need and risk in relation to Health Care provision in the community.
- Understanding the concepts of assessment and care planning.
- Knowledge of the roles of the members of the multi professional team.
- Awareness of Rehabilitation and/or Nursing Care process.
- Awareness of promoting/enabling independence and self-care.
- Awareness of a range of activity of daily living equipment and adaptations.
- Effective communication skills (Verbal and written) and good interpersonal skills and IT skills
- Ability to prioritise and plan workload.
- Ability to follow the Health Care Support Workers code of conduct policy and maintain professional boundaries.
- Ability to recognise the need for help and support from other professionals.
- Ability to contribute to the effective working of a team
- Ability to complete a standard assessment of need and take appropriate action.
- Ability to involve individuals in a person-centered approach to care.
- Negotiation skills
- Ability to access support from team when required.
- Ability to work autonomously.
Desirable
- Knowledge of specific nursing and rehabilitation interventions
- Awareness of Mental Health issues
- Knowledge of how to access equipment and adaptations.
- Ability to lead group activity sessions.
- Ability to take on administration and organisational tasks within a team.
- Ability to support the teams referral process
- Conflict management skills
- Experience of completing referrals to other agencies within Nottinghamshire health and social care setting e.g. Transfer of Care, Social services assessment beds
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.
