Assistant Practitioner Community Continence Care (Housebound Service)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose

Support the completion of holistic continence assessments and reassessments, delivery of individualised management and treatment plans as delegated by the Community Continence Registered Nurse, and support evaluation of the effectiveness for adult clients within a community setting,

To support the provision of continence advice to clients, carers and those who work with clients with continence problems as advised by the Community Continence Registered Nurse,

Maintain contemporaneous records as an autonomous practitioner working with supervision.

Dimensions

To support the provision of evidence-based nursing care for house bound patients who need continence related care and are registered with a Nottingham City GP.

To participate actively in the services training strategy, including mandatory training and essential training and any other training if identified necessary for this role.

CLINICAL

To support the completion of a holistic continence assessment and delivery of individualised plan of care, under the supervision of Community Nurse Continence Care.

To escalate clients to the Community Nurse Continence Care when their needs are beyond the Assistant Practitioner (AP) role.

To accept responsibility for designated caseload, working independently taking an active role in promoting independence.

To promote health and wellbeing, safe mobility, transfers and effective communication. To provide instruction, advice and intervention to clients and carers in line with the care plans, policies and Standard Operating Procedures.

To attend and contribute to team meetings and case discussions using effective communication.

To maintain comprehensive and accurate records in line with employers polices.

To undertake a range of nursing competencies, as per the AP competency framework.

To operate under the guidance of clinicians and only within the scope of AP practice.

MANAGERIAL AND LEADERSHIP

To provide support to other Assistant Practitioners as appropriate,

Act as professional role model aligned with Trust values and behaviours.

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.

CLINICAL QUALITY AND GOVERNANCE

To maintain a safe working environment and be aware of the necessity to comply with health and safety regulations,

Support and engage with processes relating to staff and patient safety to align with the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF),

Support and engage with processes relating to staff and patient experience as appropriate,

Support and engage with processes relating to clinical audit and data collection as appropriate,

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 comply with current legislation, the organisations policies, procedures and core values.

Person Specification

Skills and Attributes

Essential

• Knowledge of 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 holistic assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation.
• Knowledge of the roles of the members of the multi professional team.
• 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.
• 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 under guidance where necessary.
• Ability to involve individuals in a person centred approach to care.

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.
• Negotiation skills

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.

Desirable

• Experience of working in a community setting.
• Experience of working at Band 3/equivalent level in a health or
• Experience of providing health or social care to clients
• Experience of using databases

Qualifications

Essential

• AP Foundation degree (or a commitment to undertake this)

Desirable

• IT Literate
• NVQ /QCF 3 in Health and Social care

Special Requirements

Essential

• All appointments are subject to satisfactory occupational health clearance.
• Ability to travel within the community and between bases.
• Ability to be flexible over hours worked within contracted hours to meet the needs of the service.
• Full driving licence, access to a car for work purposes and the ability to travel between locations.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Nottingham CityCare Partnership CIC

Address

Aspect House, Aspect Business Park (TBC)

26 Bennerley Road

Bulwell

Nottinghamshire

NG6 8WR

Employer's website

https://www.nottinghamcitycare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)