Assistant Practitioner - Urgent Treatment Centre

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Practitioner to join the UTC Team, to work as part of the Urgent Treatment Centre team to support the care and treatment of patients attending the service with a range of urgent presentations

1 x Permanent - 22.5 hours

1 x Fixed Term/Secondment until 30th April 2025 - 30 hours

You will be required to carry out a wide range of duties to support the team in the delivery of a high quality care. The emphasis for your work is to work under the guidance and supervision of a qualified practitioner in support of nursing care and treatment plans.

Main duties of the job

You will carry out designated tasks working under the supervision of the registered clinicians

You will empower patients to make decisions about their own care and encourage them to exercise their rights and choices, signposting them to relevant community support and escalating any risks to registered clinicians.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Date posted

04 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

432-HR723-24

Job locations

Clacton Hospital

Clacton-on-Sea

CO15 1LH

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Literacy and numeracy skills
Knowledge and skills acquired through a combination of formal, short courses, in house training and experience to NVQ Level 2 or 3 or equivalent

Desirable

Other Relevant training

Skills

Essential

Ability to use MS office applications, e-mail, Systmone
Good communication skills, written and verbal
Ability to work under pressure

Experience

Essential

Experience in caring for adults/children in a relevant setting
Demonstrable competence in field of activity

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Literacy and numeracy skills
Knowledge and skills acquired through a combination of formal, short courses, in house training and experience to NVQ Level 2 or 3 or equivalent

Desirable

Other Relevant training

Skills

Essential

Ability to use MS office applications, e-mail, Systmone
Good communication skills, written and verbal
Ability to work under pressure

Experience

Essential

Experience in caring for adults/children in a relevant setting
Demonstrable competence in field of activity

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.