Job summary
Associate Practitioner
This is a fabulous
opportunity to join our CQC Outstanding award-winning team! We are offering a
band 7 Associate Practitioner role to join our Derby or Ashgate site.
Salary
£41659 this is DHUs own
banding and does not match the agenda for change.
30% enhancement pay between 8pm
and 8am.
45% enhancement pay on the
weekends.
Benefits:
-
NHS pension scheme
-
NHS continuous
service
-
Westfield Health
membership
-
CPD and professional
development
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Free parking
-
Maternity pay in
line with the NHS
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Flexible working
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be employed
as an Associate Practitioner (Nurse/Paramedic/Pharmacist) within the
organisation. This is a twelve-month fixed term developmental post. Upon
successful completion of competencies and academic modules, where appropriate,
the post holder will be eligible to apply for a Clinical Practitioner
(Nurse/Paramedic/Pharmacist) position within DHU Health Care.
Through clinical assessments and
competency development, autonomy will increase. The Associate Practitioner
(Nurse/Paramedic/Pharmacist) will be part of a multi-professional/skilled team
including a variety of clinicians and support staff providing accessible
services to the population of Derbyshire.
About us
DHU Healthcare is a
not-for-profit community interest company providing a diverse range of
services to the NHS frontline, including urgent and emergency care, primary
care, out of hours services and NHS111. We operate 365 days a year, 24 hours a
day across a wide geographical area including Derbyshire, Northamptonshire;
Nottinghamshire; Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland; Lincolnshire, Milton
Keynes, Bath, Northeast Somerset, Swindon, and Wiltshire a population
totalling around ten million. A socially conscious organisation, we provide
compassionate, safe, high-quality care to our patients and the communities we
serve and offer a supportive work environment to our 2,000 people.
Job description
Job responsibilities
-
To practice within a
supervised role.
-
New competency is
supervised however work related to professional registration may continue
unsupervised.
-
To assess, plan,
treat and refer patients appropriately and evaluate patient care.
-
To recognise the
need for, initiate and where appropriate interpret relevant diagnostic
investigations.
-
To recognise the
need for and initiate where appropriate advice of relevant specialisms.
-
To exhibit excellent
communication skills when dealing with clients. Nonverbal and verbal skills
required. To have the ability to make clear decisions with confidence and
communicate these effectively.
-
To maintain
appropriate clinical records, ensuring that documentation clearly demonstrates
the NMC / HCPC / GPhC Guidelines for Records and Record keeping.
-
To supply medication
under patient group directives.
-
To work within the
parameters of his/her skills and knowledge, to recognise the limitations of
ones own practice and to work within the bounds of ones training and
capability according to the NMC / HCPC / GPhC Code of Conduct.
-
To maintain an
awareness of developments in clinical practice.
-
To optimise evidence-based
practice within practice.
-
To work effectively
as part of a multi professional team in collaboration with other members of the
service.
Please find attached job
description for more information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
-
To practice within a
supervised role.
-
New competency is
supervised however work related to professional registration may continue
unsupervised.
-
To assess, plan,
treat and refer patients appropriately and evaluate patient care.
-
To recognise the
need for, initiate and where appropriate interpret relevant diagnostic
investigations.
-
To recognise the
need for and initiate where appropriate advice of relevant specialisms.
-
To exhibit excellent
communication skills when dealing with clients. Nonverbal and verbal skills
required. To have the ability to make clear decisions with confidence and
communicate these effectively.
-
To maintain
appropriate clinical records, ensuring that documentation clearly demonstrates
the NMC / HCPC / GPhC Guidelines for Records and Record keeping.
-
To supply medication
under patient group directives.
-
To work within the
parameters of his/her skills and knowledge, to recognise the limitations of
ones own practice and to work within the bounds of ones training and
capability according to the NMC / HCPC / GPhC Code of Conduct.
-
To maintain an
awareness of developments in clinical practice.
-
To optimise evidence-based
practice within practice.
-
To work effectively
as part of a multi professional team in collaboration with other members of the
service.
Please find attached job
description for more information.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Adult Nurse registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC), Paramedic registered with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) or Pharmacist registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
- >5 years post-registration experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Adult Nurse registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC), Paramedic registered with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) or Pharmacist registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
- >5 years post-registration experience
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
