Assistant Practitioner

1 week ago

Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Practitioner to join the existing Intensive Home Treatment Team (IHTT).

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic person with experience of working with older adults with mental health problems.

This is a multi-disciplinary service working in the City, Gedling, and Hucknall localities. The service is for older people with intensive short-term mental health needs and is delivered in people's own homes.

The service makes every effort to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital or residential care and facilitate the opportunity for people to return home following a hospital admission or period in residential care.


You will contribute to assessments and interventions, undertaking nursing and therapy assessment and intervention under the supervision of a registered clinician.

The service is available seven days per week between 08.00 & 20.00 hours and is delivered over two shifts including weekends and bank holidays.

You will frequently work without direct supervision in the community and be required to work in a flexible and holistic way in order to respond to this client group's needs.

This role requires working across differing professions including nursing, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and social work.

You will undertake assessments and interventions which are competency based, working in a flexible and holistic way to meet the needs of this patient groups.

You will take an active role in the development and supervision of community support workers, as well as contributing to the development of the service.

Responsibilities will also include supporting with the community support workers' rotas and allocating daily work.


We have a huge variety of opportunities in our expansive Trust covering geographically from South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire to Leicester, providing mental health inpatient and community services, community health services, forensic mental health services and secure prison healthcare across the East Midlands.


We have more than 100 sites and a huge scope of unique opportunities to develop your career and gain some amazing experiences.

We strive to be a great place to work and offer many staff benefits and tailored staff support and wellbeing programmes.

Do you want to make a difference?

Do you believe in Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork?

Then Nottinghamshire Healthcare is the perfect place for you to start, maintain or further your career. Join our team of nearly 9000 who are making a difference every day. We are all about our people - our staff, volunteers, carers, service users and patients. We are NottsHC.

Clinical Practice or Work Practice

  • To visit service user's in their homes.
  • To provide assessments, interventions and reviews in a person centred and flexible way.
  • To ensure robust risk assessment are completed.
  • To recognise limitations and refer to other team members as appropriate.
  • To work independently and manage own work/caseload.
  • To respond appropriately to urgent and nonroutine situations.
  • To ensure accurate record keeping and completion of electronic recording requirements.
  • To ensure confidentially is maintained at all times.
  • To contribute to reviews and accurately report back in a timely manner.
  • To provide support and training to other team members as required.
  • To participate in nonclinical team meetings in order to contribute to the development and effectiveness of the service.
  • To work independently and as part of a team.
  • To actively contribute to the development of the Assistant Practitioner role.
  • To undertake any other reasonable duties as requested by the Team Leader.
Health and Safety

  • To work within all Trust guidelines in relation to infection control, manual handling, lone working and fire.
  • To report to clinician in charge any untoward incidents or near misses.
Education and Development

  • To identify with clinical supervisor training and development needs.
  • To participate in mandatory training and developing of nursing and therapy related competencies
  • Ability to recognise own limitations and seek appropriate support.
Policies and Procedures

The duties of the post will be undertaken in accordance with the policies, procedures and practices of the Trust. It is the post holder's responsibility to ensure they keep up to date with these policies and other documents.

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