Older Persons Band 4 Practitioner

2 months ago

Taunton, United Kingdom Somerset NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We are looking for a Band 4 Older Persons Practitioner who may be an Assistant Practitioner, Nurse Associate or someone willing to work towards this who has significant experience in this sector. You will be working as part of the wider health and social care team and have direct contact with patients, service users or clients in providing high quality and compassionate care.

Our Band 4 Practitioners work at a level above that of healthcare support workers and have a more in-depth understanding about factors that influence health and ill-health.

Our Band 4 Practitioners work in a variety of our services such as:
The Older Persons Community Mental health team by completing physical health checks and reviews for our patients on antipyschotic medication as well as supporting keyworkers with developing treatment and management plans for our patients.

Memory Assessment service by completing physical health checks and reviews for our patients on memory medications aswell as completing post diagnostic visits.

Assisting in delivering therapeutic groups, such as living well with dementia and cognitive stimulation therapy, in our community venues.

To provide a comprehensive physical health assessment and review appointments for people diagnosed with a serious mental illness reducing the health inequality and mortality gap these individuals face.

To support individuals newly diagnosed with dementia through post diagnostic visits and living well with dementia groups.

To support individuals to understand about their health particularly in managing their physical and mental health needs.

As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, fantastic pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.

The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone’s throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.

There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will to experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan - there is truly something for everyone

As an Older Persons Band 4 Practitioner you will have a basic understanding of:

- the principles and philosophy of health and social care.
- the physiology, organisation and function of the human body.
- lifespan developments and healthcare needs.
- research and development in the health and social care sector to inform and improve quality of care.
- provision and promotion of holistic person-centered care and support, duty of care and safeguarding of individuals;
- the importance of the strategic environment in health and social care and the implications for the individual.
- the importance of current evidence-based practice within scope of the role.

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