Assistant Practitioner

We are currently looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Band 4 Assistant Practitioner to be an integral member of our multi-disciplinary community based team working in Ryedale and across patch to Scarborough if required on occasion. You will be expected to deliver clinical care delegated by a registered professional and contribute to the assessment and evaluation of person centre care plans.

As an Assistant Practitioner you will have the opportunity to work jointly with experienced staff, seeing patients with a range health conditions and will be supported in your work by a robust structure of supervision and in-service training. You will bring experience of working directly with patients in a health care setting, and an enthusiasm for supporting patients to progress in their recovery, empowering them to self-manage their health condition.

To succeed in this role you will need to be passionate about community healthcare provision, able to tackle key priorities with enthusiasm and have the tenacity to deliver in an ever changing environment.

Already established relevant community clinical competencies are desirable for this post.

Working alongside the therapy team and community nursing team undertaking patient home visits to facilitate discharges from hospital, prevent admissions to hospital, carry out assessment & rehabilitation and clinical nursing duties. This could include:
Falls assessments

Assessment for assistive devices for independence and safety at home

Mobility

Management of the deteriorating patient and appropriate escalation

Palliative care

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need to get you started.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you’ll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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For further information with regard to this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.