Associate Practitioner

7 months ago


Wakefield, United Kingdom South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust Full time

Undertake delegated duties under the supervision of registered health care professionals. Consulting as necessary and working collaboratively within the health care team to deliver therapeutic interventions, psychological and physical care to a defined group of service users. Deliver evidence based planned care, which is safe and effective, in a manner which is caring, compassionate and enables service users to reach an optimum level of functioning, independence, rehabilitation and recovery. Provide care within well established policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines, and established clinical care plans, whilst acting within the required sphere of clinical competences for the role at all times.

Following initial assessment by a registered health care professional, exercise initiative and judgement in, care planning, goal setting, delivery, implementation and evaluation of care. Working collaboratively and in partnership with others, develop knowledge to promote holistic care. Demonstrate sound knowledge of the care and treatment programmes of individual service users to enable the post holder to contribute and inform the decision making of registered health care professionals. Make appropriate care adjustments, within the agreed level of autonomy for the post, and be able to communicate any changes to service users, carers and the health care team.

This may include regular assessment, evaluation, reporting and escalating relevant information to appropriate health and social care professionals. Undertake enhanced training and preparation to meet the specific clinical needs of the service and to equip the post holder for an enhanced leadership role. Contribute to enabling service users to reach their potential, including the utilisation of public health approaches eg, providing advice and support or signposting to the appropriate service. Undertake and maintain the required statutory, mandatory and core training as required by the specific area of service.

May be required to work in challenging environments which could include using managing aggression and violence techniques, lone working and conflict resolution. Supervise and delegate work to health care support workers, participate in their induction, training, appraisal. Work flexibly to meet the needs of the service. Key Result Areas Care Provision: To deliver excellent levels of care/therapy/customer services to people.

Regularly assess, problem solve, evaluate and report to health care professionals, in a timely and proactive manner when these standards have not been met, enabling appropriate action to be taken. Implement planned actions in response, communicating changes to service users, carers and registered health care professionals as appropriate. Proactively and positively contribute to the achievement of clinical outcomes through individual and team effort. Manage the service user experience with the focus being on delivering excellent customer services.

Work independently, prioritising own work, exercising initiative and judgement. Refer and seek guidance/supervision on issues outside of post holders level of competence or authority to senior health care professionals. Participate in the assessment/admissions/discharge, formulation and implementation of individualised packages of care to help maximise service user functioning, recovery and rehabilitation potential. Provide agreed clinical treatment, therapeutic activities and rehabilitation programmes to allocated service users.

Support health care professionals to co-ordinate the patient pathway from referral to discharge; supporting on all aspects of goal planning; help organise & contribute to any team reviews or user/carer meetings. Responsible for service user documentation For full job description, please see attached supporting documents



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