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Assistant Practitioner

4 months ago


Maidstone, United Kingdom Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

We are looking for a dedicated and passionate Assistant Practitioner to join our Pathway 3 service based in Maidstone.

Pathway 3 is part of the Home First / Discharge to Assess support discharge to local care home for individuals who require a further period of assessment to determine the long- term plan of care when an acute hospital admission is no longer required.

We work in collaboration with the acute trust Discharge Liaison Teams, Kent County Council Social Services Teams, All Age Continuing Health Care, local community services and organisations including the voluntarysector.

We work collaboratively to support the assessment of individuals in a timely way to determine long term need.

Main duties of the job

In this challenging role you will be triaging all referrals received and assessing if they are suitable to the service.

You will be liaising with referrers, requesting any additional documentation prior to hospital discharge. You'll be uploading documents to RIO souse of Community Services System RIO would be an advantage, however, training will be provided.

Good use of Excel would be an advantage as you will be navigating a complex caseload sheet. You'll also need to be able to demonstrate great people skills as you will be handling lots of enquires and speaking with patients and their relatives and carers.

For more information about this role and our service, please feel free to give us a call for an informal chat.

Additional Working Pattern: hrs (across 4 days, fixed working days to be confirmed, plus rotational Saturdays (1 in 4)

About us

Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we've got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values C ompassionate A spirational R esponsive E xcellent

We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences

We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn't visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission

The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won't involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We'll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

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Job description

Job responsibilities

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.

Although vaccination against COVID-19 is not mandatory, we are strongly encouraging colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

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Good luck We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Evidence of Foundation Degree Level study (L5) or equivalent demonstrable experience

Desirable

Functional skills at Level 2 (Literacy and Numeracy/GCSE minimum grade C, Level 4

Experience

Essential

Minimum of 2 years experience as Senior Healthcare worker

Desirable

Experience of Community working and/or Acute Hospital environment

Experience

Essential

Experience of using Microsoft Office packages and other IT packages (E-pay / Eroster / TAPs / RIO)

Desirable

Experience of working as part of a team