Assistant Practitioner

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, enthusiastic and proactive practitioner, with a keen interest in respiratory care, to join our established community respiratory service, including: pulmonary rehabilitation, respiratory outpatient physiotherapy, home oxygen and respiratory nursing. The successful candidate will work with experienced respiratory clinicians to provide high quality, personalised care to the people of Scarborough, Ryedale and Whitby.

Varied and rewarding role Chance to develop skills in specialist area Involvement with specialist professional respiratory networks Potential to support service improvements at delivery level Continuing Professional Development Opportunities; in-house and external Full-time and part-time hours available (talk to us about your requirements)

We are looking for a self-motivated and experienced practitioner to join our multi-disciplinary team. You should have experience supporting patients with a range of conditions, such as COPD, bronchiectasis, asthma and pulmonary fibrosis. You should be able to work flexibly, as part of a team, to meet the needs of the service.

To thrive 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 patient care in an ever-changing environment. The successful post holder will have a university or college qualification relevant to this role.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide support to experienced qualified clinicians to deliver high quality, personalised care for respiratory patients via pulmonary rehabilitation classes, outpatient clinics and home visits.

The successful candidate will be instrumental in supporting the specialist clinicians to deliver the community respiratory service by means of assessments, reviews, and exercise classes, working collaboratively with the team to strive for recognised quality standards, adapting programmes of care to meet the individual needs of complex patients. Patient experience and voice will be captured and utilised to drive innovations in user engagement, service equitability and quality improvement.

The appointed applicant would be competent in undertaking basic physical or psychological tests, involving observation and assessment skills, recognising and reporting significant findings to a qualified member of the team; also being able to recognise emergency situations and respond accordingly. You should feel able to support patients to improve and maintain their mental, physical and behavioural health and wellbeing through health promotion and with clinical advice surrounding their management. This may also involve identification of additional requirements and referral to other specialist services within the trust, provision of appropriate equipment or signposting to outside organisations.

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North 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 recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

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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Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information for this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Please note, working hours, pattern and base can be discussed.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential

Level 5 healthcare qualification or equivalent relevant degree / diploma A basic knowledge of a range of respiratory conditions, their presentations and an understanding of how the patient group is affected A good understanding of the remit of nursing and therapy support in the community

Desirable

Evidence of relevant CPD - could include completion of courses, post-graduate study in specialist area or trust appraisal and supervision records

Experience

Essential

Demonstrable experience of MDT working within the service area Experience of working with patients to promote their physical and mental wellbeing through health promotion.

Desirable

Experience in health promotion, exercise class delivery and management of groups of people / patients.

Skills and Competencies

Essential

Effective inter-personal and communication skills and experience in developing therapeutic relationships with patients Able to demonstrate good time management and organisational skills to enable effective caseload management and flexibility working within the team, service and wider MDT Valid licence to drive in the UK and access to own vehicle

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