Health Practitioner Assistant - Liverpool, United Kingdom - Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
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Liverpool, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Health Practitioner Assistant/Health Care Assistant to join the Integrated Community Reablement Assessment Service (ICRAS)


We have a number of posts working around Liverpool and South Sefton providing care and support for patients who require support with keeping them at home rather than admitting them to hospital or patients who have been in hospital and require support to ensure that their assessments for care are made in their own home rather than hospital.


The post holder is responsible for the delivery of clinical care and support under the supervision of a registered nurse to a defined population.

Supported by a nurse practitioner, they will deliver care within the boundaries of their role.

They will work effectively and collaboratively within the team to meet the needs of patients, support the delivery of policy and procedures and provide clinical leadership.

Ensure the delivery of the quality strategy within the designated area incorporating establishment of systems and processes.


Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people.


We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services.

Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.


At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient.

We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together.

We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.


Principal Responsibilities:

Work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team.


Undertake a range of patient interventions within the scope of NVQ level 3 skills for patients as delegated by team leader or other qualified clinical staff.


Offer advice to patients and carers on a wide range of health issues to include health promotion, lifestyle advice and self-care.

Plan and organise own work schedule once delegated from team leader or Senior Nurse Practitioner

Undertake basic patient observations.

Work within existing clinical guidelines, policies and infection control procedures.

Offer advice and support to patients and families in a wide range of situations.


Communicate factual and sensitive information within confidentiality guidelines to patients, ensuring all information is appropriately documented and reported back to the team leader.

Demonstrate own role to new starters and students.


Ensure safe moving and handling techniques in the delivery of patient care, this can include the safe use of equipment.

Communicate information to multi-disciplinary team and other agencies as appropriate.

Undertake ordering and receipt of stores.

Undertake further training to gain skills in other areas.

Utilise NVQ level 3 skills within identified areas as required by the clinical team.

Deliver patient care within essence of care standards and Trust guidelines and policies.

Document care delivered within hand-written or electronic patient records.

Participate in own PDR with team leader to establish objectives, reporting arrangements, supervision and ongoing development.

Participate in mandatory training events.

Work with community groups to improve patient participation and involvement.

The post holder shall as necessary provide cover for and undertake duties of absent colleagues.

The post holder shall follow all the policies and procedures of the organisation.


Infection Control:


All staff has both duty and responsibility to avoid and prevent the spread of infection because of any actions or activities they are carrying out during their duties.


The post holder must:


  • Take all reasonable care to minimise the risk to service users, colleagues and members of the public (including themselves), of healthcareassociated infections.


Co-operate with the Trust in ensuring that all statutory and mandatory requirements are complied with - in particular, compliance with the Health and Social Care Act 2008: Code of Practice for the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections.

Be knowledgeable of and compliant with, the Trust's infection control policies and procedures, which include attendance at mandatory training.
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