Assistant Practitioner - Shrewsbury, United Kingdom - Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
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Shrewsbury, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Come and join the innovative in-patient Allied Health Professions team at Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust (MPFT), a Trust that values people, empowerment and partnerships.

With a focus on maintainingpeople's essential life skills, making life better for our communities, using a recovery focused approach & living well with dementia approach.

Thisis role is a combined assistant practitioner post for both the dietetics and speech and language therapy service, based in adult mental health inpatients.

The role is based at the Redwoods Centre although there is an expectation to contribute to service delivery when required across MPFT.

We are looking for someone experienced/interested in working with patients with nutrition, hydration, swallowing and communication needs. Any experience working in a mental health setting is an advantage.


Providing clinical support to a defined population of dietetic and speech and language patients under the guidance of a registered dietitian/ Speech and Language therapist in a variety of settings and specialities.


Managing a caseload of reviews and discharging from the service, when appropriate, under the guidance of a registered clinician in a variety of settings and specialities.

Working collaboratively with other services to provide care for service-users utilising evidenced based interventions. Working in partnership with agencies external to the Trust supporting service-users' access to services.


JOB PURPOSE


Following initial assessments by a registered clinician the post holder is able to independently continue and adapt a treatment programme for clients, review and progress agreed treatments and discharge clients when clinically stable or treatment goals are achieved, with support from the registered dietitians.

There will also be the need to deliver pre-written presentations/training sessions to groups of staff and service users.

The post holder will work across all elements of the service, including Nutrition Support, weight management, diabetes, swallowing needs, communication needs and home enteral feeding.

This post includes daily clinical work with the need to adapt to unpredictable changes and demands in the service.

By joining Team MPUFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by

  • Supporting your career development and progression.
  • Excellent NHS Pension scheme
  • Generous maternity, paternity, adoption leave
  • Options for flexible working
  • Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.
  • Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
  • If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients.
  • Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
  • Salary sacrifice car fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
  • Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
  • Free car parking at all trust sites
  • Free flu vaccination every year
  • Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more.

We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Main duties and responsibilities

  • To adhere to the Care Certificate standards and all other relevant guidance from the Trust. To be aware of the Health and Care Professions Council's (HCPC) codes of conduct.
  • To establish and maintain effective working relationships both within the Trust and with external organisations in order to meet service requirements and support and demonstrate the Trust's equality values.
  • To support registered dietitians and speech & language therapists to assess patients. To contribute to the development and implementation of programmes of treatment/ care/support for individuals, families and carers under the guidance of a registered clinician.

The care/support plans may include the following:

  • Promoting independence/self-management and maintaining safety
  • Increased functional ability
  • Improvement in health and wellbeing including mental health
  • Interventions in disease/condition management
  • Overcome barriers to understanding, e.g. patients' with hearing or cognitive impairment
  • Prevention and reducing of health inequalities
  • Exchanging factual information, reassurance, tact and empathy.
  • Admission avoidance
  • Early supported discharge
  • Contribute to case management/ treatment /care plans
  • Palliative and end of life care
  • Specialised interventions relating to dietetics.
  • Specialised interventions relating to speech & language therapy in terms of communication and swallowing difficulties
  • Demonstrating dexterity and coordination when underta
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