Therapy Assistant Practitioner - Liverpool, United Kingdom - Wales Medicines Strategy Group

Description

Employer Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Aintree Hospital Town Liverpool Salary £25,147 - £27,596 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 14/05/2024 23:59

Therapy Assistant Practitioner (Weight Management) NHS AfC: Band 4 Job overview

Are you a graduate with a lifestyle related degree, looking for an opportunity to support people living with obesity?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Assistant Practitioner to join the specialist Tier 3Weight Management team based at Aintree Hospital. Applicants must have a Health & Social Care Assistant Practitioner Foundation Degree (or suitable equivalent qualification, NVQ level 4,5, HNC, HND). A keen interest in weight management, health promotion and behaviour change is essential.

The varied Assistant Practitioner role involves supporting individuals in both 1:1 and group settings, and will include face-to-face, telephone and virtual appointments.

You will be part of a wider multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and will work closely with and be supported by physiotherapists and dietitians in an effective and safe manner. You will attend monthly operational meetings and actively participate in MDT meetings.

The service has a strong commitment to providing a high standard of care and the post holder will work flexibly to meet the service needs. In return, we offer a flexible approach to working patterns and a structured staff development programme, which will enable you to gain relevant competencies for the role.

This is a great opportunity to gain new skills and work in a highly rewarding role alongside a committed multi-disciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

You will support the physiotherapists, dietitians and wider MDT in the delivery of the service to adults with a BMI over 40 (or 35+ if they have obesity related health problems), including the implementation of personalised plans for the service users.

You will use behaviour change techniques such as motivational interviewing skills to support patients to make positive lifestyle and dietary changes, and facilitate a positive and open dialogue to help them achieve their personal goals.

You will have the opportunity to work closely with service users in both group and 1:1 settings (telephone and face to face) to help them manage their weight.

You will be delivering educational topics and exercise circuits at the group sessions, as well as assisting other health professionals in the safe running of groups.

You will take an active role in MDT meetings, and be an open communicator with the wider team.

Working for our organisation

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Qualifications: Health and Social Care Assistant Practitioner Foundation Degree or suitable equivalent.

Knowledge, Training & Experience:

Broad understanding of what constitutes healthy/unhealthy lifestyles; general understanding of clinical conditions relevant to team specialty; effective written/oral communication skills; awareness of external agencies within the local community; practical working knowledge of health/ social care environments; willingness to work towards specified competencies; basic administrative skills, including use of Information Technology (including Internet, e-mail and word processing packages); commitment to personal development/willingness to learn;

Skills and aptitude:

Ability to work independently and as part of a team; demonstrate diplomacy, tact and empathy; ability to be reliable and responsible and to demonstrate initiative; ability to demonstrate problem solving approach; good organisational skills and ability to plan and manage own time, demonstrate good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with others

The attached job description and person specification will go into further detail on the keyresponsibilities of the Assistant Practitioner role.

Person specification Qualifications Knowledge

• Knowledge of care agencies and how to access them
• Able to demonstrate awareness of current NHS issues

Experience

• Experience of therapy work in a health care setting
• Experience of issuing and retrieving patient equipment
• Experience of carrying out mobility and exercise programmes

Skills

• Capable of working on own initiative
• Able to communicate written information clearly - Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work flexibly and prioritise workload
• Good level of admin/clerical skills
• Able to work as a team member
• Evidence of organisational abilities

Other

• Willingness to work flexibly

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Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.

Candidatesapplying for the role of Healthcare Assistant on the staff bank should note that due to the nature of the role, workers must be aged 18 or above when commencing in post. Applicants are therefore welcome from those aged over 18 or within 3 months' of their 18 th birthday.

The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working.

The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age

Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £18+£5 (standard disclosure) or £38+£5 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment.

From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years.

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This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults' policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures.

Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation.

All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action.

As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence.

If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post.

Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first paypoint of the relevant band.

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Angela Jacques Job title Lead Physiotherapist Email address Telephone number Additional information

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