Assistant Practitioner - Lanarkshire, United Kingdom - NHS Scotland

NHS Scotland

Verified Company

Lanarkshire, United Kingdom

1 week ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

The Role

NHS Lanarkshire is currently delivering on an ambitious plan to implement new and changed ways of working to improve patient flow within Lanarkshire.

This work, that we have called Operation FLOW, spans the full patient pathway, from avoiding hospital admission through discharge and beyond.

To ensure that we can establish and sustain these improvements for patients we are investing significantly in our workforce and expanding new and existing roles.

One of these roles is Assistant Practitioner within the Hospital at Home team.

Hospital at Home is a multidisciplinary acute care team, made up of NHS Lanarkshire consultants, advanced assessment nurses, allied health professionals and community psychiatric nurses.

As an alternative to hospital, the team deliver specialist, coordinated and comprehensive assessment and care to frailer older adults in their own homes.

To work under the supervision of registered therapy and nursing staff. To assist patients to achieve their rehabilitation goals.

Implement and adapt treatment programmes within hospital and community settings for individuals / groups of patients.

Undertake baseline assessments within clearly defined parameters for the identified service.

Use specialist technical and practical skills to deliver flexible, patient centred programmes.

Duties may vary depending on the care group / department or assigned area of work.

NHS Lanarkshire**Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in in both North and South Lanarkshire.

NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

What we'll need you to bring

HNC in healthcare, education or social cares or SVQ III in healthcare, education or social care or equivalent experience in a health, education or social care environment
Short specialist courses relevant to specific clinical area
Full driving licence holder
Awareness of health legislation relevant to the clinical area
Knowledge of the therapeutic process, techniques and / or activities relevant to client group
Basic assessment skills
Effective listening, communication and interpersonal skills
Time management, planning and organisational skills.
Working knowledge of basic information technology
Ability to work individually, or as part of a team
Ability to learn and develop new skills and maintain a record of learning

Contract type
Band 4 /
Fixed Term or Secondment for 6 months / Full time and Part Time / Various hours.

Please note for part time posts, the salary will be pro-rata.

Location and Working Pattern

The working pattern for this role is 2pm - 10pm 5 days per week or 8am - 6pm Sat & Sun.

Looking to find out more?
If you're looking to find out a bit more, then we would love to hear from you

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshire's benefits include:

A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of servicE
A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
Occupational health services
Employee Counselling services
Worklife Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling.

This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information
For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description.

If you're looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.

Additional Information for Applicants

Posts close at midnight on the indicated date
We recommend using the Internet Browser "Google Chrome" or "Microsoft Edge" when using Jobtrain

In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation,