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Job summary

Main area
Community
Grade
Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Job share
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
364-A-8367
Employer
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
West Essex
Town
Epping
Salary
£26,530 - £29,114 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
12/11/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust logo

Associate Practitioner

Band 4

About Us

EPUT provides community health, mental health and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex and Suffolk. Also:

  • We are among the largest employers in the in the East of England region, with more than 10,000 staff working across more than 200 sites.
  • We run the COVID-19 vaccination programme across mid and south Essex and Suffolk and north east Essex.

EPUT was formed on 1 April 2017 following the merger of North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (NEP) and South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT). A new leadership team was established at the Trust in 2020.

Our vision and values

Our Vision

“To be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care”.

Our Purpose

“We care for people every day. What we do together, matters”.

Our Values

  • We Care
  • We Learn
  • We Empower

Our strategic objectives

  • We will deliver safe, high quality integrated care services.
  • We will enable each other to be the best that we can.
  • We will work together with our partners to make our services better.
  • We will help our communities to thrive.

Our services

  • Mental Health Services
  • Community Health Services
  • Learning Disabilities Services
  • Social Care

Find out more about the services we offer in our service directory. 

Job overview

Associate Practitioners are fundamental to the delivery of integrated care, working collaboratively with therapy, medical and nursing staff to support and facilitate the treatment of patients within their own homes.

This post offers an exciting opportunity to work as an integral member of the West Essex Hospital at Home and Urgent Community Response Services.

Supporting the Care Closer to Home aspirations within Herts and West Essex enabling the population to receive the care they need in their own homes wherever possible.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as an active member of the Integrated Hospital at Home and Urgent Community Response Team by providing high quality, efficient and effective care to patients with a focus on delivering care within individuals own homes supported with remote and assistive technology.

The post holder will assume responsibility for delegated aspects of healthcare delivery, working within a scope of practice under the direction/supervision of a registered practitioner. They will work within relevant legal and ethical frameworks in accordance with organisational protocols and policies.

The post holder will be proficient, knowledgeable and competent. They will continue to develop in their role through the acquisition of further skills, knowledge and competencies, to be determined by the needs of the patients, the service and the team

The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner ,supporting the delivery of care and working in alignment with the Care Coordination Centre (CCC). The role will include collaboration with system partners and as part of the Primary Care Networks and the emerging Integrated Neighbour Teams (INT)

 

Working for our organisation

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;

  • Season Ticket Loans
  • NHS discounts for staff
  • Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
  • Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
  • The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
  • Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
  • Day One Flexible Employer

Join our Staff bank

What is Staff Bank?

Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.

All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.

If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  1. To support the work of the registered practitioners in the integrated virtual hospital/urgent community response  team.
  2. Maintain excellent communication with patients, relatives and members of the team demonstrating a variety in communication skills in accordance with patient needs.
  3. Perform patient assessment (under supervision and after appropriate delegation from the registered practitioner). Assessments to include vital sign monitoring, history taking, mobility, tissue viability and nutrition.
  4. Implement and evaluate individual care plans, utilising practical and theoretical knowledge under the supervision of a registered practitioner.
  5. To carry out environmental assessments and consider need for equipment, including ordering and ensuring safe use.
  6. Perform area specific clinical competencies such as phlebotomy, point of care testing and female catheterisation to enhance the delivery of patient care as delegated by the registered practitioner.
  7. On the direction of a registered practitioner, refer patients to relevant professionals for specific treatment, advice or support.
  8. Act as a role model by upholding and implementing good practice in the workplace, always ensuring the highest standards of evidence based care.
  9. Ensure correct procedures are followed in the event of an incident or accident involving the patients, families or members of staff.
  10. Maintain responsibility for the identification of continuing educational needs and development. Actively participate in the annual appraisal process and formulate a personal development plan.
  11. Demonstrate competency of clinical skills evidencing within the Trust policies and procedures.
  12. Participate in clinical supervision.

 

Person specification

Education

Essential criteria
  • To be willing to undertake or currently undertaking the Associate Practitioner qualification
  • Educated to GCSE Level 2 or Equivalent
  • Numeracy and Literacy Skills (Level1/2)
Desirable criteria
  • Minimum 3 years - Clinical experience in a community setting

Community Working

Essential criteria
  • Full driving licence / car owner
  • Knowledge of health and safety requirements within a community healthcare setting

Skills/Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Able to work autonomously as well as part of a team
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of ongoing personal development (CPD)

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveDisability confident leaderImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Essex Family Friendly Employers

Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Carla Cordery
Job title
Advanced Clinical Practitioner
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07581 009052
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