Job summary
- Main area
- UTC
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent: Also available a fixed term contract until 30th April 2025
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 432-HR723-24
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Clacton Hospital
- Town
- Clacton-on-Sea
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
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Assistant Practitioner - Urgent Treatment Centre
NHS AfC: Band 3
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Practitioner to join the UTC Team, to work as part of the Urgent Treatment Centre team to support the care and treatment of patients attending the service with a range of urgent presentations
1 x Permanent - 22.5 hours
1 x Fixed Term/Secondment until 30th April 2025 - 30 hours
You will be required to carry out a wide range of duties to support the team in the delivery of a high quality care. The emphasis for your work is to work under the guidance and supervision of a qualified practitioner in support of nursing care and treatment plans.
Main duties of the job
You will carry out designated tasks working under the supervision of the registered clinicians
You will empower patients to make decisions about their own care and encourage them to exercise their rights and choices, signposting them to relevant community support and escalating any risks to registered clinicians.
Working for our organisation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Literacy and numeracy skills
- Knowledge and skills acquired through a combination of formal, short courses, in house training and experience to NVQ Level 2 or 3 or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Other Relevant training
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to use MS office applications, e-mail, Systmone
- Good communication skills, written and verbal
- Ability to work under pressure
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in caring for adults/children in a relevant setting
- Demonstrable competence in field of activity
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Elizabeth Addison
- Job title
- UTC Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07866 048137
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