Assistant Practitioner

Job overview

Are you a passionate Assistant Practitioner looking for a fresh start? Come and join Sirona in a role where you can make a real difference to the community you live in.

You will work in a team with other multi-disciplinary professionals including Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Administrators and other support staff, on a rota system between the hours of 8am-8pm over a 7 day working period.

You will need excellent communication and clinical skills and have experience of working within a team. You will be required to use electronic patient record systems, in addition to this you will have good time management and be able to prioritise your own work load.

You will have many opportunities to develop your clinical skills as well as physical assessment and clinical reasoning with the support of the wider team.

A full driving licence and access to a vehicle is required for this role.

Main duties of the job

You will work as a member of the team to support the organisation and facilitation of clinical care in a holistic and proactive manner to patients in our service.

You will:

• Provide assessment and treatment to patients on the caseload with the guidance of the wider team
• Maintain a high professional standard of care in adherence to all protocols/policies & guidelines
• Manage a patients care plan within your scope of practice and with the support of the wider team
• Provide clinical assistance to other members of the clinical team
• Maintain accurate electronic clinical records

You will work within our service that is delivered from 8am-8pm, 7 days a week service.

You will be required to respond to referrals across urgent and planned pathways including hospital discharge facilitation.

You will work as part of the team to proactively monitor and manage patients on the caseload to ensure the best outcomes for them.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role before applying.

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role and can only accept applications from UK based applicants.

If you are currently require a visa to work in the UK, there must be a minimum of 14 months from your start date until the expiry date.

If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.