Assistant Practitioner

Job summary

Main duties of the job

The jobholder will assist in the overall implementation and evaluation of care as part of the multi professional team. The jobholder will deliver lung health checks and mobile unit outpatients appointments under indirect supervision and guidance from a registered practitioner undertaking delegated tasks within competency boundaries. The jobholder will contribute to the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care. The jobholder will have the knowledge to interpret information and be skilled in taking appropriate action(s) to achieve the planned outcome. The post holder will contribute to the maintenance of a safe clinical environment. The post holder will work in the LCSP office and on the mobile unit, which will be sited in several community locations around Leeds. The job holder will actively support the assessment and supervision of trainee or new assistant practitioners, students and clinical support workers. This will include leading and co-ordinating a team of clinical support workers. The jobholder will be expected to practice in accordance with Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) policies, guidelines, standards and statutory requirements and operate within defined competency boundaries. The jobholder will work within the Leeds Lung Cancer Screening Programme team, in the office at Leeds General Infirmary and on the mobile Lung Cancer Screening unit as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Job responsibilities

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.