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Assistant Practitioner - Community - ANNEX 21
The Role
NHS Lanarkshire is excited to offer several Trainee Assistant Practitioner positions across our North and South Lanarkshire University Health and Social Care Partnerships.
We are actively seeking candidates for roles within our treatment rooms at various geographical areas.
This unique opportunity includes a tailored educational program created in collaboration with New College Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire College.
In the role of an Assistant Practitioner, your responsibilities will include:
- Serving as an integral part of the healthcare team, guided by registered Nursing Practitioners.
- Helping patients meet their healthcare and rehabilitation objectives.
- Supporting and delivering evidence-based care by aiding in the planning, execution, delivery, and assessment of patient care.
- Conducting initial assessments within set parameters for the specified care area.
- Applying specialized technical and practical skills to provide adaptable, patient-focused, safe, and efficient care.
Trainee Assistant Practitioners are appointed to the role using an HR process called Annex 21, this means that you will be paid 75% in year 1 for a 12 month traineeship until you achieve your academic qualification and completion of clinical competency assessments.
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 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
- Educated to a minimum of SCQF Level 7 in a health or social care related subject, i.e. SVQ3 in Health or social care or HNC in Healthcare Practice
- Knowledge of the clinical speciality/area process, techniques and / or activities relevant to client group
- Ability to apply a range of technical and practical 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
It would be great if you also have
Recent academia experience would be advantageous
Contract type
Permanent, Full time, 37 hours
Looking to find out more?
If you’re interested in learning more, we’d be delighted to hear from you!
Please reach out to:
Claire Punton, Nurse Consultant - Community & Primary Care on claire.punton@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
For inquiries related to the application form or recruitment process, feel free to contact Grant M Barclay, Recruitment Administrator, at grant.barclay@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
Additionally, you can find further details about the role in the Job Description, and for comprehensive information about the recruitment process, our organization, and the services we offer, explore our Job Pack or visit our Careers Webpage.
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
Work-life 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.
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
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