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Assistant Practitioner / Nurse Associate
Grade
Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 22.5 hours per week
Job ref
395-BD065-24
Employer
NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Barking & Dagenham CHSCS
Town
Dagenham
Salary
£25,147 - £27,596 plus HCAS per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
24/05/2024 08:00

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NELFT NHS Foundation Trust logo

Assistant Practitioner / Nurse Associate

Band 4

Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.

Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video

Job overview

Assistant Practitioner / Nurse Associate

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 4 Assistant Practitioner or Nurse Associate in Barking and Dagenham

We are seeking a motivated and dynamic Band 4 Assistant Practitioner or Nurse Associate  for this exciting opportunity to work within the Community Health and Social Care (CHSCS) teams within Barking and Dagenham.  The CHSCS teams are a forward-thinking and innovative service that is community based.  The team works in a fully integrated way, with physiotherapists, occupational therapists, district nurses and community matrons all working side by side to ensure an integrated and holistic approach to the care of people accessing our service.


Main duties of the job

You will be expected to carry out clinical visits to patients in their own homes and residential homes under the direction of the registered nurse.

The successful applicant must be flexible, a good team worker, used to working under pressure, have excellent interpersonal and IT skills and be able to communicate effectively with patients, carers and other members of the MDT.

We are interested in hearing from both Assistant Practitioners and Nurse Associate’s with proven clinical and communication skills to work as part of our friendly, supportive and innovative team. Previous experience in a community setting in the NHS is highly desirable but not essential.

The successful applicant will demonstrate the ability to utilise a range of skills and experience gained in clinical practice to assist the registered clinician to undertake comprehensive and holistic assessments.

Car driver and access to a car for work are essential 

We can offer the successful candidate:

  • Regular clinical and managerial supervision and support
  • A programme of In-service training and exciting development opportunities
  • Opportunity for service development and audit
  • Agile working devices to support community based working

Working for our organisation

Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

COVID-19 Vaccination
We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.


Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

High Cost Area Supplement – London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,313 and a maximum payment of £5,436 per annum).



Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details on this vacancy.

Person specification

essential

Essential criteria
  • qualification of assistant practitioner or nurse associate
  • NHS experience in a hospital or community setting
Desirable criteria
  • Car driver
  • interest in the community
  • community experience

Desirable

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of post-qualification training

Desirable

Essential criteria
  • Clinical skills relevant to District Nursing

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Employers for CarersApprenticeships logoAge positiveDisability confident employerHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldEmployers Network for Equality & InclusionCareer Confident EmployerTop Employers for Working Families 2021Top 10 Employer 2023

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Shakira Hayes
Job title
Operational Lead
Email address
[email protected]
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