Community Support Practitioner Apprentice
- Employer
- NHS England Apprenticeships
- Location
- Scarborough
- Salary
- Competitive salary
- Closing date
- 30 Jun 2022
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- Specialism
- Health & Social Care
- Sector
- Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals & Science
- Role Type
- Apprenticeship
- Start Date
- Ongoing
- Duration
- Permanent
Job Details
The Humber NHS Teaching Trust is looking to recruit an Apprentice Community Support Practitioner within our Urgent Crisis Response (UCR)Team. As a Trust, we see the value in supporting the development and progression of our people through apprenticeship pathways, combining vocational learning with on-the-job experience.
You will undertake a Level 3 Healthcare Support Practitioner Apprenticeshipwhilst you work closely with your new team to gain the essential skills, knowledge and behaviours for this new role. The duration of this apprenticeship will be 15-18 months and on successful completion you will progress into a Band 3 Community Support Practitioner role.
Would you like to be part of our new community two-hour crisis response team, as part of the Ageing Well Programme, including integrated service delivery, enhanced health in care homes, and anticipatory care targeted at people living with frailty to help them stay independent and healthy for as long as possible? Community Support Practitioners will work in our Community Team, providing clinical care in patients' own homes and Care Homes.
Our new service will be delivered across Whitby, Scarborough, and Ryedale Community, encompassing travel across market towns, the moors, the seaside and the coast within daily working.
Main duties of the job
Day to day the role includes the following care carried out in the patient's own home under supervision/delegation oftherapists/registered nurses:
Patient care following a fall
Moving & handling of patients
Phlebotomy
Injections
Urgent bladder (including catheters) & bowel care
Vital observations
End of life care, urgent support for people living with frailty
Recognise and escalate issues of concern and/or safety
Assisting with activities of daily living e.g. personal care tasks, meal preparation following injury/illness to prevent hospital admission
Urgent equipment provision & instruction in use
About us
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust that delivers care to communities in Hull, East Yorkshire, Scarborough and Ryedale and Whitby. We deliver safe, effective and integrated health services that improve the physical, mental and social health and wellbeing of our patients and service users.
To find out more about our wide range of services including mental health, learning disabilities, children and young people service, Forensic, Community and Primary Care visit our Trust website humber.nhs.uk/Services
You will join our team of over 2,800 colleagues that work together across our wide geography and specialties to change lives every day. We're extremely proud of our Trust community and we know you can expect to receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need from your new team to get you started.
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development to ensure the delivery of high quality, person-centred and compassionate care to patients. We value our staff and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills and competencies to deliver outstanding care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information with regard to this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in the health / Social Care sector
Desirable
- Experience of using SystmOne
- Experience of working within Community setting
Effort & environment
Essential
- Ability to transport self around community for home based visits
- Access to vehicle for work purposes
Qualifications
Desirable
- Level 2 Mathematics and English
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of confidentiality
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .
Employer details
Employer name
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Scarborough and Ryedale Community
174 Prospect Road
Scarborough
YO12 7LB
Employer's website
https://www.humber.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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