Band 4 Assistant practitioner

Working as part of the multidisciplinary Head & Neck Team, in a busy regional outpatient department you will support the delivery of safe, effective and high-quality care to patients You will work alongside registered nurses, doctors and other members of the multidisciplinary team throughout the patient's journey.,

• Deliver clinical and therapeutic care, within the clinical setting within set protocols
and within scope of Assistant Practitioner remit.
• Organise and prioritise time effectively.
• Perform patient assessment (under supervision and after appropriate delegation from the registered practitioner),and deliver high standards of care in line with the Plan of care
• Implement and evaluate individual care/treatment plans. Ensure care is
documented accurately and in a timely manner as per Trust Policy.
• Coordinate and undertake the safe admission, transfer and discharge of patients in accordance with trust policies. Perform effective and timely discharge planning.
• Provide high quality patient care, appropriate to patient need.
• Take responsibility for the delivery of care to a group of patients. .
• Assist patients in maintaining their personal hygiene, and dressing
needs with respect for culture and religious needs ensuring privacy and dignity at all times.
• Utilise knowledge in the prevention of pressure sores and risk assessment tools e.g. waterlow score, use prescribed pressure-relieving equipment appropriately.
• Take personal responsibility for ensuring that patients are treated with courtesy at all times, the individual needs of the patients are respected, and confidentiality is maintained at all times.
• Promote and value the rights, responsibilities and diversity of people, The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working.
The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24. Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £25.70 (standard disclosure) or £46.70 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment. From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years. Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa. This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults' policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures. Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation. All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action. As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence. If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post. Our statement on modern slavery We have zero tolerance of slavery and human trafficking and are committed to maintaining and improving systems, processes and policies to avoid complicity in human rights violation and to prevent slavery and human trafficking in our supply chain. The Trust policies, procedures, governance and legal arrangements are robust, ensuring that proper checks and due diligence are applied in employment procedures to ensure compliance with this legislation. We also conform to the NHS employment check standards within our workforce recruitment and selection practices. This strategic approach incorporates analysis of the Trust's supply chains and its partners to assess risk exposure and management on modern slavery. Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.

We are seeking a well-motivated, enthusiastic, caring and compassionate Band 4 Assistant practitioner with Head & Neck experience to join our Head & Neck outpatients team. We are based in the Elective Care Centre at the Aintree site of Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We are a busy regional Maxillo facial outpatients department with a multi - disciplinary team that will support you throughout your development. We offer a range of clinics that will stretch and develop you , including Trauma , Oncology , Minor oral surgery, skin surgery, TMJ and many more If you are passionate about providing the highest standards of care to patients and if nothing but the best will do we want to hear from you. MFU / Head & Neck experience is desirable as this post will be to support the development / expansion of our treatment clinics within the department Applications are welcomed from well-motivated individuals, who are flexible, able to demonstrate high standards of care, and who possess excellent communication skills.,
• Foundation degree in assisting professional practice/equivalent, Previous acute care experience
• Ability to provide excellent patient care, Ability to analyze patient progress in response to care given
• Understands the role of audit in assuring standards of care and can undertake audits in practice., Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the Healthcare setting.
• Excellent communication skills
• Basic Computer Skills: I/E can use PAS systems, email and can access policies on the Trust intranet, A good team player supportive of colleagues and patients
  
  Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients. UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West. Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

Note: Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right to work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria.