Sanctuary Personnel, a leading recruitment company to the private and public sector has a locum vacancy for a Band 4 Associate Practitioner to work based in Colchester.
The pay rate for this locum Associate Practitioner job is £15.55 per hour (Assignment rate) and is a 1-month contract.
Duties:
- Contribute to the comprehensive assessment of service users in the area that you are working
- Work as a member of Essex STaRS in providing high quality, evidence-based, holistic care to service users in line with trust policies
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate packages of care based upon individual service user’s needs, under the guidance of the Senior Nurse as per NICE guidance
- Act as a mentor to students and junior staff, and be responsible for supervising unqualified staff
- Work collaboratively with key partner organisations, service users, carers, clinicians and other practitioners within the service in delivering services
- Display behaviours that are aligned with the Trust values and in accordance with the NHS Constitution at all times
- Assist in the management and care of service users requiring specialist prescribing interventions within Essex STaRS
- Produce accurate and timely documentation/records on all service users in line with relevant codes and Trust policies
- Conduct/contribute to the assessment process, as well as the observation and ongoing assessment, providing accurate and timely feedback
- Participate in the planning, implementation / evaluation and ongoing review of recovery plans
- Provide practical support, advice and education to service users, carers and other disciplines
- Responsible for the recording of all service users related activity information onto Theseus
- Carry out risk assessments including any potential hazards in the service users environment
- Attend multi-disciplinary meetings i.e. referral / review / business
- Report and document incidents as required
- Act as a key worker under supervision of a registered clinician
- Support in group work such as relaxation, health promotion, hearing voices, anger management, psycho education etc
- Provide support to service users to promote adherence with medication and treatment regimes in line with Trust policy
- Safe transportation and storage of medicines, checking receipt, storage of medicines in medicine cupboard
- Provide education and support to develop service users’ understanding of mental illness
- With relevant expertise and experience and support, provide psycho-social intervention, education and support to develop service users’ understanding of mental illness with aim to prevent relapse and admission
- Undertake physical health checks of service users including dry blood spot testing and act on the findings appropriately
- Understand and utilise Health and Social Care commissioned services
- Undertake carers assessment in line with Trust’s key performance indicators
- Provide comprehensive assessment, care planning, treatment and review under the supervision of a registered nurse
- Provide formulation, delivery and review of individualised evidence based care / care packages according to NICE guidance including non-medication strategies
- Be an Infection control link person
Requirements of the Associate Practitioner:
- HCPC registered
- Must have a relevant qualification in biomedical science or alternative qualification
- Post qualifying experience within biomedical science
- Be competent in use of relevant screening and assessment tools
- Be honest, accessible and responsive
- Understand different perspectives and take responsibility to respond to patients, carers and colleagues
- Go the extra mile and help others achieve their goals
- Be friendly and courteous and show a caring and empathetic approach in transactions with others
- Encourage and embrace change and be proud to share their ideas
- Actively listen and have confidence to speak up to improve services
- Value inclusiveness and respect individual and team differences
- Embrace continuous learning and self-development
Benefits of working for Sanctuary Personnel:
- Free DBS and compliance service
- Daily payroll
- Access to exclusive roles that aren't available with other agencies
- Your own dedicated consultant with extensive biomedical science knowledge
- Refer a Friend bonus - get £250 for each candidate you refer who we successfully place
- Find your own job bonus - Receive £250 for bringing your own position to us
- Clinical governance support
- In house payroll system
- Revalidation
- Industry leading shift booking system
- Nationwide coverage including the Channel islands
Contact:
This Associate Practitioner job is advertised by the Shift Booking Team; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.
