184588 AHP Assistant Practitioner

What are Home Teams?

Home Teams is the first part of a wider programme of change to how community services will be delivered in the months and years ahead.  This wider programme of Community Transformation is the most significant change to community services in our region in forty years.

Home Teams bring together existing workforce from within Community Health and Social Care in a more targeted and joined up way of working. This approach integrates staff from Community Nursing, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Patient Flow, Reablement, Social Work Services, Public Health Improvement and Business Support.

There are eight Home Teams across Dumfries and Galloway; The Rhins, The Machars, Stewartry, Upper Nithsdale, Dumfries North and South, Upper Annandale & Eskdale and Lower Annandale & Eskdale.

Home Teams are in the early stage of development and will deliver on the following functions:

·         Prevention, Early Intervention, Self Management and Community Support

·         Rehabilitation and Reablement

·         Rapid Response

·         Palliative and End of Life Care

·         Facilitated discharge from hospital (Discharge to Assess)

·         Community Based Assessments and Reviews

Single Access Point (SAP) will be the route for all new public referrals into Home Teams.

What is the vision for Home Teams?

Home Teams will be fully integrated teams placed at the heart of the community.  Home Teams will work closely with people and their families, friends, Carers and local community resources, using person centred approaches that will help them to live healthy and active lives and live at home for longer.

As a member of a Home Team:

·         You will be part of a close-knit integrated team who will use your combined skills and knowledge to provide the most appropriate care and/or support to people living in your area.

·         Your team will build on existing good practice to ensure each persons journey through Home Teams is seamless and joined up.

·         Your team will work in a flexible way, adapting the way you work to reflect the changing need and demand of people within your area and across the other Home Teams.

·         Home Teams will be given training opportunities to up-skill and develop in order to meet the changing needs of people you provide care and support to.

We are looking for a Band 4 OT/PT Assistant practitioner to join our newly formed Home team within the Stewartry. If you don't meet the person spec for Band 4 we are happy to provide a development opportunity for those meeting the Band 3 person spec. This would mean starting at Band 3 and then  following completion of  agreed training and completed competencies progression to the Band 4 level over an agreed timescale'

 The Assistant Practitioner will provide a high quality, person centred and holistic approach in supporting an individual to achieve their optimal level of function. The Assistant Practitioner will undertake a range of assessments, plan and alter interventions and provide input within hospital and home or homely environments. The Assistant Practitioner will be expected to work and be supervised remotely at times and will receive caseload delegation from an HCPC registered practitioner. The Assistant Practitioner will be required to work closely with health, social care and third sector professionals as well as family members and carers. The Assistant Practitioner must have a UK driving licence and be able to drive due to the community nature of the role.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an integrated team of health and social care professionals, working together to meet the needs and promote the independence of those living in our community.

The role may be suitable as a development opportunity for someone who is looking to progress within Health and Social Care.

Informal enquiries please direct them to shona.jessup@nhs.scot

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

To find out more about working with NHS Dumfries and Galloway and for an insight into our friendly, beautiful corner of Scotland please visit our Work With Us web pages https://www.nhsdg.co.uk/workwithus/

NHS Scotland is reducing their full-time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week for NHS Agenda for Change workers in Scotland from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period, for which you would be paid, until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week.

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EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY
NHS Dumfries and Galloway is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Dumfries and Galloway welcomes applicants from all sections of the community. 

PUBLIC PROTECTION
Public protection practice encompasses the recognition and management of risk in order to prevent or reduce harm to children, (including unborn babies), young people and adults. All public protection legislation, and NHS Dumfries and Galloway (NHSDG) policies and guidance are founded on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the European Convention on Human Rights, and the principles of these Conventions underpin all NHSDG core business.

RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
NHS Dumfries and Galloway has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by the UK Border Agency. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. Candidates who require a Certificate of Sponsorship can access further information on the UK Border Agencys new points based system that now governs the way individuals from outside the UK can work at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk   
Please ensure the vacancy salary meets the minimum salary required for sponsorship.   We are unable to provide sponsorship for bank contracts.

UNITED KINGDOM REGISTRATION
NHS Dumfries & Galloway are currently unable to support OSCE Training for international nurses for vacancies.   
Vacancies requiring professional registration require full United Kingdom registration with the appropriate council (eg NMC, HCPC, GMC etc).