Band 4 Assistant Practitioner - Paediatric Continence and Enuresis Job Birmingham area,England UK,Healthcare

Band 4 Assistant Practitioner - Paediatric Continence and Enuresis

Company:
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS foundation Trust

A Vacancy at Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dedicated and motivated Band 4 Assistant practitioner to work in Paediatric Continence and Enuresis service.

The Assistant Practitioner will deliver a high-level quality of care and evidence-based intervention. The Assistant Practitioner will provide a wide range of practical care duties and be able to take appropriate action to achieve planned aims and objectives of individual clients within their home and in a clinic environment, without direct supervision and be personally accountable for the standards of such delegated duties.

They will act as a role model for the team providing evidence-based care. The Assistant Practitioner will also be required to support the clinics and be clinically competent to run these clinics. This is an excellent opportunity for anyone who is interested in developing their skills.

The successful candidates must have:

Experience of work within the Paediatric Continence and Enuresis service
NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social care. Plus, any relevant Experience

Be Part of Our Team...

BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry.

We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

Below is a list of duties the Assistant Practitioner will be required to complete on a daily basis which is supported by qualified staff after undertaking an agreed competency framework:

Reassessment of continence products
Undertake under delegation enuresis review clinics.
Teach and support children, young people, and carers in toilet training.
Teach patients/carers with the indirect supervision of a registered practitioner
To evaluate patient progress, reassess and discuss with senior clinicians when appropriate, through feedback discussions. Reports and multidisciplinary meetings.
To identify and resolve issues in relation to medication compliance to ensure patients can self medicate and/or carers are able to medicate children and young people safely where appropriate.
To assist with re-assessments and ordering of products for patients within agreed competency framework to ensure the product remains relevant and safe for the patients needs and that they are used appropriately.
To teach and demonstrate the correct use of products and other techniques to optimise the client’s functional ability and independence.
To contribute to the team/service development (identifying opportunities to improve service delivery to provide best client care in relation to resources available and evidence-based practice) with the assistance of senior clinicians and team leader.
To participate in clinical audit and service developments (through regular measurement/data collection, work evaluation using evidence-based practice projects, audit and outcome measures, either individually or with other clinicians)
To ensure quality of care is maintained in line with quality standards, reporting any inconsistencies in accordance with relevant policies and procedures.
To prioritise and effectively manage clinical and other responsibilities.
To participate fully in the development review (appraisal) process and undertake continuing professional development as required
To maintain professional standard of record keeping, which is accurate and current, in line with professional codes, service standards and team…