Trainee Assistant Practitioner / Assistant practitioner

The Short Term Services team are recruiting for a full time permanent Trainee Assistant Practitioner to join our team working across several bases within Torbay & South Devon locality. Please note this advert is an internal expression of interest within Short term services team for both NHS and DCC staff.
You will be joining a truly multi-disciplinary team which aims to prevent hospital admissions, facilitate safe and effective discharges home and support patients in their own homes. The team are proactive and have a forward-thinking core that promote a positive and a 'can do' attitude. The successful candidate will be dynamic and key in managing patients to remain in their own home.
You will work independently and autonomously, providing assessment, support, care, treatment and advice to individuals, within guidelines and protocols identified for the role.
Elsewhere, you will be required to work flexibly to ensure a consistent and robust service; this will include seven day working across weekend and bank holiday working, or working in other localities as necessary to meet the needs of the service.
This is a progressional post dependent on completing training, + Contribute to the planning, development and implementation of educational programmes for staff, patients and carers
+ To work independently and autonomously, providing assessment, support, care, treatment and advice to individuals, within guidelines and protocols identified for the role
+ To work within a multi-professional team undertaking practitioner role
+ The post-holder will be required to work flexibly to ensure a consistent and robust service; this will include seven day working across weekend and bank holiday working, or working in other localities as necessary to meet the needs of the service
+ Undertake statutory and mandatory and other training as requested
+ Develop and maintain skills required for patients within a community setting in line with appraisal and KSF
+ To participate in supervision and appraisal and take responsibility for own professional development
+ Work with patients and carers to teach and educate them about the early warning signs to prevent crises
+ Work proactively with patients and their families to develop personalised care plans which reflect their choices for end-of-life care, Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.
You will be joining the organisation at an exciting time. As the first fully integrated care organisation in England, we are working to improve the way we deliver safe, high-quality health and social care. We have a positive and vibrant working atmosphere, we are proud of our investment in our staff both in terms of developing potential career skills and valuing people.
If you provide support to a family member or friend with health or care needs, we aim to be a Carer-friendly employer. We have a 'Staff Carers' policy which includes flexible working where possible and a Carer's Passport scheme that links you into support and discounts.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
+ We reserve the right to close vacancies early if we receive a high volume of applications. Please apply promptly
+ Please read the job description and tailor your application to reflect the role
+ Correspondence will be via Trac, text and email. Please check your email and Trac account regularly.
+ Applicants with no previous NHS experience will ordinarily be appointed to the minimum of the band
+ If you have not received an invitation to interview within 28 days of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion
+ It is your responsibility to assist us in the timely receipt of appropriate references
The Trust is committed to preventing discrimination, valuing diversity and achieving equality of opportunity. No person (staff, patient or public) will receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of the nine protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. If you require support you can obtain this from our Equality Business Forum which has representatives from all protected groups.

Why work with us - We work in an integrated way with allied health care professionals within the locality, and are a motivated and caring team to both patients and colleagues. Our Health and Wellbeing Team is an integrated professional team which includes Social Care, Community Occupational Therapy, Community Physiotherapy, Intermediate Care, Community Nursing, Pharmacy, Dietetics, Support Workers and Volunteering in Health
The team is flexible and promotes a healthy work/home life balance therefore, your package with us includes a lot more than just your pay.
Listed are a few of the additional benefits that are available to you as an employee:
+ NHS Pension Scheme
+ Childcare at our day nursery
+ Generous Holiday Entitlement, starting at 27 days a year (for full time workers) plus bank/public holidays
+ Staff Discounts
+ Career development and training opportunities
+ Employee Support - Staff have access to a 24-hour helpline
Our people are caring, committed, inclusive and focussed on quality. We focus on solutions and people's strengths. We encourage outside the box thinking and embrace innovation and change wherever it can drive improvement.
If you share our values and vision and are passionate about working with people on what matters to them, you could be a real assed to Team Torbay and South Devon. #CareToJoinUsTSD