Job Summary
We are excited to announce the Trauma & Orthopaedic department are looking for a motivated, caring, team orientated individual to work as part of the established SWAT Team. This is an exciting opportunity to develop this patient focused service and ensure safe, successful early discharge from the hospital and support patients through their recovery back at home.
Are you compassionate, enthusiastic, highly motivated and passionate about Orthopaedics? Do you want to be part of a GIRFT acclaimed Orthopaedic department.
We are looking for a committed Technical Instructor/Assistant Practitioner (band 4) to support the Clinical Lead and Ward Manager to provide a hybrid acute and community service to manage patients from admission to the acute hospital through to their management back at home in the community.
All staff members are supported to develop their clinical and leadership skills by the visible senior leadership team. The successful candidate will be mentored closely, but will once confident work autonomously seeing patients both in the acute and community settings. It is helpful to have experience of orthopaedics and / or community patient care. Confidence with driving is essential in the community role.
If being part of a dynamic multi-disciplinary team, supporting and developing others, and making a difference is fundamental to you, we would love to hear from you to discuss this exciting opportunity further.
Main duties of the job
The role of the Band 4 Technical Instructor / Assistant Practitioner is to deliver high quality, caring, compassionate patient care. The post holder will support the SWAT Team in managing trauma & orthopaedic patients, providing a high standard multi-disciplinary service in both acute and community settings, including the orthopaedic wards and home environments, over a 7-day service.
This will involve undertaking assessment, implementation, and evaluation of patient care needs for a defined group of patients under the indirect supervision of a registered professional in their specialist area. The post holders are required to work as part of a team committed to delivering and improving a high standard of care within South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Obtained an educational level of GCSE level A – C English and Maths or equivalent
- Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care or equivalent higher apprenticeship (Assistant Practitioner / Nurse Associate)
- Care Certificate or willingness to work towards attaining it
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in delivering care and working in a healthcare, people centred environment
- Experience working as part of a team
Desirable
- Experience in supervising others at work
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of competence in patient assessment skills
- Evidence of specialist extended skills and competencies
- Evidence of regular updates and utilisation of specialist skills and competencies
- Able to implement and evaluate treatment
- Able to recognise when escalation to a registered professional is required
- Able to delegate work appropriately
- Good written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills
- Competent IT skills
- Able to present information, written and orally in an accurate clear and logical manner
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload
- Able to work autonomously
- Ability to write accurate and legibly in patient notes
- Experience of supervising others
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Able to work as part of a team
- Compassionate and caring nature
- Empathetic
- Reliable
Other
Essential
- Passes pre-employment checks
- Holds a full driving license and willing to drive independently to visit patients
- Able to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities
- Able, with appropriate support, to work in an emotionally demanding environment
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Closing Date: 31 March 2025
