Assistant Practitioner

at  South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

To work within the Continence Team, providing care to patients in their own homes / care home / other care settings providing assessment and treatment of patients in the community. It will also support the appropriate early discharge of patients and will give support to Primary Care and the Unplanned Care Team To carry out planned and unplanned health (nursing) interventions as designated by the lead clinician, and will work both supervised and unsupervised in patients own homes, residential, nursing and other intermediate care facilities, reporting back patient progress and informing the lead clinician of any problems The Assistant Practitioner will provide advanced support to the registered nurse and will work within the defined Trust policies, procedures and competencies and treatment plans for patients creating safe, caring environment that provides privacy, dignity and respect for the patient The post holder will work flexibly across boundaries of care to support patients in their own homes and care homes based on identified need The post holder must comply with the Trusts vision, values and behavioural compact FOR FULL JOB DESCRIPTION SEE ATTACHMEN

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