Pressure Ulcer and Falls Prevention Assistant Practitioner

at  Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Assistant Practitioner for Falls and Pressure Ulcer Prevention (AUH Site) Band 4
Do you have a passion for safe patient care with high clinical standards and are looking for a chance to expand your skills in a challenging and dynamic environment?
Are you an experienced and qualified Assistant Practitioner Band 4 with current NHS hospital experience, preferably on the LUHFT Sites .
Have you been a pressure ulcer/ tissue viability champion/ falls champion? Do you want to work within a team of highly experienced clinical staff?
The Liverpool University Hospitals Tissue Viability & Falls team are seeking to appoint 1 new band 4 Assistant Practitioner who can support our clinical staff in preventing pressure ulcers and falls.
The post will involve, developing relationships with staff in all areas of the trust, educating staff at all levels, providing clinical care to patients and advice to our staff. You will be fully supported by the trust tissue viability and Falls team to undertake your role.
The post will primarily be based on the Aintree Hospital site however you must be willing to work on any site if the service delivery requires this at any point. If you are interested or just want to know more then please contact us for an informal visit or chat.

PRESSURE ULCER PREVENTION SPECIFIC DUTIES:

Under an agreed framework & under proximal supervision of TV nurses who are registered professionals.
Review patients allocated by TVNs.
Provide non-complex wound care as directed by TVN.
Pressure ulcer prevention Training for clinical staff.
Monthly LUHFT Pressure Ulcer Steering Group.
Contribution to monthly site TV team meeting.
Involvement in ward and team based quality improvement projects.
Acts as a mentor for TV champions, students, cadets and HCA’s.
Ward based clinical education pressure ulcer prevention strategies.
Clinical auditing , patient and staff surveys.
Involvement in pressure ulcer and MASD prevention weeks/days across the trust .

FALLS SPECIFIC DUTIES:

Under an agreed framework and proximal supervision of falls team registered professionals.
Involvement in administration aspect caseload allocation
Managing a patient caseload.
Undertake falls assistant practitioner patient reviews.
Falls Training for clinical staff including bank, pool staff.
Monthly LUHFT Falls Steering Group.
Contribution to monthly Falls team meeting.
Involvement in ward and team based quality falls improvement projects.
Acts as a mentor for falls champions, students, cadets and HCA’s.
Ward staff based clinical education falls prevention strategies.
Clinical auditing involving deep dives and patient and staff experience questionnaire.
Involvement in Falls Awareness weeks/days to promote falls across the trust
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
To hear more about our achievements click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf

Clinical responsibilities

• Deliver clinical and therapeutic care, within the clinical setting within set protocols and within scope of Assistant Practitioner remit.
• Organise and prioritise time effectively.
• Perform patient assessment (under supervision and after appropriate delegation from the registered practitioner),and deliver high standards of care in line with the Plan of care
• Implement and evaluate individual care/treatment plans. Ensure care i

Environmental Responsibilities.

• Ensure the maintenance of a safe environment at all times.
• Ensure the safe custody of patients’ valuables and property.
• Ensure the most effective and economical use of all supplies and equipment.
• Escort patients to other wards and departments as required.
• Be aware of Manual Handling regulations, particularly with regard to the moving and handling of patients, and attend both theoretical and practical training provided by the Trus

Educational Responsibilities.

• Demonstrate procedures to and supervise unqualified staff. Contribute to the learning environment on the ward and team mentoring at an optimum level.
• Supervise, assess and mentor Trainee Healthcare Support workers, Trainee Assistant Practitioners, assist in the supervision and learning of other students with the exception of their assessment.
• Undertake A1 assessors award to assess up to NVQ level 3.
• Participate in the induction of new members of staff to impart specific local knowledge of the ward/dept.
• Promote and participate in the Health Education both personally and with all patients and relatives as appropriate

Professional responsibilities.

• Exhibit professional behaviour and attitude at all times, and demonstrat