Pressure Ulcer and Falls Prevention Assistant Practitioner

at  Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Annexe 21 Training post for HCA Band 3 leading to band 4 Assistant Practitioner for Falls and Pressure Ulcer Prevention upon completion of Foundation Degree in Assisting Professional Practice.
Are you a Band 3 HCA with NHS experience, willing to attend the assistant practitioners course and undergo further training to develop your role?
The Liverpool University Hospitals is seeking to appoint 1 band 3 HCA in a training post to help our staff prevent falls and pressure ulcers. We will train you to develop your relationship with clinical staff, educate others , provide clinical care to patients and advice to our staff.
You will be required to and fully supported to undertake the assistant practitioners course whilst working as a HCA band 3 within our Tissue Viability and Falls teams on the Aintree site.
Once the assistant practitioner course is completed and you have gained your foundation degree in assisting professional practice it is envisaged that you will be progressed to band 4 Assistant Practitioner for Falls and Pressure Ulcer Prevention and be based on the Aintree site but be willing to work across Royal and Broadgreen site if required.

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