Assistant Practitioner Intermediate Care Team

See job description Communication and Working Relationships To maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records of care given. To record activity on a clinical data base as required To work as part of the Locality team including joint working with colleagues from different professional backgrounds Feedback to the multi-disciplinary team and attendance at professional meeting as required Planning and Organisation including end of life care and risk management Work proactively with patients and their families to develop personalised care plans which reflect their choices for end-of-life care Liaise closely with a range of providers of palliative care service, so that people will receive quality care aligned to the Gold Standards Framework Support terminally ill patients and their carers/relatives, ensuring other relevant agencies are involved Work with patients and carers to teach and educate them about the early warning signs to prevent crises Responsibility and Accountability Assist in the monitoring and protecting of groups and individuals whose health and well-being may be at risk e.g.: vulnerable adult To participate in ordering of specific equipment, in line with instructions and ensuring safe practice Participate in ordering and monitoring of stores, equipment and other appropriate tasks Undertake statutory and mandatory and other training as requested Support research-based practice Responsibility for Finance, Equipment and Other Resources Awareness of financial constraints of services and need to act responsibility in the assessment of needs with accountability for the recommendations made for care services Awareness of financial implications for service users including that financial assessments may be required should statutory funding be required Responsibility for Supervision, Leadership and Management To contribute to the supervision of non-registered health care support workers To support junior members of staff and students, promoting and monitoring best practice Develop and maintain skills required for patients within a community setting in line with appraisal and competencies To participate in supervision and appraisal and take responsibility for own professional development Contribute to the planning, development and implementation of educational programmes for staff, patients and carers Be responsible for own personal development and to keep up to date with current issues in clinical field, to include participation and attendance at related meetings, mandatory and in-service training days Participate in appraisal system and maintain own portfolio of professional practice Participate in clinical supervision in support of continuing professional development Information Technology and Administrative Duties Be competent in the use of It for data capture, client records and activity recording Knowledge of data protection legislation and implications of consent and data sharing