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Assistant Practitioner | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 21 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £25,147 - £27,596 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 June 2024 |
| Location: | Maidstone, ME15 9QQ |
| Company: | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6328482/846-6328482-CF |
Summary
We are looking for a dedicated and passionate Assistant Practitioner to join our Pathway 3 service based in Maidstone.
Pathway 3 is part of the Home First / Discharge to Assess Process.
We support discharge to local care home for individuals who require a further period of assessment to determine the long- term plan of care when an acute hospital admission is no longer required.
We work in collaboration with the acute trust Discharge Liaison Teams, Kent County Council Social Services Teams, All Age Continuing Health Care, local community services and organisations including the voluntary
sector.
We work collaboratively to support the assessment of individuals in a timely way to determine long term need.
In this challenging role you will be triaging all referrals received and assessing if they are suitable to the service.
You will be liaising with referrers, requesting any additional documentation prior to hospital discharge. You'll be uploading documents to RIO so
use of Community Services System RIO would be an advantage, however, training will be provided.
Good use of Excel would be an advantage as you will be navigating a complex caseload sheet. You'll also need to be able to demonstrate great people skills as you will be handling lots of enquires and speaking with patients and their relatives and carers.
For more information about this role and our service, please feel free to give us a call for an informal chat.
Additional Working Pattern: 9.5 hrs (across 4 days, fixed working days to be confirmed, plus rotational Saturdays (1 in 4)
Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our valuesCompassionateAspirationalResponsiveExcellent
We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences
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The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both
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Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
Although vaccination against COVID-19 is not mandatory, we are strongly encouraging colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
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Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.
This advert closes on Sunday 9 Jun 2024