Assistant practitioner
| Posting date: | 05 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £24,937.00 to £26,598.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24937.00 - £26598.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 September 2025 |
| Location: | Gillingham, ME7 3AL |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | B9813-25-0143 |
Summary
Criteria Essential Desirable Qualifications NVQ Level 2 in healthcare or equivalent Qualification relating to caring for people living with dementia, or NVQ level 3 Experience Proven experience working with vulnerable adults with complex and varying needs within a social or health care setting Multi-disciplinary teamwork Understanding of the need for enabling patients to achieve optimum independence Experience of working with people with dementia Experience of working in a community setting Special knowledge / expertise Demonstrate a good working knowledge of dementia and importance of person centred care/therapy Awareness of support available for older people Disposition, adjustment, attitude and commitment Good interpersonal skills Flexibility and adaptability to change. Practical / intellectual skills Fundamental IT Skills Ability to work on own initiative and unsupervised Ability to carry out rehabilitation/therapeutic activities MCH values Being caring and compassionate The health and wellbeing of our patients and staff are my priority. I show kindness and humanity. I am inclusive and non-discriminatory. Working in partnership I ask for, respond to and offer feedback which improves the quality of our services. I work effectively as part of my immediate team, the wider organisation and with external partners to achieve shared goals. I take responsibility and ownership for my area of work and I meet and manage expectations. Delivering quality and value I raise my concerns and I am open and honest when things do not go well, learning from successes and mistakes. I make the most of resources and reduce waste and inefficiencies. I seek out, share and actively participate in new ideas and ways of working. These are the core values and behaviours expected of all roles within MCH and individual performance in relation to the values is assessed in your PDR. A full description is available from your manager and the intranet.