Assistant Practitioner

Job overview

The qualified Assistant Practitioner (AP) will work as part of a team, planning, delivering and evaluating healthcare that focuses on the direct care of patients. The role will entail carrying out specific clinical tasks and responsibilities as delegated by a registered Nurse ensuring the highest standard of care is achieved whilst supporting patients, family and carers and the multi-disciplinary team. The Assistant Practitioner has a required level of knowledge and skill beyond that of the traditional Nursing Assistant role. The Assistant Practitioner will be able to deliver elements of health and social care and undertake clinical skills in domains that have previously been the remit of registered professionals.

The Assistant Practitioner will function at an explicit competency level in line with the requirement of the post to delivering evidenced based individual patient care to the standards defined by the OUH NHS F...