Assistant Practitioner

Assistant Practitioner - Department of Medicine for Older People

Band 4

Main area

Clinical Gerontology

Grade

Band 4

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref

287-RMED-500-25

Department name

LUH - 1 General Staffing (AFC posts)

Site

Royal Liverpool Hospital

Town

Liverpool

Salary

£27,485 - £30,162 per annum. Annex 21 terms and conditions may be considered.

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

17/03/2026 23:59

Job Overview

The Department for Older People has an exciting opportunity to support the development of a Band 4 Practitioner.

We are looking for Band 3 HCA who has a passion for working with Older People, to work in our Broadgreen Outpatient Department and support the development of the newly established Frailty Hub. This post will support our MDT clinics, whilst working with Geriatrician Consultant, Nurse Consultant and Therapist. You will be utilising extended practitioner skills, taking a social history and supporting the completion of a comprehensive geriatric assessment. The post holder will support our specialised clinics delivered on the BGH site, to ensure we deliver the highest standard of care to our patients

Main duties of the job

The Assistant Practitioner will function at a higher competency level than that of other

Health Care S

upport workers, with responsibility for actively participating as part of

the Multi Disciplinary Team within the ward/dept, to provide a seamless service to

patients with proximal supervision from a registered nurse/practitioner.

The Assistant Practitioner will provide general/specific care as specified below for a specific client group and will be competent to work across professional disciplines, referring patients for Allied Health Professional assessment and treatment or to other

agencies as required.

The post holder will be required to play an integral role in the delivery of safe and high quality care and will be expected to observe the patient and react appropriately to any changes. The post holder will contribute to the planning of care for patients and work in support of qualified nurses, doctors and allied health professionals within an acute in patient setting. Supervision and teaching of junior staff will be part of the role.

Working for our organisation

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over

16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit their careers page.

Detailed Job Description And Main 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 wit

h the plan of care.

Implement and evaluate individual care/treatment plans. Ensure care is documented accurately and in a timely manner as per Trust policy.

Coordinate and undertake the safe admission, transfer and discharge of patients in accordance with Trust policies. Perform effective and timely discharge planning.

Provide high quality patient care, appropriate to patient need.

Take responsibility for the delivery of care to a group of patients.

Assist patients in maintaining their personal hygiene, grooming and dressing needs with respect for culture and religious needs, ensuring privacy and dignity at all times.

Contribute to a therapeutic environment to aid patient rest and sleep.

For full details, please refer to the attached job description

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Foundation degree relevant area of study/equivalent
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable previous Healthcare Experience
• ability to provide excellent patient care
  
  

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Computer literate including, use of Microsoft Excel, Electronic Patient Record and other systems needed for the downloading and interpretation of monitoring data.

Ability to analyse patient progress in response to care given

Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to organise and manage own workload
• Communication skills - able to relate and communicate with patients and staff at all levels and from different professions. Adapts communication style as necessary and is able to work with others.
• Ability to use technology proficiently and to teach others how to use
  
  

Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.

Posts advertised to 'internal staff' are open to employees of hospitals within University Hospitals of Liverpool Group and you should confirm your employment within your application form.

Note: Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right to work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria.

Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.

We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.

Candidates applying for the role of Healthcare Assistant on the

staff bank should note that due to the nature of the role, workers must be aged 18 or above when commencing in post. Applicants are therefore welcome from those aged over 18 or within 3 months' of their 18^th birthday.

The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working.

The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24.

Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £26.50 (standard disclosure) or £54.50 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Ba

nk posts require upfront payment.

From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years.

Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults' policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures.

Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation.

All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action.

As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence.

If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to partici

pate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on 0151 706 4666 at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post.

Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

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