NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group
Assistant Practitioner
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Role Overview
The Assistant Practitioner will function at a higher competency level than that of other Health Care Support workers with responsibility for actively participating as part of the Multi Disciplinary Team within the Axess department, to provide a seamless service to patients with proximal supervision from a registered nurse/practitioner. The Assistant Practitioner will provide general/specific care such as sexual health screen, POC testing, routine observations, and Phlebotomy for a specific client group. 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 work in support of qualified nurses, doctors, and allied health professionals within the sexual health department.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver clinical and therapeutic care, within the clinical setting within set protocols and within the scope of the 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 with 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.
- Provide high-quality patient care, appropriate to patient need.
- Take responsibility for the delivery of care to a group of patients.
- Take personal responsibility for ensuring that patients are treated with courtesy at all times, the individual needs of the patients are respected, and confidentiality is maintained at all times.
- Promote and value the rights, responsibilities, and diversity of people.
- Team working.
- Coordinate a team of support workers in care delivery and where appropriate.
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About the Trust
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.
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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.
Contact Information
For further details/informal visits contact:
- Name: EIMEAR KEALEY-SMITH
- Job title: NURSE CONSULTANT BBV
- Email address: Eimear.kealey-smith@liverpoolft.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 0151 706 3474
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