Clinical responsibilities

- Deliver clinical and therapeutic care, within the clinical setting within set protocolsand 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 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.
- Coordinate and undertake the protected 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, and dressing needs with respect for culture and religious needs ensuring privacy and dignity at all times.
- Utilise knowledge in the prevention of pressure sores and risk assessment tools e.g. waterlow score, use prescribed pressure-relieving equipment appropriately.
- 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.

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