The Role We have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Practitioner to join the Medical Ambulatory Care based at University Hospital Wishaw. The Successful Candidate Will Act as a member of the care team under the supervision of registered NMAHP Practitioner. Assist patients to achieve their care and rehabilitation goals. Provide support and evidence based care by assisting the planning, implementing, delivery and evaluation of car Undertake baseline assessments within clearly defined parameters for the identified area of care delivery. Use specialist technical and practical skills to deliver flexible, person centred safe and effective care Contract type Permanent / Part Time / 34.10 hours / Band 4 NHS Lanarkshire Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire! Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services. We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas. Why join NHS Lanarkshire? Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career. Some Of NHS Lanarkshire Benefits Include A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service (pro-rata for part time staff) A minimum of 8 days of public holidays Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension) Paid sick leave increasing with length of service Occupational health services Employee Counselling services Work-life Balance policies and procedures NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page. What We'll Need You To Bring Formal qualification at HNC Level or equivalent level of experience in a health / education / social care environment plus short specialist courses relevant to specific clinical area. Awareness of health legislation relevant to the clinical area. Knowledge of the clinical speciality/area process, techniques and / or activities relevant to client group. Ability to apply a range of technical and practical skills. Effective listening, communication and interpersonal skills. Time management, planning and organisational skills. Working knowledge of basic information technology. Ability to work individually or as part of a team. Ability to learn and develop new skills and maintain a record of learning. Car driver with a full, valid UK/EU/EEA licence Looking to find out more? If you’re looking to find out a bit more, then we would love to hear from you! Please contact Kirsten Anderson at Kirsten.Anderson@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk. For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Devon Westwater at Devon.Westwater@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email. Further Information For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.