Job summary
- Main area
- Assistant Practitioner
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 083-7758446-SL
- Employer
- Sirona care & health CIC
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- South Bristol Community Hospital
- Town
- Bristol
- Salary
- £27,485 - £30,162 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Out of Hours Assistant Practitioner - Bristol
NHS AfC: Band 4
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Job overview
Are you passionate about making a real difference when it matters most?
Join our Out of Hours Service, where you’ll play a vital role in delivering urgent care and supporting people with long-term conditions across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire—helping patients stay safe, well, and independent in their own homes.
You’ll play a key role in supporting patients on the Out of Hours caseload, delivering a range of delegated clinical and therapy-led interventions in community settings. This role offers a valuable opportunity to develop your Assistant Practitioner skills within a supportive, flexible, and experienced team.
Our service works between the hours of 19.30 - 8:00.
Main duties of the job
- Deliver clinical care delegated by the senior healthcare professional, in accordance with an agreed person centred plan of care.
- To undertake and complete the appropriate training, supported by a robust competency
framework, within the time allocated, in order to carry out the requirements of the role and
deliver a competent clinical service. - Continuous maintenance of competencies following policy and avoiding gaps in service through
lapsed competencies - Work within your level of competence, only performing those tasks you have been trained to do
and feel competent to carry out. - Deliver clinical care in the patient’s own home within the scope of the Assistant Practitioner
remit and in accordance with instructions and training received.
Working for our organisation
Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.
We are Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.
Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits you’ll receive.
We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.
We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.
Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.
Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.
Please note, we cannot offer a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.
If you currently require a visa to work in the UK, there must be a minimum of 14 months remaining until the expiry date. If you do not disclose your expiry date within your application, it may not be considered. Please only provide the expiry date and not your share code within your application.
If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted.
Person specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
- Full driving licence
- Relevant Assistant Practitioner course/Foundation Degree modules / Diploma in Clinical Health and Social Care / diploma level 3 or equivalent
Skills, Knowledge, Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of direct client care in a health care setting demonstrating a wide range of clinical skills
- Able to work without direct supervision
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team and build
- Able to communicate clearly, succinctly and sensitively using a range of means
Desirable criteria
- Experience of training and supporting others
- Recent relevant experience within the community setting
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lisa Fuller
- Job title
- Out of Hours BNSSG Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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