Job summary
- Main area
- Acute Medical Unit
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 18 hours per week
- Job ref
- 234-24-M1734
- Employer
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital
- Town
- Norwich
- Salary
- £26,530 - £29,114 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/06/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 30/06/2025
Employer heading

Assistant Practitioner - Acute Medical Unit
NHS AfC: Band 4
At NNUH it is our privilege to provide healthcare to over one million people across Norfolk and surrounding areas. Our vision is to ‘provide the best care for every patient’, and if this inspires you and you share our values, we really want you to join our team.
NNUH is currently the busiest Trauma Unit in the East of England caring for almost 850 trauma patients annually many with complex care needs. We are enhancing our urgent and emergency care specialist services for patients with significant injuries as a result of trauma and have an ambition to become a Major Trauma Centre.
Our values support our vision and guide the behaviour of everything we do, these are:
People-focused
We look after the needs of our patients, carers and colleagues, to provide a safe and caring experience for all.
Respect
We act with care, compassion and kindness and value others’ diverse needs.
Integrity
We take an honest, open and ethical approach to everything we do.
Dedication
We work as one team and support each other to maintain the highest professional standards.
Excellence
We continuously learn and improve to achieve the best outcomes for our patients and our hospital.
Wish you were here? So do we.
We want all our staff to achieve a balance between work and personal life and understand how important flexible working can be. We welcome applications on a full or part time basis, various shift patterns and hybrid working, where roles allow.
At the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH), we know the benefits diversity can bring to our organisation such as creativity, innovation and compassion. All of which have a direct impact towards our staff and patient experience. We are committed to being a Hospital for All – being equitable and inclusive, and a place where all feel a sense of belonging. We therefore particularly encourage and welcome applications from candidates who are underrepresented in NNUH’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, people with diverse abilities and people within the LGBT+ community.
Job overview
The Acute Medical Unit at NNUH is set across three wards currently with a combined bed base of 84 beds plus 9 trolleys. Much like other AMU’s we receive patients directly from GP’s and the Emergency Department and we ensure all emergency admission patients receive seamless, high-quality care at the point of admission. We see around 20,000 emergency admissions each year.
Where we differ from other acute units is that NNUH has spent a lot of time in the development of Emergency Care which has led to the expansion of the services offered by the Acute Medical Unit. This includes Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC), Priority Assessment Unit (PAU) acute medical short stay beds, and advanced care for critically ill patients.
We get to see a huge variety of patients in AMU, and it gives Assistant Practitioners the chance to enjoy a working environment where you are exposed to lots of different patients and no two days are the same. NNUH is keen on career progression; we encourage every single member of our teams to achieve their potential.
Main duties of the job
The Assistant Practitioner will function as part of the Multidisciplinary Team within the Ambulatory Care Unit and the Acute Medical Unit, to provide a seamless service to patients under the remote supervision of a Registered Nurse/Practitioner. They will also have the opportunity to work with the Unit Coordinator in driving patient flow in and out of the units from GP/Emergency Department to the Wards or discharge home.
The post holder will continue to develop and undertake a range of delegated tasks and delegated authority and will report to a Registered Practitioner. The Assistant Practitioner will provide a high standard of general/specific care for an identified client group and will be proficient and competent to work across professional disciplines.
The post holder will be able to deliver elements of health and social care and undertake clinical work in domains that have previously only been within the remit of registered professionals. He or she would also have the underpinning knowledge and assessed level of competence to undertake such as role – locally assessed following academic instruction. It is anticipated that this role will continue to develop through the acquisition of further skills, knowledge and competencies to be determined within the clinical teams, with focus on clients need.
Working for our organisation
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUH’s ‘PRIDE’ values of People focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence and demonstrate behaviours that support and encourage an inclusive culture.
- Deliver clinical and therapeutic care to patients as required within set protocols and within the scope of the Assistant Practitioner remit.
- Perform patient assessment under remote supervision and after appropriate delegation from the Registered Practitioner
- Plan and deliver high standards of individualised personal care in accordance with Essence of Care benchmarks and Trust policies
- To communicate effectively at all times within the team, with other health care professionals and with the patient, family, carers and all visitors
Please see the attached job description for full details.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Foundation degree in Health Studies (Science) or academic equivalent; e.g. Diploma in Higher Education
Desirable criteria
- Apprenticeship in Health and Social Care or Health (which includes NVQ level 3)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience of working within a healthcare environment
Skills
Essential criteria
- Understanding of the role and requirements of the Assistant Practitioner role within AMU
- Highly motivated and able to use initiative
Attitude, aptitude
Essential criteria
- Ability to relate well with patients/clients/relatives/visitors and colleagues within the multi-disciplinary team
- Flexible and adaptable to changing needs of the service
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH’s PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
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
- Kathleen Comia
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01603 288535
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