Advanced Clinical Practitioner (Band 8a)

HCRG Care Group; Swindon; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

HCRG Care Group in Swindon is seeking an Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join the Integrated Medical Team at Swindon Intermediate Care Centre. You will deliver autonomous, expert clinical care in community hospital services, working across organisational boundaries to support patients with complex and frailty-related conditions, with flexible part-time or full-time hours.

The role requires MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice, Independent Prescriber status, a current driving licence, and

Qualifications

• Registered healthcare professional (essential).
• MSc Advanced Clinical Practice required.
• Independent Prescriber qualification required.
• Significant post‑registration clinical experience.
• Full driving licence and car use during working hours.

Responsibilities

• Deliver autonomous advanced clinical assessment, diagnosis and treatment.
• Manage patients with complex, frailty-related and deteriorating conditions.
• Coordinate patient care across organisational and professional boundaries.
• Support admission avoidance and timely discharge planning.
• Lead and contribute to clinical audits and service improvements.
• Promote evidence-based practice and continuous quality improvement.

Skills

Advanced Clinical Practice

Independent Prescriber

Driving license

Clinical experience

Education

MSc Advanced Clinical Practice

Job description

As an Advanced Clinical Practitioner, you will be a valued member of Integrated Medical Team – based in Swindon Intermediate Care Centre (SwICC), receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including: Band 8a AfC Salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our 'Outstanding' learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding "good" or "outstanding" ratings from the Care Quality Commission.

Job Introduction

Join one of the largest expansions of Advanced Clinical Practice across BSW. We are seeking enthusiastic and ambitious Advanced Clinical Practitioners to join our growing community hospital AP workforce across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire. As an Advanced Clinical Practitioner, you will deliver autonomous, expert clinical care within community hospital services, working across organisational boundaries to support patients with complex and frailty-related conditions. We offer part-time or full-time flexible working hours Hours: Monday - Friday 8am - 4pm. Please note: interviews are expected to be held during the week commencing 23 November 2026.

Main Responsibilities

• Deliver autonomous advanced clinical assessment, diagnosis and treatment.
• Manage patients with complex, frailty-related and deteriorating conditions.
• Coordinate patient care across organisational and professional boundaries.
• Support admission avoidance and timely discharge planning.
• Lead and contribute to clinical audits and service improvements.
• Promote evidence-based practice and continuous quality improvement.

Working for our Organisation

Our community hospitals are at the heart of local healthcare and provide a unique environment for Advanced Clinical Practitioners to make a real difference within Elderly rehab and step up admissions. A full list of responsibilities can be found in the attached job description.

The Ideal Candidate

• Essential: Registered healthcare professional
• Essential: MSc Advanced Clinical Practice
• Essential: Independent Prescriber qualification
• Essential: Significant post-registration clinical experience
• Essential: Current full driving license and use of a car during working hours.

• Desirable: Experience of working within community hospital, rehabilitation or frailty services
• Desirable: Evidence of audit, quality improvement or service development activity
• Desirable: Experience of supporting or mentoring junior staff or students
• Desirable: Membership of a relevant professional network or special interest group

Other requirements: Willingness to work flexibly across Bath, Chippenham, Swindon and Wiltshire.

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do. We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We're a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone. While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. Finally, we need to let you know that the company you’ll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job we’ll need to process and hold information about you. If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.