Assistant Practitioner

NHS Dorset; Marshfield; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Dorset is seeking an Assistant Practitioner to support All Age ContinuingCare teams across the cluster. You will assist with assessments, care planning, 1-1 care, and reviews in community, residential, and virtual settings under supervision.

The role operates Monday to Friday with no nights or weekends, offering a hybrid mix of office, remote, and face-to-face reviews. Applicants should be committed to person-centred care, confidentiality, and effective communication with individuals,

Qualifications

• Educated to Level 3 in a relevant subject or equivalent qualification.
• Experience handling sensitive information with discretion.
• Familiar with IT systems including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Assist with assessments, reviews, care planning, and Personal Health Budgets.
• Support All Age Continuing Care (AACC) service to deliver high-quality care.
• Facilitate multi-disciplinary assessments and reviews following procedures.
• Maintain confidentiality and communicate with individuals, families and professionals.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Excellent written communication

Patient-centered care

IT literacy (Outlook, Word, Excel, PPT

Education

Level 3 qualification in health or related subject

Job description

We are looking for an Assistant Practitioner who has aninterest in Adults Continuing Healthcare and Funded Nursing Care, includingFast track. The Assistant Practitioner role is part of the All Age ContinuingCare Team in the cluster ICB of NHS Dorset, NHS Somerset, NHS Bath, NESomerset, Swindon & Wiltshire. The role operates Monday to Friday corehours, with no night shifts or weekends, with a hybrid approach of office work,remote working and face to face reviews and care planning with individualsacross the cluster footprint. For an informal chat or more information pleasecontact [e-mail]. This role is for a Assistant Practitioner,with a requirement for cross cover across the Cluster. Although there will be aprimary allocation to a Place team, the expectation is that we will be movingtowards one ICB and flexibility is required.

PLEASE NOTE THAT INTERVIEWS WILLTAKE PLACE 16TH AND 17TH NOVEMBER 2026.

Main duties of the job

As an Assistant Practitioner, you will support theregistered professionals within the operational team of All Age ContinuingCare. You will work directly with individuals and their representatives,coordinating and undertaking care planning and some aspects of case management,including the monitoring and review of care packages including 1-1 care andsupport. You will undertake reviews in both community and residential settingsas well as virtually under supervision and in line with the National Frameworkfor NHS Continuing Care, including joint funding. You will act as a point ofcontact and communicate regularly with individuals, their representatives aswell as health and social care professionals. Please refer to the Jobdescription for the full role duties.

About us

Under the Model ICB Blueprint and the 10 Year Health Plan,ICBs will adopt a morestrategic commissioning role, focusing on population needs, reducinginequalities, anddelivering the three shifts as defined in the 10 year health plan, all whileoperating within strict financial limits.

The new organisation will operate on a larger scale with arevised vision and purpose,managing a commissioning budget of around £8 billion. Our role as astrategiccommissioner is to transform our local NHS through exceptional commissioningand build an innovative health system fit for the 21st century that truly meetsour communities needs. Informed by high quality data and insights, we willradically re-imagine how we operate, making sure that every pound in oursystem delivers the best possible value for everyone we serve.

We will encourage and support our people to grow and developnew skills and embrace new agile ways of working. Everyone is encouragedto contribute ideas, seek feedback, and take part in creating a listeningand learning culture where insight leads to improvement.

We will work as a team of teams, collaboratingacross services and professions to deliver the best outcomes for ourcommunities. You will be encouraged, and expected to model inclusivebehaviours, valuing diverse perspectives and helping to create a workplacewhere everyone feels respected, supported, and able to thrive.

Job responsibilities

Please also refer to the attached detailed JobDescription.

To support the delivery of highquality All Age ContinuingCare (AACC) services by assisting with assessments, reviews, care planning andPersonal Health Budgets, ensuring all activity is personcentred and compliantwith the National Framework(s). The post holder will play a key role insupporting the All Age Continuing Care (AACC) service to achieve its goal inproviding a high quality service to our population. Working within the remit ofthe current National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS fundedNursing Care and Children and Young Persons Continuing Care, the post holderwill deliver an effective and competent level of service that is consistentlypersonalised and patient centred. The post holder will work with colleagues tosupport the assessment and review functions of the team.

The post holder will assist and support in the facilitationof multi-disciplinary assessments and reviews, in line with standard operatingpolicy and procedures. This could include but is not limited to: informationgathering, signposting, undertaking reviews such as FNC/CHC where appropriate,support with care planning and Personal Health Budgets.

The post holder will possess basic knowledge of the NHSFramework for Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing Care; along withlocal policy and practice related to CHC.

The job description and person specification are an outlineof the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The jobholder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by theirline manager.

The job description and person specification may be reviewedon an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the Department andthe Organisation.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Please also see attached Person Specification.
• Educated to Level in a relevant subject or equivalent level of qualification or significant equivalent previous proven experience that can be transferred to role.
• Demonstrable experience in dealing with the public and dealing with sensitive and confidential information.
• Intermediate knowledge of IT systems and software programmes such as Outlook, Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
• Understanding of Confidentiality and Data Protection Act.
• Knowledge of NHS configuration.

Experience

• Please also see attached Person Specification.
• Experience working in a health or social care setting.
• Understanding of the National Framework (desirable).
• Experience supporting assessments or reviews (desirable).
• Ability to travel across the IC footprint when required.
• Clear communicator with excellent writing, data entry and presentation skills: capable of constructing and delivering clear information/ instructions to colleagues and service users regarding their care.
• Ability to work under pressure in a busy working environment and able to multi-task. Effective team working.
• Ability to work without supervision and to work on own initiative, organising and prioritising own workload to changing and often tight deadlines.
• An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust.
• Professional, calm and efficient manner.
• Commitment to continuing professional development.

NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon, and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board