Band 4 Nursing Associate/Assistant Practitioner

HCRG Care Group; Swindon; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Group pension

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Wage advance options

Job summary

HCRG Care Group in Swindon is seeking a Band 4 Nursing Associate/Assistant Practitioner for a part-time role (33.5 hours per week) at The Orbital, Swindon. The position is permanent with a focus on integrated care and high-quality patient outcomes.

The ideal candidate will have NVQ 3 in Health & Social Care, NHS community rehabilitation or nursing experience, and strong communication skills. The role offers a range of benefits and opportunities for professional development within Community

Qualifications

• NVQ 3 in Health & Social care or level 3 or equivalent required. Foundation degree in relevant subject if not completed.
• NHS community rehabilitation or nursing experience: experience of working as a band 3 rehabilitation/therapy assistant/healthcare assistant/support worker.
• Understands health and social needs of the local community.
• Confidentiality and information governance awareness.
• Ability to work independently with home and clinic visits.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively within the Integrated Neighbourhood Team and wider MDT to deliver high-quality, patient-focused interventions.
• Contribute to assessment, planning, implementation, and review of individualised care and rehabilitation plans.
• Undertake delegated assessments and treatments within scope of practice.
• Deliver safe, effective, and compassionate care to a diverse patient population.
• Demonstrate ability to work independently while maintaining teamwork and communication.
• Support team functioning including administration, point of contact for patients/families, and equipment maintenance.

Education

NVQ 3 in Health & Social Care (or equivalent)

Foundation degree in relevant subject (if not completed)

Job description

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Band 4 Nursing Associate/Assistant Practitioner

Job Reference HCRGCG/TP/42452/20200

Number of Positions:

1

Contract Type:

Permanent - Part Time

Weekly contracted hours:

33.5

Location:

The Orbital, Swindon

Closing Date:

23/08/2026

Job Category:

HCRG - Additional Clinical Services

Service type:

HCRG - Community Services P1

Business Unit:

HCRG - BSW - Community Services

Job Introduction

We are seeking an enthusiastic Band 4 Nursing Associate/Assistant Practitioner to join our dedicated team, delivering high-quality, person-centred care that supports patients to achieve the best possible outcomes.

This advert is open to those looking for either Nursing Associate or Assistant Practitioner roles. Both roles are essential in delivering integrated care across the population. Nursing Associates are equipped with the knowledge, understanding, skills, attitudes and behaviours relevant to employment; and will act in accordance with the NMC code of professional standards of practice and behaviours for Nursing Associates. Nursing Associates work primarily within the nursing service.

Assistant Practitioners are equipment with the knowledge, understanding, skills, attitudes and behaviours relevant to employment. They will provide high standard of care and/or rehabilitation to a range of patients. Assistant Practitioners can work specifically within therapy, nursing or a combination of both services with the appropriate training, support and guidance.

This is a part-time role working 33.5 hours per week.

• Work collaboratively within the Integrated Neighbourhood Team and wider MDT to deliver high-quality, patient-focused interventions.
• Contribute to the assessment, planning, implementation, and review of individualised care and rehabilitation plans.
• Undertake delegated assessments and treatments within their scope of practice and competence.
• Deliver and promote safe, effective, and compassionate care to a diverse patient population with varying health and rehabilitation needs.
• Demonstrate the ability to work independently while maintaining strong teamwork and communication skills.
• Show initiative in supporting the overall functioning of the team, including administrative tasks, acting as a point of contact for patients, families, and partner organisations, and assisting with the maintenance and organisation of equipment and resources.

Please see the job description attached for a full list of responsibilities.

The ideal candidate will have -

• NVQ 3 in Health & Social care or level 3 or equivalent. Requirement to commence Foundation degree in relevant subject if not already completed
• NHS community rehabilitation or nursing experience: Experience of working as a band 3 rehabilitation/therapy assistant/healthcare assistant/support worker
• Understands the health and social needs of the local community
• Understands the relevant issues of working in the community including lone working
• Understands issues of confidentiality and information governance
• Acts on own initiative and problem solves
• Works independently and carries out directed tasks with patients in their own home and clinic settings
• Sets and maintains personal and professional boundaries. Independently completes required tasks and manages workload Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent time management, flexible approach to workload
• Excellent time management the required timescale
• Qualification relevant to knowledge of healthcare, nursing, rehabilitation or therapy
• Facilitating rehabilitation groups with Allied Health Professionals
• Community nursing as a healthcare assistant experience

Other requirements:

• Seeks supervision and advice when necessary
• Flexible approach to workload
• Able to use and take initiative to seek additional work to assist the team as a whole (e.g., team administration tasks, being the first point of contact for patients, families and other health professionals, assisting in the maintenance of service equipment)

Package Description

As a Band 4 Nursing Associate/Assistant Practitioner, you’ll be part of our valued team based at The Orbital. You will feel valued as a Band 4 Nursing Associate/Assistant Practitioner within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• A salary of ££27,674 - £30,557 Pro Rata with access to our group pension
• Free tea, coffeeand milk at your base location
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day 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

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.

As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

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