Senior Advanced Practitioner – Clinical Leadership & Innovation

Hcrg Care Group; Swindon; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

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Wellbeing resources access

Career development via The Learning En

Discounts and rewards

Job summary

Hcrg Care Group is expanding with a brand-new Band 8b Senior Advanced Practitioner role across Bath, North East Somerset, Chippenham and Swindon. The post combines expert clinical practice with leadership, service transformation, workforce development, education and quality improvement.

The role bridges Advanced Clinical Practitioner and Consultant Practitioner capabilities with flexible full-time or part-time hours, typically Monday–Friday 8am–4pm. Interviews are planned for late November 2026.

Qualifications

• Registered healthcare professional.
• Significant autonomous advanced practice experience.
• Leadership and service improvement experience.
• Current full driving licence and use of a car during working hours.

Responsibilities

• Deliver highly autonomous, expert clinical practice for patients with complex frailty and long-term conditions.
• Lead complex clinical decision-making and multidisciplinary working.
• Support admission avoidance, rehabilitation and discharge planning.
• Provide professional leadership and visible expert practice within multidisciplinary teams.
• Lead quality improvement, service redesign and pathway development projects.
• Support governance, clinical effectiveness and implementation of evidence-based practice.
• Provide supervision, coaching and development for ACPs and trainee practitioners.
• Contribute to research, audit and innovation activity.

Skills

Autonomous clinical practice

Leadership

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

MSc Advanced Clinical Practice

Independent Prescriber qualification

Current driving licence

Job description

Hcrg Care Group is expanding with a brand-new Band 8b Senior Advanced Practitioner role across Bath, North East Somerset, Chippenham and Swindon. The post combines expert clinical practice with leadership, service transformation, workforce development, education and quality improvement.

The role bridges Advanced Clinical Practitioner and Consultant Practitioner capabilities with flexible full-time or part-time hours, typically Monday–Friday 8am–4pm. Interviews are planned for late November 2026.