Senior Advanced Practitioner; Band 8b

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- Swindon

Job Reference HCRGCG/TP/44687/20942

Number of Positions:

1

Contract Type:

Permanent
- Full or Part Time

£66, FTE with Afc terms and conditions and NHS Pension

Weekly contracted hours:

37.5

Location:

Swindon

Closing Date:

09/11/2026

Job Category:

HCRG
- Nursing and Midwifery Registered

Service type:

HCRG
- Community Services P1

Business Unit:

HCRG - BSW - MIU, Wards & Inpatients

As a Senior Advanced Practitioner (Band 8b) you will be part of our valued team in our Bath Service, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• Band 8b AfC Salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
• 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 ring fenced 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

Ready to take the next step beyond Advanced Clinical Practice?

We are launching an exciting new cohort of Senior Advanced Practitioners across Bath and North East Somerset, and Swindon.

This brand-new role has been developed for experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioners who want to combine expert clinical practice with leadership, service transformation, workforce development, education and quality improvement. The role has been specifically designed to bridge the gap between Advanced Clinical Practitioner and Consultant Practitioner level practice, offering a unique opportunity to develop consultant-level capabilities whilst maintaining a strong clinical focus.

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.

We are happy to answer any questions that you may have.

• 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.

This is an exciting time to join our organisation. We are investing significantly in Advanced Practice and creating opportunities for talented clinicians to build long-term careers within community healthcare.

A full list of responsibilities can be found…