Advanced Clinical Practitioner (Band 8a) - Bath

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: Monday - Friday 8am - 4pm. Interviews are expected to be held during the week commencing 23 November 2026. Main responsibilities include delivering autonomous advanced clinical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment; managing patients with complex, frailty-related and deteriorating conditions; coordinating patient care across organisational and professional boundaries; supporting admission avoidance and timely discharge planning; leading and contributing to clinical audits and service improvements; and promoting evidence-based practice and continuous quality improvement. Our community hospitals provide a unique environment for Advanced Clinical Practitioners to make a real difference within Elderly rehab and step up admissions.

Established in 2006, HCRG Care Group is 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, 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. HCRG Care Group is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from a broad, diverse range of people. We are a Disability Confident Committed company, working to provide facilities, work environment adjustments, and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone. We have safeguarding policies and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

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