Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Band 4 Assistant Practitioner

The closing date is 09 October 2025

Job summary

We are looking for a compassionate, enthusiastic and caring Band 4 Assistant Practitioner, who is reliable and flexible to join our Intensive Dementia Service Team based in YeovilIf you have good interpersonal and organisational skills, enjoy a challenge and have a passion to deliver a high standard of patient care, then this is the opportunity for you!

Main duties of the job

You will provide support and assistance to Registered Staff and more junior colleagues as an important member team and under supervision perform a broad range of activities and assigned tasks as required by our clients individualised care plans.

About us

As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, fantastic pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.

The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.

There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will to experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan -- there is truly something for everyone!

Details

Date posted

25 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

184-OL-BL-3318

Job locations

Magnolia House

56 Preston Road

Yeovil

Somerset

BA20 2BN


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for more information as well as a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for more information as well as a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Please see Person Specification as included in Job Description Document attached for details

Experience

Essential

  • In addition to the details in the supplied Person Specification/Job Description it's important to note that any applicant would need to have significant experience and strong skills related to the direct care given to people with Dementia.
  • It's also essential to this community-based role that any applicant will need current driving licence and access to a car for work purposes (with appropriate insurance).
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Please see Person Specification as included in Job Description Document attached for details

Experience

Essential

  • In addition to the details in the supplied Person Specification/Job Description it's important to note that any applicant would need to have significant experience and strong skills related to the direct care given to people with Dementia.
  • It's also essential to this community-based role that any applicant will need current driving licence and access to a car for work purposes (with appropriate insurance).

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Magnolia House

56 Preston Road

Yeovil

Somerset

BA20 2BN


Employer's website

https://www.somersetft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Magnolia House

56 Preston Road

Yeovil

Somerset

BA20 2BN


Employer's website

https://www.somersetft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Hiring Manager

Ben Hanscomb

benjamin.hanscomb@somersetft.nhs.uk

01935443602

Details

Date posted

25 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

184-OL-BL-3318

Job locations

Magnolia House

56 Preston Road

Yeovil

Somerset

BA20 2BN


Supporting documents

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