HCRG Care Group

Band 7 Enhanced Clinical Practitioner

The closing date is 14 September 2025

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a full time Band 7 Enhanced Clinical Practitioner.

Join our innovativeSwindon Hospital at Homeservice, where we deliver enhanced care directly in the community. This role is pivotal in reducing avoidable hospital admissions and supporting early discharge through expert clinical assessment and rapid response.

Youll be part of a dynamicmulti-disciplinary team, working collaboratively to identify optimal care pathways and ensure patients receive the right care, at the right time, in the right setting.

Main duties of the job

As Band 7 Enhanced Clinical Practitioner youll:

The post holder will be able to combine high level assessment to establish differential diagnosis and

clinical decisions to initiate medical and/or nursing/therapy treatments, appropriately refer and lead

the co-ordination of care from an integrated team perspective, working with partner agencies and key

stake holders.

To be a key driver for change to assist integrated care pathways/systems across HCRG services and

system partners.

To provide clinical and professional leadership within the acute care @home service supporting the

wider community including Primary Care, Social Care, and all other provider organisations to deliver

high standards of care to patients. Where appropriate this will be the avoidance of unnecessary

admission to secondary care. To be an integral member of the multidisciplinary team working with a

shared vision in partnership with each other.

Draw on clinical knowledge to be a resource for the wider multidisciplinary team (MDT) and give

clinical advice.

To work in alignment with Primary care around established practice populations and to facilitate the

establishment of a shared vision between Primary care and the Community teams.

Following annotation on the NMC register as an independent prescriber, work towards fulfilling the

criteria to become initially a designated prescribing supervisor and subsequently a designated

prescribing assessor.

A full list of responsibilities can be found in the attached job description.

About us

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs 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.

Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were 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 doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2

Details

Date posted

08 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

HCRGCG/TP/111228/16836

Job locations

HCRG Care Group

Swindon

Wiltshire

SN25 4AN


Job description

Job responsibilities

Essential:

Registered nurse

Non -Medical Prescribing qualification (V300) or equivalent validated and accredited by NMC.

Qualified to masters level or working towards the following Modules:

Physical assessment and Clinical reasoning (PACR or equivalent)

Frailty, Long term conditions or additional

Module

Evidence of relevant up to date CPD

Experience at senior level working in relevant field.

Confident to undertake home visiting to assess and treat patients.

Demonstrate clinical examination and assessment skills e.g. history taking, physical assessment.

Significant experience of working with a multidisciplinary team Leadership experience

Setting and monitoring standards of care Experience within a wide range of patient/client care groups

Effective networking with colleagues at all levels, experience or working across professional and

organisational boundaries Community services experience

To be able to communicate with people from a wide range of backgrounds.

To be able to work flexibly and sensitively.

Wide range of interpersonal and communication skills

Advocate to service users

I.T. literate

Undertake specific nursing tasks requiring precision and/or intense concentration.

Undertaking complex nursing skills

Please see the attached Job description for the full list.

As a Band 7 Enhanced Clinical Practitioner, youll be part of our valued team at The Orbital, Swindon.

You will feel valuedwithin HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

  • AFC Band 7 with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions (Salary within banding, discussed and agreed based on previous salary with evidence provided)
  • Plentiful on site-parking
  • Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday 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 lifes 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 youre 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
  • The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission
  • Free tea, coffee, and milk at your base location

Job description

Job responsibilities

Essential:

Registered nurse

Non -Medical Prescribing qualification (V300) or equivalent validated and accredited by NMC.

Qualified to masters level or working towards the following Modules:

Physical assessment and Clinical reasoning (PACR or equivalent)

Frailty, Long term conditions or additional

Module

Evidence of relevant up to date CPD

Experience at senior level working in relevant field.

Confident to undertake home visiting to assess and treat patients.

Demonstrate clinical examination and assessment skills e.g. history taking, physical assessment.

Significant experience of working with a multidisciplinary team Leadership experience

Setting and monitoring standards of care Experience within a wide range of patient/client care groups

Effective networking with colleagues at all levels, experience or working across professional and

organisational boundaries Community services experience

To be able to communicate with people from a wide range of backgrounds.

To be able to work flexibly and sensitively.

Wide range of interpersonal and communication skills

Advocate to service users

I.T. literate

Undertake specific nursing tasks requiring precision and/or intense concentration.

Undertaking complex nursing skills

Please see the attached Job description for the full list.

As a Band 7 Enhanced Clinical Practitioner, youll be part of our valued team at The Orbital, Swindon.

You will feel valuedwithin HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

  • AFC Band 7 with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions (Salary within banding, discussed and agreed based on previous salary with evidence provided)
  • Plentiful on site-parking
  • Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday 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 lifes 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 youre 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
  • The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission
  • Free tea, coffee, and milk at your base location

Person Specification

General Requirements

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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

HCRG Care Group

Address

HCRG Care Group

Swindon

Wiltshire

SN25 4AN


Employer's website

https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

HCRG Care Group

Address

HCRG Care Group

Swindon

Wiltshire

SN25 4AN


Employer's website

https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruiter

Recruitment Team

careers@hcrgcaregroup.com

03002471122

Details

Date posted

08 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

HCRGCG/TP/111228/16836

Job locations

HCRG Care Group

Swindon

Wiltshire

SN25 4AN


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