Job summary
The Assistant Practitioner / Nursing Associate will work within the Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) and Minor Injuries Unit (MIU) settings, providing autonomous, high-quality patient care within a defined scope of practice.
The post holder will be required to work independently to assess, diagnose, treat, and discharge patients presenting with conditions that fall within their identified competencies.
In addition to delivering clinical care, they will play a key role in supporting the development of others by providing education and supervision to Health Care Assistants, as well as medical and nursing students.
You will demonstrate a strong understanding of national, Trust, and departmental standards, promoting evidence-based practice in line with frameworks such as NICE guidelines and National Service Frameworks.
The role also includes contributing to the ongoing development of the practitioner service and supporting the expansion of extended scope practice across services.
This is an exciting time to join the team, with the Band 4 role currently being redesigned across UTC and MIU services, including sites at Cumberland Centre, Dartmoor UTC, Tavistock, and Kingsbridge.
Main duties of the job
You’ll work alongside the Nurse Practitioners in providing patient focused care.
Need to have excellent communication skills and be a real team player.
If you are self-motivated, IT literate, with a keen eye for detail with the ability to manage a wide range of tasks and changing priorities and can be adaptable, with a passion for development and training then we would like to hear from you.
Person Specification
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience within a similar role
- Current proven knowledge of nursing and emergency care issues, NHS reforms and NSF’s
- Computer literate with basic IT skills eg use of email, word, electronic records
Desirable
- Demonstrable experience/competency in form of professional portfolio.
- Proven evidence of radiology training.
Qualifications
Essential
- Proven evidence of continued recent academic and clinical development
- To demonstrate experience in a caring environment in or outside of the workplace and be able to discuss care given.
- NVQ Level 4/ Diploma in relevant subject or equivalent level of qualification
Desirable
- Assistant Practitioner Foundation Degree
Qualifications
Essential
- Proven evidence of continued recent academic and clinical development
- NVQ Level 4/ Diploma in relevant subject or equivalent level of qualification
- Demonstrate experience in a caring environment in or outside of the workplace and be able to discuss care given.
Desirable
- Assistant Practitioner Foundation Degree.
- To be able to demonstrate a basic level of literacy and numeracy skills
- ILS/PILS
Aptitude & Abilities
Essential
- Communication skills, written and verbal, with proven ability to demonstrate fluency, clarity and effectiveness at all levels. Enjoys interacting with people
- Demonstrates resilience in busy and sometimes challenging environments, proven ability to prioritise own workload.
- Organisational skills and able to work as part of a team.
Desirable
- Good organisation skills and team building skills.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Closing Date: 20 July 2026
