# RRIC Community Healthcare Assistant Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/rric-community-healthcare-assistant-practitioner/35bff7b8-8e0d-4dd9-8504-a5c15f21a5eb - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/rric-community-healthcare-assistant-practitioner/35bff7b8-8e0d-4dd9-8504-a5c15f21a5eb.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust - **Location:** Amersham Hospital (current NHS organisation address) - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Healthcare assistant - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 per annum - pro rata for part time - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time, Job share, Flexible working, 22.5 hours per week (Shift working between the hours 8am – 9pm 7 days per week. Weekend working on a rota basis.) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-15T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-01T10:20:53.057Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Buckinghamshire/Amersham/Buckinghamshire_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Community/Community-v8335756 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8335756?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are seeking a compassionate, innovative, and enthusiastic Band 4 Assistant Practitioner to join our Southern Rapid Response and Intermediate Care. This role includes assessing, planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating exercise and education programmes according to the needs of the referred individuals while working independently and with other members of the multidisciplinary team. Furthermore, you will have experience of working with patients with complex healthcare or rehabilitation needs and you will able to demonstrate clinical reasoning skills, to enable you to assess and treat patients within service protocols without immediate direct supervision. You will be supported with training and career development opportunities which includes a Nationally recognised care certificate and local team competency programme. You will have the opportunity to develop your expertise in a community setting with patients with a range of conditions. We would love to hear from you if you are interested in becoming part of our caring team. ### Main duties of the job - Deliver clinical and therapeutic care, within the clinical setting within set protocols and within the scope of the Assistant Practitioner. - Perform patient assessment, plan and deliver high standards of care. Develop, implement and evaluate individual care/ treatment plans in accordance with proven competency and after appropriate delegation from a registered practitioner. - Be responsible for carrying a caseload of non-complex patients. - Co-ordinate and undertake the safe admission, transfer and discharge of patients in accordance with Trust policies. Perform safe, effective and timely discharge planning. - Assist patients in maintaining their personal hygiene, including oral hygiene, grooming and dressing needs with respects for culture and religious needs, ensuring privacy and dignity at all times. Enable and assist the patient as directed or outlined within the patient’s goal planning progress plan appropriate to their ability and condition. - To be responsible for safe and competent use of all equipment/ mobility aids. - To promptly report any equipment failures or accidents to the Therapy staff and other appropriate members of staff, following the correct departmental procedures. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert. If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application. If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number. ### Applicant requirements This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### EXPERIENCE **Essential** - Significant experience working within a patient facing environment with a reablement/ rehabilitation focus - Previous experience working with patients with physical, cognitive or behavioural impairment ### SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES **Essential** - Valid and current driving licence and car to be able to travel to locations throughout Buckinghamshire ### SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE **Essential** - Good knowledge of the audit process - Collaborate with multiprofessional service users, internal and external at all levels - Able to motivate self and be able to work with all levels of staff - Ability to work well in a team and independently - Able to accept and undertake responsibility for designated tasks - General computer skills - Clear, concise verbal and written communication to ensure liaison with multi-disciplinary team, patients and carers to ensure records and reports are accurate, legal and in legible manner (in English) - Demonstrate good organisational skills - Demonstrate insight into the importance of maintaining a safe working environment. - Ability to learn/ability to self-initiate learning (evidence within the last 2 years) - Awareness of Health & Safety issues and policies - Able to know own limitation and seek advice - Able to complete tasks set, follow instructions - Flexible and adaptable in approach to work - Able to undertake manual handling tasks - Physical ability and endurance work in the physical environment of the clinical area required by this post - Positive attitude - Flexibility and adaptable to changing needs of the service - Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines - Ability to act as an effective role model ### EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING **Essential** - Level 3 Health and Social Care Diploma or equivalent - Commit to undertaking Foundation Degree and any associated training once available ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 224.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10659324) - [personal specification (pdf, 368.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10659325) - [functional requirements (pdf, 192.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10659326) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.