Band 6 Clinical Practitioner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 25/08/2026
- Closes
- 08/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
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“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.”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
This role is for an experienced and motivated Band 6 Clinical Practitioner to join the Urgent Community Response (UCR) and Virtual Wards service. You will deliver high-quality care closer to home, undertaking comprehensive clinical assessments and coordinating care across multidisciplinary teams. The service aims to prevent hospital admissions and facilitate early discharge by providing holistic assessments and interventions in patients' homes. The post holder will work within a flexible shift pattern, including nights and unsocial hours, over a 7-day week.
Essential criteria
- \*Evidence of professional and clinical knowledge acquired through training to degree/diploma level leading to Professional registration on the appropriate part of the HCPC / NMC register i.e. (Adult / Child / Learning Disability or Mental Health)
- \*Evidence of undergraduate education for newly qualified nurses / or post graduate continuing professional development for registered nurses who have post registration experience
Desirable criteria
- \*Health care management / leadership qualification
- \*Mentorship / assessor training qualification.
- \*Substantial post registration experience working in a complex health care setting / Acute NHS care setting supervising / mentoring junior staff
- \*Evidence of professional /clinical knowledge in area supplemented by specialist clinical and or managerial training and CPD
- \*Can demonstrate understanding / experience / willingness to be a practice-based supervisor / assessor as detailed in the Nursing & Midwifery Council ( NMC ) standards for student supervision and assessment
- \*Professional portfolio which demonstrates continuing professional development, evidence of ability to maintain professional registration
- \*Relevant and recent clinical experience within the speciality /acute care setting, including the supervision /education of junior staff
- \*Experience of mentoring undergraduate students
- \*Evidence of ability to lead /coordinate a shift /area of department
- \*Experience in learning from incidents /complaints and supporting changes in practice.
- \*Demonstrable ability, experience, passion in the following:
- oLeadership
- oTeam Building
- oManaging resources
- oTime management
- oRole modelling
- oChange management / clinical developments
- oClinical governance
- oAudit and research
- oWorkforce planning / management
- oNHS policy and political awareness
- Additional Criteria
- \*Ability to work flexible shift pattern, where required to include rotation today /night duty and unsocial hours according to service need
- \*Evidence of professional and clinical knowledge acquired through training to degree/diploma level leading to Professional registration on the appropriate part of the HCPC / NMC register i.e. (Adult / Child / Learning Disability or Mental Health)
- \*Evidence of undergraduate education for newly qualified nurses / or post graduate continuing professional development for registered nurses who have post registration experience
- \*Health care management / leadership qualification
- \*Mentorship / assessor training qualification.
- \*Substantial post registration experience working in a complex health care setting / Acute NHS care setting supervising / mentoring junior staff
- \*Evidence of professional /clinical knowledge in area supplemented by specialist clinical and or managerial training and CPD
- \*Can demonstrate understanding / experience / willingness to be a practice-based supervisor / assessor as detailed in the Nursing & Midwifery Council ( NMC ) standards for student supervision and assessment
- \*Professional portfolio which demonstrates continuing professional development, evidence of ability to maintain professional registration
- \*Relevant and recent clinical experience within the speciality /acute care setting, including the supervision /education of junior staff
- \*Experience of mentoring undergraduate students
- \*Evidence of ability to lead /coordinate a shift /area of department
- \*Experience in learning from incidents /complaints and supporting changes in practice.
- \*Demonstrable ability, experience, passion in the following:
- oLeadership
- oTeam Building
- oManaging resources
- oTime management
- oRole modelling
- oChange management / clinical developments
- oClinical governance
- oAudit and research
- oWorkforce planning / management
- oNHS policy and political awareness
- Additional Criteria
- \*Ability to work flexible shift pattern, where required to include rotation today /night duty and unsocial hours according to service need
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 5d ago · Closes in 10d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Job summary
Are you an experienced and motivated clinician looking to make a real difference by delivering high-quality care closer to home?
We are seeking a Band 6 Clinical Practitioner to join our innovative Urgent Community Response (UCR) and Virtual Wards service. This exciting role offers the opportunity to work across integrated community pathways that support admission avoidance, early supported discharge and hospital-level care delivered in patients' own homes.
You will undertake comprehensive clinical assessments, support clinical decision-making, coordinate care across multidisciplinary teams and contribute to the delivery of responsive, patient-centred care. Working within a dynamic and supportive team, you will help people receive the right care, at the right time, in the place they call home.
We are looking for a registered healthcare professional with excellent assessment and communication skills, experience of managing complex patients, and a passion for integrated community care. Experience in urgent care, frailty, community services or virtual care models would be advantageous.
In return, we offer structured induction, clinical supervision, opportunities for professional development, involvement in quality improvement and service transformation, and the chance to be part of a forward-thinking service shaping the future of community healthcare.
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