The closing date is 9th Oct 2025
Anticipated Interview date(s) 09/10/25
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 Yeovil
If 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, tasks & skills required
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
Job description
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).
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.
For help with your application, contact:
Ben Hanscomb
Pay scheme
Agenda for Change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£ to £ Yearly
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-Time
Reference number
184-OL-BL-3318
Job locations
Magnolia House
56 Preston Road
Yeovil
Somerset
BA20 2BN