Band 4 Associate Practitioner in Physical Health - Bristol

Job summary

Right to Work in the UK This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application, as the organisation is unable to support sponsorship for this post.

To carry out comprehensive physical health assessments and interventions for Community Rehabilitation service users who live in the community in Bristol.

Main duties of the job

As a key member of the Bristol Community Rehabilitation Team, you will conduct comprehensive physical health assessments which include various physical health observations, phlebotomy, electrocardiogram tracings and health and wellbeing advice and referrals.

You will be a valued part of a multidisciplinary community rehabilitation mental health team. The team works with people with complex mental health problems with a focus on working with people with complex psychosis. The team provides a wide range of rehabilitation interventions including physical health assessment and interventions based on the Lester Tool.

The role involves working with people in their own homes and community settings across Bristol and requires independent and lone working.

About us

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust):a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.

We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

Details

Date posted

26 May 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£28,392 to £31,157 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

342-BR075-0526

Job locations

Community Rehabilitation

162 Pennywell Road

Bristol

BS5 0TX

United Kingdom