Assistant Practitioner/Supported Assistant Practitioner 10076

Assistant Practitioner/Supported Assistant Practitioner | 10076 | fixed term contract for 12 months/secondment opportunity | 37 hours per week | £28,598 to £33,699 per annum | Grade F/G | Dereham

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Practitioner to join our dedicated team supporting adults during inpatient stays at the Foxley Ward in Dereham. This is a rewarding role where you will work at the heart of a multi-agency team to facilitate safe and timely discharges, ensuring individuals receive the right support at the right time.

About The Role

Based within the hospital, you will collaborate closely with health and social care professionals to deliver high-quality, person-centred care. Our service operates under a Home First ethos, prioritising independence and recovery through strong partnership working.

As Part Of a Small, Dynamic Team, You Will

• Undertake person-centred assessments with patients and their families.
• Develop and implement care plans that promote independence and wellbeing.
• Work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure smooth discharge planning.
  
  

To build meaningful relationships with the people we support, this role requires regular in-person work in both the office and community.

We're looking to appoint either a Supported Assistant Practitioner (Scale F) or an experienced Assistant Practitioner (Scale G) and require a CV and Supporting Statement from you. In your application, you should set out how you meet the essential and desirable criteria of each of the roles, so we advise reading the full Job Description and Person Specification for each first before applying: 

 

Supported Assistant Practitioner : Job Description and Person Specification

Assistant Practitioner:  Job Description and Person Specification 

Our Supported Assistant Practitioners (Scale F) join our 9-month, bespoke support programme ( The Assistant Practitioner Development Programme), enabling you to progress to an Assistant Practitioner role (Scale G) subject to satisfactory programme completion.

For further information or an informal discussion about the position, please contact recruiting manager, Laura Harvey at laura.harvey2@norfolk.gov.uk

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary

Generous holiday entitlement

Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service

Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependent on your job role and business need.

Financial benefits such as:- ‘ Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.

A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers

Relocation expenses (where applicable)

An advance of your expenses if you travel for work

Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions.

Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes

Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)

A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

You can find information on our Terms and Conditions here.

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We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to curren

t employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.

Redeployment closing date: 12 March 2026

All other applicants closing date: 19 March 2026