Independence and Wellbeing Practitioner

• Suffolk County Council
• Address
  :
  West Suffolk House, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 3YU
  - Hybrid working and Community based working is required
• Salary
  : £28,598 - £33,699 per annum (pro rata for part time or under 12 months)
• Hours
  : 37 hours per week
• Contract
  : 12 months Secondment or Fixed Term Contract

As a modern, flexible and effective organisation, we're driven to make a positive difference to the environment, the communities we serve and the careers of our people. That's why, when you join us as an Independence and Wellbeing Practitioner, you'll be encouraged to share your fresh thinking and empowered to explore new ideas that will shape the West Flexible Care and Support Team
.

We're focused on making a meaningful difference to communities across Suffolk. How? By listening to our people learning from what they say and creating a culture of mutual respect, where everyone works together to achieve great things.

When you join the West Flexible Care and Support Team as an Independence and Wellbeing Practitioner we'll support your development from the start. We'll help you to play to your strengths, diversify your skills and build an influential and impactful career.

We are looking for a passionate practitioner with a positive mindset to join the Flexible Care and Support Team in the West of Suffolk.

Your role will see you work alongside colleagues both within the organisational and outside, including health colleagues, allocations lead, Business, Finance and Service Development and Contracts teams and wider partners, putting you in an ideal position to develop, build and help your experience in Adult Social Care.

The main purpose of this role is to work with adults to identify and deliver good quality outcomes to support and maximise independence and wellbeing.

You will be working as part of a team to promote personalisation, independence, wellbeing and choice to adults and to carry out asset-based assessments /reviews.

You will need experience of creating reablement plans in line with a sign of safety solution focused approach and have an understanding of The Care Act 2014, albeit training will be provided.

You can view a full list of requirements in the JPP (Job and Person Profile) (Word). If you believe you can succeed in this role, apply. Even if you don't meet all requirements, still apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.

• West Flexible Care and Support Team are responsible for coordinating and allocating adult safeguarding enquiries.
• Furthermore, the team are responsible for attending Continuing Healthcare Meetings on behalf of Customers who experience complex health needs.
• You will be expected to have an allocated caseload reflecting customers requiring Care Act Assessments of need and you will be expected to undertake assessments of carers too.
• It is essential that you have excellent interpersonal skills, empathy and consider equality and diversity of the customers we support as a team.

We're big believers in potential, possibility and the power of different ideas. We're always searching for ways to encourage, respect and enable everyone to be the best they can be. We want to represent the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals, especially those from groups that are currently underrepresented in the organisation, as shown in our Workforce Equality Report
.

Please contact Karen Hansell
, West FCST Team Manager by calling .

If you want to apply for a secondment, read the secondment policy first. Make sure you get permission from your current manager before submitting your application.

Step 1 - Read the JPP (Word).

Step 2 - Click Apply Now to start your online application.

Step 3 - Upload a supporting statement indicating how you meet each of the criteria in the Person Profile section of the JPP.

• You should use the Supporting Statement template (Word).
• Please use Arial font size 11 and keep your statement to a maximum of two sides of A4.

We value authentic applications that showcase your genuine skills and experiences. Applications suspected of being generated by AI may be rejected. We ask you to present your own work and ideas throughout the application process.

Please note: Without a supporting statement, your interest will not be progressed. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the application process before the next selection stage, please contact our Recruitment Team by emailing or calling . If you are invited to the next stage of selection, you will have another opportunity to request adjustments for the next stages of the process.

11.30pm, 27 January 2026

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.…