Assistant Practitioner​/Supported Assistant Practitioner

Assistant Practitioner/Supported Assistant Practitioner () | fixed term contract 12 months / secondment opportunity | 37 h/week | £28,598 to £33,699 | 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.

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.

• 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). Please submit a CV and a supporting statement. In your application, you should set out how you meet the essential and desirable criteria of each role, 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

• 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 employee discounts programme
• 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 current 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