Supported Assistant Practitioner​/Assistant Practitioner

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Supported Assistant Practitioner / Assistant Practitioner | 9376 | Permanent Contract | 37 hours per week | Supported Assistant Practitioner £28,598 - £31,022 per annum, Grade F;
Assistant Practitioner £31,537 to £33,699 per annum, Grade G | Dereham Hospital, Norfolk

We are seeking an enthusiastic community Assistant Practitioner to join our highly motivated, innovative team of Social Workers, Occupational Therapists and Assistant Practitioners. It is an exciting time to join our team of dedicated and passionate workers in embracing our Living Well agenda and supporting people to be independent, resilient and well. We are proud of our multi‑disciplinary working environment and positive working relationships with our Health colleagues.

Our team values good listening skills, flexibility, adaptability to new ways of working and a commitment to supporting people to maintain their independence.

As an Assistant Practitioner within this team, you will undertake assessments, service commissioning and reassessment work. These will be carried out via video/telephone and/or face to face. You will have excellent communication, record‑keeping and keyboard skills, along with experience of working with vulnerable people. You should have a commitment to excellent customer service and be familiar with the Department's eligibility criteria.

In return, we can offer you the opportunity to work in an exciting and challenging area of Social Care, where you will be supported to develop into the role with regular supervision, training and peer support.

Norfolk is a beautiful county with over 90 miles of unspoilt coastline, scenic countryside, the unique Norfolk Broads, amazing wildlife, picturesque market towns and fabulous seaside resorts. The area is excellent for the outdoor enthusiast with acres of woodland to enjoy walking, hiking and cycling.

All our office‑based roles are currently working from home as part of our Smarter Working plans and to support the health and safety of all our colleagues. Working remotely will be a key feature of this role and when offices re‑open your office base will be in Dereham Hospital. We ask that you have good broadband connectivity.

For further information please contact Jo‑Anne Blanchard, Team Manager, at jo-an

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 this, 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.

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 – dependant on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as ‘Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost everything, 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 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

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:
Wednesday 7 January 2025 at 23:59
All other applicants closing date:
Wednesday 14 January 2025 at 23:59