Supported Assistant Practitioner / Assistant Practitioner | 9332 | Permanent Contract | 30 hours per week | Supported Assistant Practitioner: £23,187 to £25,152 per annum, Grade F; Assistant Practitioner £25,570 to £27,323 per annum, Grade G | The Simpson Centre, Kelling Hospital, Holt
Are you passionate about making a difference and want to work in an exciting and rewarding area of Social Care? If so, we'd love to hear from you.
We're looking for a practitioner to join The Northern Learning Disabilities Team based in North Norfolk. Covering North Norfolk and Broadland our service provides an integrated Health and Social Care approach to assessment and support in the community.
Norfolk County Council and Hertfordshire Partnership university NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) deliver together a single service for adults with a Learning Disability. We are an integrated Health and Social Care team providing specialist Learning Disability support to adults in the community.
About you:
You will be able to work under pressure, be well organised and able to effectively prioritise. You will need to have a positive attitude and enjoy finding creative and innovative solutions. You will have excellent communication skills, record keeping and keyboard skills. You should have a commitment to excellent customer service and multi- agency working. You will build strong partnerships with service users and their families, be ambitious about what people can achieve and confidently explore ideas for positive outcomes.
Who are we?
We are an inspiring and dedicated team of Social Care practitioners who are focussed on supporting adults with a Learning Disability to live independent and fulfilling lives.
We are proud of our multi-disciplinary working environment and our positive working relationships with our Health colleagues. We are confident that this achieves better outcomes for the adults we support.
What we offer:
We will provide you with the opportunity to work in an exciting and fulfilling area of Social Care, with access to regular supervision and support from a multi-disciplinary management team. You will be provided with necessary training for the post and a commitment to continued professional development.
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:
Our Supported Assistant Practitioners (Scale F) join our 9-month, bespoke support programme, enabling you to progress to an Assistant Practitioner role (Scale G) subject to satisfactory programme completion.
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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)
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Redeployment closing date: Sunday 7 December 2025 at 23:59
All other applicants closing date: Sunday 14 December 2025 at 23:59