Assistant Practitioner – 10433 – permanent contract – 37 hours per week – £32,061 to £32,699 per annum – Grade G – King's Lynn
We have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Practitioner to join the Western Discharge Social Work Team within Home First Hub (West D2A Team). The team primarily works with older people and adults with a physical disability in West Norfolk.
The Integrated Discharge Team is an integrated multi-disciplinary team of social care professionals, health professionals, and discharge planners who triage patients and provide them with information on accessing services to support their discharge from hospital.
Responsibilities
* Undertake Care Act assessments / D2A Planning Form to aid discharge that promote independence with a strengths-based approach.
* Conduct Carers Assessments and support people to manage their needs supported by Personal Budgets.
* Develop safe discharge plans that are considered the ‘best outcome’ for the service user, taking into account their views, wishes and complex family dynamics.
* Work within a multidisciplinary setting, assessing patients in an acute hospital setting and supporting their discharge.
* Participate in the team’s duty rota and support Social Workers in their duties.
* Perform assessments in a fast‑paced environment and complete them in a timely manner.
* Maintain excellent communication and recording skills.
Qualifications & Skills
* Experience of undertaking assessments is highly desirable.
* Excellent keyboard skills.
* Team player with ability to work independently and make appropriate decisions.
* Strong communication and recording skills.
Benefits
* 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.
* Norfolk Rewards employee discount programme
* Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
* Relocation expenses (where applicable)
* 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 a 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
Closing Dates
* Redeployment closing date: 18 May 2026
* All other applicants closing date: 26 May 2026
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