East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust delivers expert healthcare in people’s homes, community hospitals and local settings across the East of England. Our nurses, therapists, clinicians, support teams and partners work together to provide coordinated care that supports independence, recovery and wellbeing. We believe people are best cared for close to home, in the communities where they live and belong. By combining professional expertise with strong local relationships, we help people stay well, feel supported and access the right care at the right time. Expert healthcare, close to home, trusted by our communities. Different ideas, experiences and backgrounds make us stronger and more creative and applications from all walks of life are welcomed. Our processes ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process. East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is committed to creating a modern and inclusive work environment. We actively promote flexible working opportunities where possible to meet the needs and wishes of our workforce and maintain and improve their wellbeing. We also offer flexible working patterns and we would encourage you to discuss this with the recruiting manager before or during the application process if this would interest you. We welcome applications from people who share our values and can help us deliver outstanding care in our local community. Please note, our selection processes are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills. Please be advised that the use of AI in applications is monitored. We remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills. Before applying for this vacancy, please make sure you’re familiar with ongoing GOV.uk sponsorship eligibility criteria which will impact the organisations ability to provide sponsorship, whether this is currently or in the future. Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Band 6 Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist, Nurse or Paramedic to join the Rapid Assessment & Frailty Team (RAFT) working within the emergency care settings at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King’s Lynn. This post is integral to supporting the delivery and development of RAFT, in providing urgent and unplanned discharge planning and admission avoidance assessments. The post holder will work alongside an existing integrated multi-disciplinary team including a co-located Social Worker, using a fusion-skilled hybrid approach, focusing on high quality frailty care, promoting comprehensive assessments and supporting hospital teams in appropriate admission avoidances over a 7-day service. A willingness to work flexibly, undertake tasks traditionally allocated to specific disciplines and a sense of humour are all requirements of the role. You will be supported by experienced leads employed by the 2 stakeholder organisations, giving insight into true integrated partnerships and the benefits this brings. If you are looking for a development opportunity and can work well in a time pressured environment, have great interpersonal skills and are able to think innovatively, then we need you. It is essential that applicants have UK NHS experience and preferred to have worked as a Professional within the Acute setting. Advert The key features of the role are to provide: Comprehensive specialist assessment, diagnosis and discharge care planning for patients within the speciality with an emphasis on those with highly complex multi co-morbidities and/or chronic presentation. A prompt and effective assessment within agreed standards to ensure the appropriate and safe, timely & effective discharge of patients to home or other suitable environment. To assist in the planning, co-ordination and evaluation of clinical input from the team within all clinical areas covered by the Rapid Assessment & Frailty Team. When required, they will seek guidance from a senior team member for more highly complex situations. They will provide specialist assessment, diagnosis and discharge planning for patients within their own caseload ensuring to further consolidate knowledge and skills gained. This work is carried out in hospital with referrals being made to external agencies as appropriate. The post holder will maintain records as an autonomous practitioner and assist and support in the service development within the specialities. The post holder will be supervised on a regular basis by more senior members of the Rapid Assessment & Frailty Team. The supervision, either formal or informal, takes the form of evaluating and developing practice. Advice, training and support are available as required. Working for our organisation Find out more about working for our organisation here: https://heyzine.com/flip-book/2565ae62eb.html Please note, the selection processes at Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills. With effect from the 1 st April 2026 Norfolk Community Health & Care NHS Trust will be merging with Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust to form a new organisation. The new Trust will provide a wide range of community health and social care services to over 4 million people, with a budget of circa £380 million and a workforce of over 7,000 people. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see main job description & personal specification documents attached for further information. Equal Opportunities - We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. Additionally, people with disabilities that fall under the Disability Confident Scheme will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification). All sites are Smoke Free. If you need this application in an offline format, please let us know. Immigration Status – East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is a diverse employer and welcomes all job applications. However, potential applicants should note that although the Trust is registered with the Home Office as a sponsor organisation for migrant workers, sponsorship can only be offered against Skilled Worker visas. If you are an applicant from outside the UK and do not already hold a self-gained right to work, we recommend you check the Home Office eligibility requirements before making an application. Please note: Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for some job roles, and this will be identified through filtering questions at the start of any job application on the Trac recruitment system. Redeployment - Please note that in the first instance priority for this vacancy will be given to staff who are on the Trusts Redeployment Register. DBS - this post may be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Closing and Interview Dates -This vacancy may close early if sufficient applicants are received. Data Protection - A privacy notice detailing how we will handle your data is attached to this advert as a document. Your application will be transferred to our recruitment management system (Trac) once the advert has closed and you will receive notification then detailing how Trac will handle your data. Our safe recruitment pre-employment checks are undertaken before an appointment is confirmed and may include a DBS check. Where the role requires you to drive, we'll ask you to validate your driving licence online via the DVLA. In submitting an application, you authorise East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed. ALL CORRESPONDENCE will be via the e-mail address on your application form. If you have not been invited to interview within 2 weeks of the closing date, you unfortunately haven’t been successful on this occasion, but keep an eye on our vacancies as a job that’s just right for you may appear!