Overview
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We are looking to appoint either a Supported Assistant Practitioner (Scale F) or an experienced Assistant Practitioner (Scale G). This is a fixed term contract until 21 September 2026.
Role details:
£28,598 to £33,699 per annum (Scale F/G) · 37 hours per week · Greyfriars House, Great Yarmouth
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Assistant Practitioner as a secondment opportunity to join the Eastern Home First Team, within the Eastern Locality to provide timely follow up assessment to those people discharged from acute hospitals under Discharge to Assess (D2A) and the NHSE Hospital Discharge Service: Policy & Operating Model.
Responsibilities
The Homefirst Team are working towards an integrated care system, alongside Health; Integrated Care Board, Eastern Locality Primary Care Hubs, Norfolk First Support and Caring for Better Outcomes providers. The team provides in-reach support with the Acute Hospital, as well as following up transfers of care within the Virtual Homefirst Hub, providing Care Act Assessments, Carers assessments and reviews. You’ll manage your own diary with the autonomy to decide on face to face visits, and we offer flexible remote working with office access and homeworking as your base.
Utilising our Living Well model, changes the conversation for social work to provide better outcomes and aligns with our vision to support people to be independent, resilient and well. Talking about what they can do, listening and connecting to enable early intervention in the community and avoid where possible admission to an acute setting.
Our technology platform and equipment are first class for you to connect and collaborate remotely.
East Norfolk is an area with award winning beaches and a mix of rural towns and villages. Close to the border of Suffolk, and with easy access to the county of Essex and beyond makes it a perfect place for easy travelling to and from the area.
You must be committed to working with community health care colleagues and the broader community, recognising the contribution each can make in facilitating good outcomes for those we work with.
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 – dependant on your job role and business need
* Financial benefits such as:
o ‘Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything
o A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
o Relocation expenses (where applicable)
o An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
o Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions
o Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
o 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)
o A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job
Application and timelines
We are looking to appoint either a Supported Assistant Practitioner (Scale F) or an experienced Assistant Practitioner (Scale G). Please submit a CV and Supporting Statement outlining how you meet the essential and desirable criteria of each role. See the full Job Description and Person Specification for each before applying:
Supported Assistant Practitioner : Job Description and Person Specification
Assistant Practitioner : Job Description and Person Specification
Our Supported Assistant Practitioners (Scale F) join a 9-month bespoke support programme, enabling progression to an Assistant Practitioner role (Scale G) subject to satisfactory programme completion. You can also find information on our Terms and Conditions here.
Redeployment closing date: 6 October 2025 at 23:59
All other applicants closing date: 13 October 2025 at 23:59
About Us
Norfolk County Council is committed to helping adults being discharged from hospitals and community placements to return home, access reablement opportunities and plan ongoing care and support needs. We work with Health partners to enable an integrated care system and positive outcomes for people in Norfolk.
We are the main local authority for Norfolk, providing countywide services to more than 850,000 residents, and we collaborate with local NHS bodies and other partners to deliver high-quality services.
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