Assistant Practitioner 11144

Norfolk County Council; Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous holiday entitlement

Health and Wellbeing services

Flexible working (hybrid/remote)

Job summary

Norfolk County Council seeks an Assistant Practitioner to cover maternity leave in a 37-hour-per-week role within the Home First Hub. The position focuses on facilitating safe hospital discharge and coordinating post-discharge care for the community across Norfolk.

You will work in a developing team, collaborating with EECH&C and NHS colleagues, with hybrid working and a mix of hospital visits, face-to-face assessments, and remote work as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience in Health or Social Care sector.
• Good IT and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Support communities of Norfolk with health or social care experience.
• Contribute to safe and timely hospital discharge for patients in the Central Area of Norfolk.
• Work in a hybrid role with site visits, face-to-face assessments, and office time.

Skills

Health or Social Care experience

Education

Good standard of education

Job description

Assistant Practitioner| 11144 | temporary contract to cover maternity leave for 12 months/secondment opportunity | 37 hours per week | £32,061 to £33,699 per annum |GradeG |Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital

Could you support the communities of Norfolk using your previous Health or Social Care experience? If so, we'd love to hear from you.

We have a full-time opportunity in our Home First Hub, an integrated team working closely with our East of England Community Health & Care (EECH&C) and NHS colleagues to ensure safe and timely hospital discharge for those in community and acute hospitals across the Central Area of Norfolk.

This is a new, developing team committed to supporting people to return home, access reablement opportunities and plan their ongoing care and support needs once discharged.

You will have experience in the Health or Social Care sector and a good standard of education, along with excellent IT and organisational skills. You will be competent working in a responsive fast paced environment, with a positive can-do attitude. You will use your professional curiosity around information exchanging and community resources, possessing the ability to work independently or as part of a team.

Along with good listening and analytical skills, you will be flexible and adaptable to new ways of working and committed to supporting people to leave hospital safely. In return, we will offer a well-planned induction, the opportunity to learn new skills and a supportive working environment while making a difference to the communities of Norfolk you work with.

This is a hybrid role. You will be required to visit hospitals, complete face to face assessments as well as attending your office base at least three times a week. You could also work remotely for some of the time, so you will require good broadband connectivity. As part of a large-scale transformation in support of the Discharge to Assess model and to optimise the experience for our service recipients/patients, your role may stay in The Hub or move to assessing people in their own homes.

Adult Social Services in Norfolk is on an ambitious, exciting transformation journey. We're redesigning how we work to create a system that is flexible, human, and focused on better outcomes. As part of this journey, you'll contribute to an environment where learning is continuous, insight is shared, and innovation is encouraged. We support flexible and hybrid working, with a minimum expectation of two days per week spent in a community or office setting, helping you stay connected with colleagues, communities and the people we support.

Some weekend working will be required.

You can find information on our Terms and Conditions here.

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: 03 September 2026

All other applicants closing date: 09 September 2026

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 - dependent on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:
  • 'Norfolk Rewards'our employee discounts programme which helps yousave money on almost anything, 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 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