ITOC Assistant Practitioner-Band 4

Locala Health and Wellbeing; Liversedge; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health organization in Liversedge is seeking an Assistant Practitioner to join a dynamic team. The role involves supporting hospital discharges and providing patient assessments to facilitate care plans that promote independence. Applicants should have experience in healthcare settings and strong communication skills. This permanent position offers flexible working hours and a competitive salary of £27,485 to £30,162 pro-rata.

Benefits

Flexible working

Generous pension scheme

Refer a Friend Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience working in a healthcare setting is preferred.
• Understanding of patient discharge processes is essential.
• Good communication skills with patients and families.

Responsibilities

• Support timely hospital discharges for medically fit individuals.
• Work in collaboration with the ITOC team.
• Assist in assessing patient needs and planning appropriate care.

Skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Assessment and care provision

Person-centred care planning

Job description

Job Role

Assistant Practitioner

Band 4 - £27,485 - £30,162 pro‑rata

22.5 Hours per week (08:00 – 16:00 including 1 in 4 weekends)

Permanent

Responsibilities

The Integrated Transfer of Care (ITOC) Team is a dynamic and multi‑skilled team consisting of nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and Assistant Practitioners.

We also work in alignment with acute hospitals, social services, a 40‑bed unit at Moorlands Grange (Recovery Hub), and private sector nursing and residential homes.

Our purpose is to support a safe and timely hospital discharge of people who are medically fit and no longer need hospital care, to a place more suitable to the person’s needs. Assessments and care provision can then be tailored to support people to regain strengths and skills so that they can live as independently as possible. We also aim to avoid admission for patients in A&E and Frailty departments who require intervention to allow them to be discharged home.

The ITOC model aims to support better outcomes for people leaving hospital by:

• Reducing the time people spend in hospital when they no longer need acute care, preventing hospital‑acquired infections and deconditioning (the loss of strength and independence)
• Assessing people in a more appropriate environment than the hospital, giving a more accurate indication of their strengths and needs
• Providing multidisciplinary reablement and rehabilitation plans, and, if necessary, short‑term care and support to help people gain and regain independence, preventing or reducing the need for longer‑term care
• The model also enables the urgent care system to prioritise acute hospital care for those people who need it

The ITOC team works in partnership with individuals and families to identify their own needs and short‑term goals, recognising that person‑centred care planning and intervention is key to the person accomplishing the outcomes they want to achieve.

There are two teams within the service (Hospital Discharge and Recovery Hub):

The Hospital Discharge Team identifies people who have onward care needs and then makes the necessary arrangements for discharge to one of the two pathways within the Recovery Hub service: Home First and Bedded Pathway.

Home First is the default pathway for people leaving hospital and should be the first consideration for everyone. The team will work with the individual and determine if support is required to return home and arrange the necessary support for discharge.

Where people are unable to go home immediately, they will be discharged to the Bedded Pathway. This means they will be placed in a residential or nursing care home where they will be assessed by a member of the Recovery Hub multidisciplinary team. The Recovery Hub team will collaborate with the person to identify the type of care, support, or rehabilitation they need to meet the outcomes they want to achieve, including, wherever possible, a return home.

Longer‑term needs will be assessed following a period of stay in the Recovery Hub.

Both sides of the team come together to cover A&E and Frailty patients across Kirklees.

There will also be opportunities to broaden your scope of practice through supporting across the wider service of Unplanned and Intermediate Care.

Find out more about Locala through our Thrive Strategy.

For full details of the role see Job Description & Person Specification.

For more information please contact Elkie Moffatt (Team Leader for Unplanned Care): [e-mail] 0330 165 9839, and Deon Bryan (Complex Discharge Co‑ordinator): [e-mail] 07946609074.

Closing date – 15/12/2025. We reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier than the stated date should we receive sufficient applications.

About us

Here at Locala we are part of the community and have often cared for generations within the same family, continuing to be part of the NHS family also delivering care under the same ethos.

Locala Health and Wellbeing embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applicants from people from all backgrounds, with our ambition to have a workforce that represents the wider communities we live and work within.

We are an organisation that celebrates and values the individuality of our colleagues’ lived experiences and can adapt accordingly, recognising the value inclusivity brings when delivering equitable, high quality healthcare to our local communities. Where everyone feels valued, has the ability to develop, has flexible working opportunities, and a sense of belonging, supported by our Inclusivity Groups.

Locala is a ‘Disability Confident’ employer, and as such, any disabled applicant who meets all the essential criteria is guaranteed to be invited to the assessment process.

Benefits

Just a few of the benefits you can enjoy:

• Flexible working – We are committed to supporting our colleagues to have a good work‑life balance and welcome conversations about flexible working wherever possible.
• Generous pension – We offer a generous, defined contribution, pension scheme with matched contribution + 2% up to a maximum of 8%.
• Refer a Friend Scheme – If you know a friend or family member who works at Locala on a substantive contract, you may be able to take advantage of our Refer a Friend Scheme. You both could receive a reward of £500 each, after you have successfully started your role with us.