Reablement Assistant Practitioner

CEMP; Norwich; On-site; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job description

Reablement Assistant Practitioner

9101 | Permanent contract | £15,768 to £16,849 per annum (Scale G) | 18.5 hours per week | County Hall, Norwich

Caring for Better Outcomes / Norfolk First Response

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Reablement Assistant Practitioners to join the Caring for better Outcomes team. The new team, aligned with Norfolk First Response, offers reablement to those that have been sourced home care. The pathway offers 6 weeks support, working jointly with the home care sector to maximise independence. Focusing on working with individuals newly discharged from hospital as a pathway 1 or community referrals that need support.

You will be working in an MDT with Assistant Practitioner Occupational Therapists and a Practice Consultant. You will assess and review individuals for care and support, take a strength-based approach, and arrange services where required.

You will have the ability to work under pressure, be well organised and effectively prioritise. You will need a positive attitude, be committed to a Home First ethos, possess excellent communication skills, record keeping and keyboard skills, and be confident in strengthening Social Care practice.

This new challenge will be fast‑paced and no two days will be the same. If you are committed to promoting independence and a Home First ethos, we would very much welcome your application. In return, we can offer you the opportunity to work in an exciting and challenging area of Social Care, and you will be supported to develop into the role with regular supervision, training, and peer support.

Benefits Of Working For Norfolk First Response

• Competitive annual leave per year
• Excellent pension scheme
• Salaried post
• Extensive induction training and future development opportunities
• Norfolk Rewards Scheme (discount saving with various shops and restaurants)
• Paid business mileageCycle to work scheme
• Part of Norfolk County Council

Other Benefits from 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 dependant on your job role and business need.
• Norfolk Rewards our employee discounts programme
• 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 dependant 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

Working Arrangements

We have applied the hybrid model of working as part of the smarter working plans to support the health and safety of our work colleagues. There will be opportunities to work from an office environment part of the week. Working remotely from home will continue to be a key feature of this role. We ask that you have good broadband connectivity.

An ability to drive with a full driving licence is essential.

Interviews will take place via video technology, where you will have the opportunity to discuss these working arrangements.

Contact

For an informal discussion regarding this vacancy, please contact:

Katie Hall, NFR Service Lead (East) / Therapy Lead or 01603 222527

Application Information

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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: Sunday 22 February 2026 at 23:59

All other applicants closing date: Sunday 1 March 2026