Reablement Assistant Practitioner 11490

Reablement Assistant Practitioner | 11489 | temporary contract/secondment opportunity until 03 October 2027 | 18.5 hours per week | £33,119 to £34,811 per annum pro rata, depending on experience | Grade G | Norwich

Caring for Better Outcomes / Norfolk First Response

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Reablement Assistant Practitioners to join Caring for Better Outcomes (CFBO), a countywide, therapy-led service within Norfolk First Response. CFBO provides an additional reablement offer for people receiving support from a commissioned home-care provider agency.

Working jointly with home-care provider agencies, CFBO delivers frontline reablement for up to six weeks following a Pathway 1 hospital discharge. The service supports people to regain skills, build confidence and maximise independence at home.

You will work closely with Assistant Practitioners, Occupational Therapists, Operational Managers and a Practice Consultant Occupational Therapist to support timely progression through reablement. Following the reablement period, you will complete strengths-based Care Act assessments and arrange proportionate ongoing care and support where eligible needs remain.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Completing timely, proportionate and strengths-based Care Act assessments following reablement.
• Identifying eligible needs, agreeing person-centred outcomes and arranging sustainable support.
• Working with Assistant Practitioner Occupational Therapists to understand functional ability, progress and opportunities to maximise independence.
• Working with Operational Managers to progress cases, support timely decisions and avoid unnecessary delays.
• Building effective relationships with locality team managers and social care teams to support coordinated planning and appropriate handovers.
• Communicating effectively with people, families, provider agencies and partner professionals.
• Maintaining clear and accurate case records in line with statutory and organisational requirements.
• Managing and prioritising a countywide caseload according to need, risk and urgency.

You will be organised, able to prioritise in a fast-paced environment and committed to strengths-based, Home First practice. You will bring excellent communication, case-recording and partnership-working skills, alongside a commitment to high-quality social care practice. Regular supervision, training and peer support will help you develop in the role.

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 mileage
• Cycle to work scheme
• Part of Norfolk County Council

This is a highly visible, countywide-facing role. You will work across Norfolk, regularly engaging in person with people, families, provider agencies, CFBO colleagues, locality teams and partner professionals. The role follows a hybrid working model; however, applicants should expect frequent travel and a significant presence in community and office settings across the county to support effective relationships, coordinated decision-making and timely progression.

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.

The ability to drive and a full driving licence is essential.

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria.

For an informal discussion regarding this vacancy, please contact:

Katie Hall, NFR Service Lead (East) / Therapy Lead katie.hall2@norfolk.gov.uk or 01603 222527

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 you save 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

You can find information on our Terms and Conditions here.

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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: 22 October 2026

All other applicants closing date: 29 October 2026