Job Description

Reablement Assistant Practitioner | 10550 | Permanent Contract | 37 hours per week | £32,061 to £33,699 per annum | (Grade F) | Elizabeth House, Dereham

Would you like to work in the community as part of our well-trained team of Occupational Therapists and support workers, creating person-centred personal plans helping people set and achieve their goals following an illness? Then this role is for you.

We have opportunities available to visit people in their own homes in Thetford and the surrounding area to assess their social care needs. You may also work across other areas of South Norfolk depending on the needs of the service.

Norfolk First Support delivers services to adults across Norfolk in their own homes for up to 6 weeks, assisting them to regain skills they may have lost following an illness or hospital admission, enabling them to regain their independence as much as possible while also reviewing any ongoing support needed.

In this role, you will be part of a multidisciplinary assessment team, working alongside other professionals in Social Care supporting people who may have been discharged from hospital or where they have a change of circumstances and require support at home.

You will assess and review their daily living needs, developing a personalised plan to assist them to regain the skills and confidence to remain independent in their home, and if ongoing services are required complete a Care Act Assessment. All training will be provided to ensure you are competent to deliver this critical role.

You will need to have experience of working with people and be able to communicate clearly and appropriately with members of the public, whilst exercising judgement and using your initiative to plan and prioritise your work. You will also need knowledge of current policy, practice and legislation within Health and Social Care.

The post is currently Monday to Friday. Weekend working may be reintroduced in the future as needed by the service.

We review applications regularly so you need not wait until the closing date to apply.

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria. You can also find information on our Terms and Conditions here.

If you would like to discuss this role further, please contact nfrbusinesssupport@norfolk.gov.uk

Please note this role is not eligible for Visa sponsorship.

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 – dependant 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

Already a Norfolk County Council employee? See and apply for internal and external vacancies in myOracle using your @norfolk.gov.uk or @nccal.ac.uk email.

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: Friday 29 May 2026 at 23:59

All other applicants closing date: Sunday 7 June 2026 at 23:59