Assistant Practitioner - Willow Therapy Unit | East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust
| Company: | Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £28,392 - £31,157 per annum |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Norwich, NR2 3TU |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Closing date: | 4 Nov 2026 |
Summary
An opportunity has arisen for a Band 4 Assistant Practitioner within the established Willow Therapy Unit Therapy Team. The team provides inpatient reablement across a 48 bedded unit.
If you are passionate about working collaboratively with patients towards agreed goals, promoting independence and supporting discharge from hospital, this role could be for you. Assistant Practitioners work autonomously within the team to support and assess patients needs across both Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy disciplines.
Please note this role includes shift working across a 7 day service including Bank Holidays.
Regrettably we are not able to offer sponsorship for this post. Interviews will be conducted face to face only.
Toworkwithinareablementphilosophy,usingstrengths-basedassessmentsandactively promoting independence for the patients.
To support an environment where all team members are responsible for a reablement ethosusing apositiverisk-takingapproachforpatients, theircarersand families.
Tocontributeinthedeliveryofhighstandardsofhealthcaretoinpatientsby assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating packages of care.
To supportpatientsbeingasindependentaspossiblewithintheirfunctionallimits.
Toworkaspartofamultidisciplinaryteam withinaqualityframeworktoensurethatthehigheststandardsof carearemet
Tosupportanddeliverinnovationwithindischargepracticeandpathways.
Toworkwithsystempartnersincludingthevoluntarysectortoensurethatpatients experience a seamless transfer of care both into and onward from the unit.
Beresponsibleforthedeliveryandco-ordinationofcaretoanamedgroupofpatients.
Workproactivelywithintheteamtoachieveunitandtrustgoalsandobjectives.
Workwithandpromoterecognisedpolicies,protocols,andguidelines.
Please note, the selection processes are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills.
With effect from the 1stApril 2026 Norfolk Community Health & Care NHS Trust has merged with Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust to form a new organisation: East of England Community Health & Care. The new Trust will provide a wide range of community health and social care services to over 4 million people, with a budget of circa £380 million and a workforce of over 7,000 people.
- Tocontributeinthedeliveryofhighstandardsofhealthcaretoinpatientsby assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating packages of care.
- Toworkwithinareablementphilosophy,usingstrengths-basedassessmentsandactively promoting independence for the patients.
- To support an environment where all team members are responsible for a reablement ethosusing apositiverisk-takingapproachforpatients, theircarersand families.
- Tosupportpatientsbeingasindependentaspossiblewithintheirfunctionallimits.
- Toworkaspartofamultidisciplinaryteam withinaqualityframeworktoensurethatthehigheststandardsof carearemet.
- Tosupportanddeliverinnovationwithindischargepracticeandpathways.
- Toworkwithsystempartnersincludingthevoluntarysectortoensurethatpatients experience a seamless transfer of care both into and onward from the unit.
- Beresponsibleforthedeliveryandco-ordinationofcaretoanamedgroupofpatients.
- Workproactivelywithintheteamtoachieveunitandtrustgoalsandobjectives.
- Workwithandpromoterecognisedpolicies,protocols,andguidelines.
This advert closes on Tuesday 13 Oct 2026
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