Community Assistant Practitioner | Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 05 April 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £26,530 - £29,114 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 May 2025 |
| Location: | Norwich, NR2 3TU |
| Company: | Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7121425/839-7121425-SR |
Summary
The Norwich Community Therapy team are advertising for a friendly, flexible and conscientious Community Assistant Practitioner, band 4, to work in a supportive and nurturing environment.
The post holder will visit patients in their own homes and carry out a holistic assessment focusing on how they manage with mobility, transfers and other activities of daily living in their own environment. They will assess a variety of conditions and liaise with other health professionals working to enable the patient to be as independent for as long as possible.
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Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an ‘Outstanding’ rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.
The post holder will provide supportive exercise programmes and equipment to enable the patient to improve or maintain their mobility and prevent falls. The post holder will need to be able to drive and have their own car.
A supportive induction programme will be offered. The post holder will receive monthly supervision with a registered Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist. Training is encouraged.
This advert closes on Friday 25 Apr 2025
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