Assistant Practitioner - Occupational Therapy
| Posting date: | 22 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £17,899.00 to £19,126.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £17899.00 - £19126.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 January 2026 |
| Location: | Norwich, NR1 2DH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | F0040-9421 |
Summary
Job Purpose: To undertake assessment and care management duties under the direction of a qualified worker. NOTE: Actual job tasks will vary depending on whether the post islocatedwithin the Access Service or a Locality Team, and whether it is linked to Occupational Therapy or Care Assessment Principal Accountabilities: To assess, support and review service users/carers needs and make consequent arrangements within the agreed indicators. This includes arranging and carrying out visits to the homes of service users and drawing up support plans as appropriate. To arrange, review and monitor outcomes to meet assessed need as agreed within the service users Support Plan. This may include (depending on setting): Liaising or enabling service users to liaise with providers and departmental support sections over administrative, contractual and financial arrangements Ordering and demonstrating the use of equipment, recommending adaptations and checking that they meet the needs identified Facilitating delivery of support plans Support service users who wish to commission their own services to do so. Working with the Resource Allocation System and assisting service users with relevant form filling when no alternative provision to do so is in place. Encourage self directed support and individual budgets. To bring to the notice of a qualified worker changes in a service users needs or circumstances when the nature of presenting difficulties fall outside agreed scope of this role. To promote safeguarding awareness with service users and multi-disciplinary colleagues. Keep updated on current safeguarding guidance and practice and be vigilant in all activities. To participate in team systems, for example duty to support the overall work of the team whilst accountable to a qualified team member To support individuals to understand the roles of other disciplines or other agencies where needs are identified. To operate in accordance with NCC and departmental practice and guidance, including the maintenance of electronic social care records within CareFirst, and relevant departmental and corporate administrative procedures. To assist with the induction of new staff and informing them of local procedures and information. To act as information point for other agencies. To represent the department appropriately at agreed forums.