Assistant Practitioner

Assistant Practitioner

Band 4

Main area

Assistant Practitioner

Grade

Band 4

Contract

Permanent

Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday service)

Job ref

246-WSU8014265

Site

Hellesdon Hospital

Town

Norwich

Salary

£28,392 - £31,157 gross per annum / pro rata for part time

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

07/06/2026 23:59

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience

Job overview

We are recruiting a compassionate and skilled Assistant Practitioner to join our wonderful Children's Eating Disorder Service at Hellesdon Hospital in Norwich.

You will work under the supervision of registered professionals to provide high-quality care and interventions, supporting young people in their assessment and treatment.

You will be part of a diverse and active MDT, supporting young people and their families through recovery. There is a strong emphasis on systemic work within this specialism, so skills in working with families as well as the young person is key.

Please apply if you are interested in joining our team and experiencing this specialist area of mental health.

Main duties of the job

Deliver direct care and support to service users, under supervision of registered clinicians.

Carry out delegated clinical tasks including care planning and interventions.

Maintain accurate records using Trust systems such as Lorenzo.

Promote recovery-focused care and social inclusion.

Work collaboratively with families, carers, and multi-agency partners

Attending and leading multi-disciplinary meetings.

Lead and be involved in change projects to continuously improve the service.

Working for our organisation

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive. We are a cohesive, friendly, and kind team and will support you every step of the way.

We are looking for passionate and high-spirited individual who can be a part of our amazing team to improve services for our service users. We want people to be proactive, creative and innovative to advocate for our service users and develop our service further.

If you’re enthusiastic, person centred and have the skills needed to work in a community setting, we would love to hear from you.

Person specification

Other

Essential criteria

• Able to travel independently
• Flexible attitude

Desirable criteria

• Able to complete PMA

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience working with Service Users with mental health needs
• Experience working within Multidisciplinary Team (MDT)
• Working knowledge and understanding of CPA process

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Care certificate or relevant equivalent
• Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care/mental health or apprenticeship in H&SC/mental health L5

Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to communicate widely in a clear manner
• Approachable, tactful, and diplomatic.
• Satisfactory verbal and written English language skills

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Risk Assessment
• Understanding of Mental Health issues
• CPA

Please be aware that, due to the high number of applications for certain roles, this vacancy may close earlier than the advertised closing date. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

YOUR APPLICATION

We can provide all our job application materials in alternative formats so that these are accessible to everyone. Should you require any documents within this job pack in an alternative format, please do not hesitate to contact us at ***email_hidden***.

PLEASE NOTE: If you use a hotmail, msn or yahoo e-mail account, you will need to check your "junk" mail regularly as these email providers will divert any communication from this Trust/NHS JOBS straight into your " junk" inbox.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification).. We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post may be subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Further details / informal visits contact

Name

James Moss

Job title

Specialist Operational Manager

Email address

[email protected]

Additional information

Issy Wiseman - Community Team Manager - [email protected]