# Community Assistant Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-assistant-practitioner/adb9b054-99b4-4cc1-bed1-e89c087c9c64 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-assistant-practitioner/adb9b054-99b4-4cc1-bed1-e89c087c9c64.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust - **Location:** St James’ Clinic - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Assistant practitioner - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 pro rata pa - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-20T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-27T23:01:52.412Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Norfolk/Kings_Lynn/East_England_Community_Health_Care_NHS_Trust/Community_Assistant_Practitioner/Community_Assistant_Practitioner-v8258390 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8258390?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.eastofenglandcommunityhealthandcare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking for a compassionate and motivated Community Assistant Practitioner to join our therapy team, supporting patients in their own homes, care homes, and community settings. Working as part of an integrated multidisciplinary team, you will assist in delivering rehabilitation programmes, support individuals living with long-term conditions, and contribute to palliative care interventions. Your role will focus on helping patients regain and maintain independence, achieve their personal goals, improve their quality of life, and reduce the need for unnecessary hospital admissions. Previous therapy experience is desirable. ### Main duties of the job - To contribute in the delivery of high standards of health care to patients within their own homes, care homes, the travelling community, Community Hospitals, and clinics, by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating packages of care. - To work within a reablement philosophy, using strengths-based assessments and actively promoting independence for the patients. Please see the job description for a more thorough list of duties. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - To contribute to the delivery of care packages for patients with long term conditions, palliative care and rehabilitation needs for example, to achieve quality of life and independence where possible. - To work within the integrated team to facilitate early discharge from hospital - To work within the integrated team to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital - To work with all health care professionals, and statutory/non statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to our service users. Please see the job description for a more thorough list of duties. ### Applicant requirements 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. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Professional appearance. - Be able to kneel, bend & stoop and work in cramped environments. - Be able to manoeuvre limbs of around 5-6kg. - Be able to manoeuvre patients using handling aids. - Be reliable. - Must have a full UK driving license and have access to a vehicle. - Able to communicate effectively in written and verbal English Language. ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working with people, in the statutory / voluntary / private sector. - Experience of working with people at End of Life. - Literacy skills. - Evidence of ongoing learning. **Desirable** - Experience of working in people's homes. ### Communication **Essential** - Tact & diplomacy. - Empathy & sensitivity. - Ability to use own initiative. - Able to communicate effectively using the English language in both verbal and written forms. ### Qualifications **Essential** - NVQ 3 or equivalent knowledge and experience. - Foundation degree programme, or equivalent demonstrable knowledge and skills acquired through training and experience. - Good general education. - Experience of working in a health or social care setting. ### Personal and People Development **Essential** - Ability to manage stressful situations. - A team player. - Awareness of own limitations. - Good organisational skills. - Open to change and development. ### Skills, Abilities and Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge of additional specialist areas through in-house training & short courses. - Good communication skills. - Highly motivated. **Desirable** - Knowledge of multidisciplinary team roles. - Experience of working in a community setting. ### Personal Attributes / Behaviours **Essential** - Able to identify with the Trust's commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people / vulnerable adults - Able to show initiative. - Able to work alone. - Assertive. - Good listening skills. ## Documents - [dbs guidance (pdf, 131.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2219) - [nchc behaviours (pdf, 4.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2218) - [privacy notice (pdf, 30.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2215) - [job description (pdf, 688.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10571790) - [application guidelines (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2216) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.