Shared Services Partnership
Reablement Practitioner
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Job Details:
Job Reference: HCC624390
Salary Range: £33,178 - £36,369 per annum
Work Location: Totton Hub, Totton (Hybrid Working)
Hours per week: 37
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 29 July 2026
The Role:
As a Reablement Practitioner, you’ll be working across all disciplines within the Reablement service including sensory loss, occupational therapy, and the community response team (CRT). You’ll be part of a progressive team, using an enabling, adaptive approach, supporting people to live in their own homes where possible, and in the least restrictive way.
What you’ll do:
- Alongside a multi-disciplinary team of Health and Social Care professionals, you’ll triage referrals, complete holistic assessments of need, and plan supportive interventions.
- Use a strengths-based approach when providing advice and information throughout someone’s reablement journey, enabling them to problem solve and make informed decisions.
- Build positive working relationships with service users and their wider support network, healthcare professionals, and local community networks.
- Support professional practitioners with safeguarding cases.
What we’re looking for:
- Experience in a Reablement, Rehabilitation, Health, or Social Care setting is preferred but not essential.
- General knowledge of the Care Act 2014 and Mental Capacity Act 2005 is preferred but not essential.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills.
- Detail-oriented and able to assess risks, needs, and analyze information.
- Demonstrates patience, compassion, and empathy, treating service users with dignity and respect in all interactions.
Take a look at our Candidate Pack for more information about the Reablement Practitioner role, team, and our values. The section ‘About you’ explains what specific knowledge, skills, and experience we want you to tell us about. Make sure you explain how you meet these requirements and demonstrate our values in your application.
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Why join us?
- Make a Difference: Watch our short video to find out more about the important work we do in our reablement service. Work in partnership with organizations across Health and Social care to maximize independence, prevent hospital admissions, and facilitate rapid discharge from hospital to improve outcomes for the people of Hampshire.
- Professional Development: Supportive supervision and continuous learning opportunities, including formal qualification routes and a comprehensive suite of management training. All team members obtain a Care Certificate once in post, fully funded by the council.
- Employee Support: Access to Health Assured's comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your physical and mental wellbeing, including 24/7 telephone support, a suite of online resources, and legal and financial advice.
- Competitive Benefits Package: Including generous annual leave entitlement, occupational sick pay, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme. Find more information here.
Working Patterns
Our Service runs 07:00 - 22:00 every day of the year, therefore you’ll be required to work evenings and/or public holidays and/or weekends as part of your Normal Working Hours for which enhancements are paid and days off in lieu can be accommodated.
The current working hours for this position follow a current pattern of 08:30 - 17:00 Monday to Thursday and during allocated weekend working, and 08:30 - 16:30 Friday. Working patterns are subject to change based on service requirements; any changes will be formally discussed and agreed with you.
Applicants can expect to hear from us within two weeks of the advertised closing date.
Please note: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role and therefore it is essential that you already have the right to work in the UK.
Other roles you may have experience of:
Senior Care Assistant, Senior Case Worker, Senior Support Worker, Community Support Worker, Senior Healthcare Assistant, Rehabilitation Worker, Occupational Therapist Assistant.
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Travel Requirements:
You will be required to travel to various locations within Hampshire, and it is essential that you have a current driver’s licence and access to a reliable vehicle on a regular basis.
Values Based Recruitment:
We recruit for attitudes and values in Adults’ Health and Care. We invite you to evidence how you demonstrate our 5 core values in your application. For more information on our values, please refer to the candidate pack.
Additional Information:
Reablement Practitioner Candidate Pack
Vetting Requirements:
This post is subject to a Criminal Records Check.
Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:
For general enquiries, please contact care.careers@hants.gov.uk
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Abigail Phipps, Operational Manager on abigail.phipps@hants.gov.uk
Hampshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults. We expect all employees, workers, and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies.
We are a Disability Confident Employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.
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