Localities

West Norfolk has a stunning coastline with beautiful countryside and is home to Sandringham, the Royal family's Norfolk retreat. King's Lynn, the largest town in this locality, is a large market town and historic seaport 44 miles west of Norwich with direct rail links to Cambridge in 55 minutes and to London in less than 2 hours. West Norfolk is home to huge beaches from Heacham and Old Hunstanton to Brancaster, loved by kite-surfers. West Norfolk also has two larger market towns, Downham Market and Swaffham.

Charlotte Cresswell, Team Manager from West Norfolk, said: "We are a friendly and welcoming locality with 5 separate teams covering the local acute hospital and the 4 areas of West Norfolk. We have a close and supportive management team who take pride in offering the teams a supportive environment to work in. We provide thorough and robust inductions for new starters followed up with regular supervisions including caseload management and reflective practice discussions. We also have regular team reflective practice sessions, team meetings and regular peer group sessions. We offer flexible working arrangements and hybrid working. The teams have constant open contact with each other via Teams chats as well as via virtual coffee breaks/wellbeing sessions. There are excellent training opportunities on offer to aid continuous professional development and this is something which is very much encouraged."

This large area encompasses 45 miles of stunning coastline, beaches, and rolling countryside including parts of the Broads National Park and several stately homes. Seaside resorts include Wells-next-the-Sea, Cromer and Sheringham. Rural market towns include Fakenham, Holt, Aylsham, North Walsham and Acle.

The unspoilt countryside in this area includes the Waveney Valley, Thetford Forest and some incredible history dating back to Boudicca. This locality includes large rural towns at Dereham, Diss, Watton, Wymondham and Thetford.

Kate Pontin, Head of Integrated Care, said: "We're a friendly team with 3 office bases where we meet up when we're not out and about. We have online chat groups, locality well-being meetings, reflection meetings, team meetings and provide good quality reflective supervisions. We also have a good induction programme, where any new staff are aligned to a supervisor on day one, and also have an aligned practitioner buddy for day-to-day support. We really encourage staff development and often take on students and apprentices. The new ideas they bring helps us to reflect on why we do what we do and provoke professional curiosity which helps us all grow and develop."

Norwich is the county capital of Norfolk, 120 miles from London and 60 miles from Cambridge. It's on the edge of the Broads National Park, and a 40-minute drive to the seaside. Norwich is a superb city. It effortlessly mixes outstanding heritage through the ages with modern shopping centres, excellent restaurants, hundreds of cafés and pubs, a superb arts and theatre scene with huge parks and green spaces, canoeing, rowing and sailing.

By train, Norwich to London takes 90 minutes and Cambridge less than an hour. There are also direct train links to the Midlands. Norwich International Airport has regular flights to Schiphol, Amsterdam and from there on to the rest of the world, plus daily internal flights to Scotland, Manchester, Exeter and Dublin.

Rachel Clark, Head of Integrated Care for the Norwich locality, said: "Norwich offers a warm welcome. We cover a comparatively small geographical area but we are a large and supportive team, with depth and breadth of experience in all areas of social care. Norwich Locality is committed to its residents and recognises the importance of collaborative and innovative work with our partner agencies. Based at County Hall we benefit from having access to a modern office environment, while promoting a flexible working culture, including hybrid working. Our management team are committed to continuous professional development and this is evident in regular Reflective Meetings, supervisions and monthly workshops. As a big team there are opportunities for team members to pursue particular areas of interest; we have AMHPs and BIAs along with staff who focus on particular areas of practice such as self-neglect. We also encourage progression and have a number of APs who are currently on Norfolk SW Apprenticeship schemes and managers who have been promoted from within the Department."

Parts of both Norfolk and Suffolk combine to make up this locality. Large swathes of the Broads National Park run from north to south, with windmills dotting the skyline and huge beaches forming the coastline, including the seaside towns of Hemsby, Caister-on-Sea and Southwold. Inland, Beccles and Bungay are beautiful historic market towns.

The largest Norfolk town in this locality is the popular seaside resort, market town and maritime port of Great Yarmouth, 21 miles east of Norwich and easily accessible by road or rail. Lowestoft in Suffolk is the most easterly town in England, 28 miles from Norwich. It is also a seaside resort, market town and maritime port with direct rail access to Norwich and also to London via Ipswich.

Michaela Hewitt, Assistant Director East, said: "You will be greeted with support and friendliness by our team who take pride in their work within the community, our work is diverse, and covers beach resorts, towns, several villages and some quite rural areas. Our work at times can be challenging, but more importantly it is rewarding to see the changes we can make to a person's wellbeing and quality of life. This is often achieved by working together with the supportive networking within our communities. We are a strong, resilient, dedicated team, who care about the people we support. We are a friendly, supportive, professional dynamic and proactive team with a diverse experienced skill set, who pull together and offer good learning opportunities."