Job summary
- Main area
- Community support worker
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Daily shifts are Monday - Friday 8-4 or 4 longer days maybe discussed)
- Job ref
- 201-24-253
- Employer
- Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Helston Community Hospital, Meneage Road, Helston, TR13 8DR
- Town
- Helston
- Salary
- £25,147 - £27,596 Pro Rata/Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Community Support Worker
Band 4
Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.
Strategic Themes
Great Care
- Care based on what matters to people.
- Care provided at home or close to home.
- Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
- Prevention and alternatives to hospital.
Great Organisation
- Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
- Technology enabled care.
- Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
- Safe, efficient, effective and productive.
Great People
- A place people love to work and feel valued.
- Living our values with staff (all voices count).
- Attract, grow and develop talent.
- Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.
Great Partner
- Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
- Joined-up community services.
- Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
- Reduce our impact on the environment.
At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.
Job overview
An exciting vacancy has arisen for an enthusiastic Band 4 Senior Community Support Worker in the Kerrier Home first team based within the South Kerrier Team.
The post holder will provide a versatile and responsive service to ensure that opportunities for patients reablement and rehabilitation are optimised within the community setting.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be part of an Integrated Care Pathway for patients that involved a range of services to prevent hospital admission and support discharge from hospital.
The post holder will undertake specific therapeutic support work to aid reablement and rehabilitation of patients, planning and implementing interventions and reporting back on progress and any issues to the clinician.
Working for our organisation
We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.
We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.
Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.
Person specification
Education/Experience
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 3 in an appropriate area or equivalent relevant qualification or experience
- Significant previous experience of working in a rehabilitation environment
- Experience of working with elderly, injured/disabled people
- Significant experience of working as a Therapy or Nursing assistant/rehab technician
- Experience of managing a separate caseload
Skills and Aptitude
Essential criteria
- Good computer skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to communicate with patients with impaired communication abilities
Desirable criteria
- Holds a valid UK driving license
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Caroline Mitchell/Sarah Beavill
- Job title
- Therapy Team Lead/ Homefirst Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01326435920
- Additional information
By telephone or email
Please note we are not accepting any communication from Recruitment Agencies at the current time. Please refrain from Sending the Trust CV’s as this does not count as an introduction
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