Homefirst Assessor - Camborne, United Kingdom - Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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Camborne, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Homefirst Assessor:

Band 6:

Main area

Homefirst Assessor

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Grade

Band 6

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Contract

Permanent

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Hours

Full time
Part time

37.5 hours per week (08:00-18:00hrs)

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Job ref
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Site

Camborne Health Office

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Town

Camborne

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Salary
- £33,706 - £40,588 pro rata /per annum
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Salary period

Yearly

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Closing

Today at 23:59Thank 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_:

We will deliver safe, high quality, consistent and personalised care based on best practice. We are working to be a responsive organisation that listens and learns._

_ Great Organisation__ _**:

We work to be a green organisation, and our sustainability plan will deliver NHS net zero targets. We will support quality care, research and innovation. All our work will be underpinned by clear and transparent principles and systems._

_ Great People _:

We will work together with our staff to create an organisation that supports our collective health and wellbeing. We will attract, retain and develop great people, and embed a caring, open, inclusive and restorative just culture that supports us to deliver quality care._

_ Great Partner_:

With our partners we will deliver health care that improves people's quality of life, prevents ill health and reduces inequalities. We will spend our money wisely to achieve high quality outcomes that matter to local people._

- _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 opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, creative and experienced health practitioner to join the Homefirst Team in Kerrier.

This position is open to a Physiotherapist; Occupational Therapist or registered RGN who has experience of working in the community and wishes to develop his/her rehabilitation skills whilst being part of a dynamic, progressive, integrated multi-agency, multi-disciplinary team.

The successful applicants will be based in Camborne Health Office.

The Homefirst Team is part of the integrated community team in Kerrier which includes registered and non-registered nursing, therapy and administrative staff who work closely with partnership organisations to support the intermediate health needs of our local population.

You will be responsible for assessment, planning and implementation of care and assist in the interpretation of information relevant to the patient's condition/progress, identify problems and needs of patient and set realistic goals.

You will need to have excellent organisational skills combined with a wide knowledge base and experience of working in older person's services.

We will offer a supportive working environment in which to develop your clinical and interpersonal skills, a structured in-service training programme; appraisal and supervision system.

CPD is actively supported through regular supervision and staff training.

Main duties of the job:

To provide a high standard occupational, Physiotherapy and Nursing to the service, performing advanced assessments of patients including those with highly complex presentations, and from this formulating a diagnosis and treatment plan.

To operate as an advanced practitioner being first contact for urgent requests to help both prevent hospital admission and facilitate early discharge.

To utilise advanced skills in community assessment and management of the acutely sick patient.

To provide leadership for support staff and junior staff through supervision, training and appraisal.

To participate in the planning and development of occupational services within the designated team.

Model and deliver excellent evidence based clinical care, working as an autonomous Practitioner.

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 hos