Support Worker - Camborne, United Kingdom - Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
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Camborne, United Kingdom

1 month ago

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Description

Support Worker:


Band 3:


Main area

  • Childrens Short Breaks Services
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Grade

  • Band 3
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Contract

  • Fixed term: 12 months
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Hours

  • Part time 25 hours per week (Flexible shifts Days, night and weekends)
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Job ref

Site

  • Roston Crane Shortbreak Home
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Town

  • Camborne
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Salary
- £21,730 - £23,177 pro rata
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Salary period

  • Yearly
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Closing

  • 19/03/2023 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:


The post holder will be part of a team, contributing to the effective provision of Short Break Services to an identified caseload of children and young people with high health needs and a learning disability.


The post holder will be expected to work in partnership with the child or young person and their family, demonstrating sensitivity to them at all times, ensuring the provision of a warm and homely environment that meets their emotional, physical, cultural, religious and spiritual needs.


Main duties of the job:


_Come and contribute to providing a warm and homely environment that offers an amazing experience for children and young people having a short break stay away from their family home._
Children's Services are looking to recruit a Support Worker to our Team at Roston.


Roston is a small welcoming two bedded home regulated by OFSTED which provides short breaks for children and young people with a learning disability and complex health needs.


Your experience and enthusiasm of working with children and young people with complex health needs will be welcomed, but support, supervision and training will be provided.

This post will include weekend, bank holiday and night work.


This is a fixed term contact for 12 months and will be primarily based at Roston, although the post holder may be required on occasion to work at Children's Services other short break homes in Cornwall.


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
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