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

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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Camborne, United Kingdom

5 days ago

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Description

Support Worker - GwynDowr:

Band 3:

Main area

Childrens Short Breaks Services

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Grade

Band 3

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Contract

Permanent

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Hours

Part time 30 hours per week

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Job ref

Site

GwynDowr Shortbreak Home

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Town

Camborne

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Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 Per annum
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Salary period

Yearly

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Closing

04/03/2024 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_
- _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:

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 a diagnosis of a learning disability with complex health needs and behaviours that may challenge.

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

Proposed interview date: 11th March 2024

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 Gwyn Dowr.

Gwyn Dowr is a small welcoming two bedded home regulated by OFSTED which provides short breaks for children and young people with a diagnosis of a severe or profound learning disability, complex health needs and behaviours which challenge.

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 permanent post and will be primarily based at Gwyn Dowr, 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 hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also wor