Community Support Worker - Bodmin, United Kingdom - Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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Bodmin, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Community Support Worker:

Band 3:

Main area

Community

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Grade

Band 3

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Contract

Permanent

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Hours

Full time hours per week (8am 8pm shift pattern, usually 13/14 shifts per 4 week period, covers weekends and bank holidays)

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Job ref

Site

Carew House

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Town

Bodmin

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Salary
- £21,730 - £23,177 Per annum
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Salary period

Yearly

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Closing

08/02/2023 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:

Successful applicants will be invited to attend an Assessment Centre at Carew House, Bodmin on 17th February 2023. This will be a morning or afternoon to be confirmed.

The main purpose for this post is to provide a versatile and responsive service to ensure that opportunities for patients' reablement are optimised within the community setting
The Reablement workers within each locality will form a part of an Integrated Care Pathway for older patients that involve a range of services to prevent hospital admission and support discharge from hospital.
The post holder will be expected to work with patients in their usual place of care this may also include Residential homes and nursing homes
The post holder will be expected to be flexible in working patterns to meet the needs of the service and will be rostered to provide a 88, 7 day a week service.

Main duties of the job:

Working as part of an interdisciplinary team, to facilitate holistic reablement for patients.
Work under the guidance and clinical supervision of the locality team including ward and community staff.
To work as a part of a team to provide an 88, 7 day service for the reablement of patients.
Must be able to provide, receive and feedback routine information which requires tact and persuasive skills.
Ability to persuade patients to cooperate in their reablement programme; tact and re

- assurance required when dealing with patients.

Begin working towards the completion of workbased Rehabilitation Support Worker and Healthcare Assistant (HCA)
Completion of the Ageing well competencies training programme.
Actively participate in own wider learning, including clinical supervision and peer supervision
Work alongside clinical facilitator to achieve venepuncture competency, as required.
Work within parameters of own job description, monitor own progress; strive to improve practices and performances as services
Assist the patient to achieve their reablement goals using a range of specific activities, primarily on an individual basis, but also in groups, without direct supervision. This may include activities for developing independence in daily living skills, e.g.

, supporting with personal care and promoting a return to normal function and activity as appropriate:
support and encourage the appropria