Community Support Worker - St. Austell, United Kingdom - Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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St. Austell, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Community Support Worker
Mid Cornwall
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Band 3:

Main area

Adult Community Care

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Grade

Band 3

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Contract

Permanent: Parttime hours are available

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Hours

Full time
Part time

37.5 hours per week
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Job ref
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Site

Mid Cornwall

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Town

Newquay, St Austell, China Clay, Padstow

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Salary
- £21,730 - £23,177 Per Annum / Pro Rata
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Salary period

Yearly

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Closing

10/04/2023 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 21st April 2023. This will be a morning or afternoon to be confirmed.
Are you able to motivate others to achieve their goals? Are you looking for a rewarding role, supporting others to regain confidence?

We are looking for positive individuals who would enjoy encouraging others to maximise their independence.

Our new Community Support Workers will join our multidisciplinary integrated teams in Mid Cornwall delivering reablement as part of a collaboration between community, acute and social care providers.

Our Mid Cornwall Teams cover the Carrick & Restormel Areas.

You will need to demonstrate good communication skills and a positive approach to older people who may have communication difficulties or who may have challenging and complex health needs including frailty.

You will be part of a dedicated team and will be provided with bespoke training to support your development in this role.

The post holder will be rostered to provide a 24 hour, 7 days a week service to community patients.

This post holder will be expected to work with patients in their usual place of care this may also include Residential homes and nursing homes.

Main duties of the job:

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 deliver packages of care to patients in their own home; this may also include Residential homes and nursing homes
The postholder will be expected to be flexible in working patterns to meet the needs of the service and will be rostered to provide the required service.

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 organis