Community Support Worker - Penzance

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? Would you like to support members of your community to maximise their independence?

Our new Community Support Workers will join our multidisciplinary integrated teams in West Cornwall (Penzance, Camborne, Pool, Redruth, Helston and the surrounding areas) delivering reablement as part of a collaboration between community, acute and social care providers.

The reablement approach supports people to return to or remain in their homes. We are looking for candidates with the ability to motivate individuals in order to aid their recovery and maximise their independence, achieve their goals and get home from hospital quicker!

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

The team provide a 24 hour, 7 days a week service to community patients and we are happy to discuss flexibility around hours and days worked.

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 and we offer a mileage allowance for journeys in your own car and access to pool cars where availability allows.

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 the required service however, we are happy to discuss flexible opportunities with you.

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.

Just over 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 work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.

At Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust we are proud to prioritise the development of our people. To support this, the following opportunities are available:

• Career conversations and individual development plans for succession planning and talent management
• Protected CPD time for registered staff
• Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff
• Leadership and Management development programmes
• Coaching and mentoring opportunities
• A full clinical induction programme for operational skills
• Access to a care certificate programme for our band 1-4 clinical staff
• A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff
• Individual professional development programmes

Being part of a successful NHS Foundation Trust brings a portfolio of rewards and benefits for our staff. These include:

• Suite of health and wellbeing initiatives to support our colleagues physical and mental health
• Free access to individual HARP portfolios to support revalidation for nursing staff
• Free DBS checks where required
• Discounts available from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• The Trust reimburses all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.

The Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted. It is encouraged that you complete the application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process you will be contacted via TRAC.jobs email regarding interview details.

We are committed to diversity and equality of employment including the employment of current and former service users.

If you are successful, you agree to Occupational Health accessing your health records from your current or previous employer to check the status of your inoculations and screening tests. Appointments are subject to full three year satisfactory references therefore please ensure you include correct contact details for your nominated referees including email addresses.

Any general recruitment queries, please contact our recruitment team on 01208 834644

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.