Community Support Worker

Main area: Community
Grade: Band 3
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (8am - 8pm shift pattern, usually 13/14 shifts per 4 week period, covers weekends and bank holidays)
Job ref: 201-23-122-D

Site: Carew House
Town: Bodmin
Salary: £22,816 - £24,336 Per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 28/09/2023 23:59

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Community Support Worker within Home First North Team.

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 home. 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 8-8, 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 8-8, 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 co-operate in their reablement programme; tact and re- assurance required when dealing with patients.
Begin working towards the completion of work-based 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 appropriate use of aids/equipment and reinforce self-care wherever possible.

Working for our organisation

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 8-8, 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 co-operate in their reablement programme; tact and re- assurance required when dealing with patients.
Begin working towards the completion of work-based 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 appropriate use of aids/equipment and reinforce self-care wherever possible.

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’.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience

Essential criteria

NVQ 3 or equivalent experience in a range of subjects relevant to rehabilitation/ health and social care
Previous experience of providing care/reablement in a health or social care setting
An awareness of the needs and aspirations of those needing assistance

Desirable criteria

Food hygiene certificate
Infection control

Skills and Aptitude

Essential criteria

Effective team worker
Ability to work independently and alone
Effective communication skills, both written and verbal
Understands the need for confidentiality, tact and sensitivity
Ability to plan, practise and organise tasks
To demonstrate an understanding of medical conditions to support patients and enable you to instruct, advise and guide patients and carers
Able to make basic judgements, assessments and evaluations involving a range of facts or situations, some requiring analysis; resolving day-to-day issues

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

Creative and flexible
Able to work shifts

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.

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust welcomes and values individuals with lived experience of mental or physical ill health joining our workforce. We aspire to have a culture that develops, promotes and supports lived experience roles - throughout the organisation.

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

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Julie Spencer
Job title: Home First North Team Lead
Email address: julie.spencer15@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01208 834500
Additional information: For further information please contacted at any time between 8am - 4pm Monday - Friday.

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