NHS
Community Support Worker - Penwith
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Job Description
- Req#: C9201-25-0534?language=en&page=216&sort=publicationDateDesc
- NVQ Level 3 qualification in care or equivalent experience
- Evidence of experience in care setting
- Willingness to undertake relevant training for the role
- GCSE Maths & English or equivalent qualification
- Additional relevant training in Healthcare
- Excellent verbal and written skills
- Ability to work without direct supervision and to time restraints
- Flexible in attitude and willing to support in other teams when required
- Ability to cope under presssure
- NVQ Level 3 qualification in care or equivalent experience
- Evidence of experience in care setting
- Willingness to undertake relevant training for the role
- GCSE Maths & English or equivalent qualification
- Additional relevant training in Healthcare
- Excellent verbal and written skills
- Ability to work without direct supervision and to time restraints
- Flexible in attitude and willing to support in other teams when required
- Ability to cope under presssure
Job summary
Are you able to motivate service users 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?
Community Support Workers work with our multidisciplinary integrated team in Penwith (Penzance, Hayle , Marazion and St Ives 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 7 day a week service to community patients.
This is a community-based role that requires frequent travel to various locations throughout the Penwith area, including areas that may not be accessible by public transportation
A driving licence and access to a car are essential for this post.
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 the locality form a part of an Integrated Care Pathway for older patients that involves 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.
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.
About us
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 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.
Details
Date posted
22 May 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,625 to £25,674 a year Pro Rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
201-25-424
Job locations
Hayle Community Centre
58 Queensway
Hayle
TR27 4NX
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Job responsibilities
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Job responsibilities
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Education, Qualifications & Experience
Essential
Desirable
Skills and Aptitude
Essential
Education, Qualifications & Experience
Essential
Desirable
Skills and Aptitude
Essential
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Hayle Community Centre
58 Queensway
Hayle
TR27 4NX
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Hayle Community Centre
58 Queensway
Hayle
TR27 4NX
Employer's website
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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