Senior Community Support Worker - Carrick
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, innovative, flexible and well-motivated Senior Community Support Worker to join the Carrick Homefirst team.
The Homefirst team is part of our Integrated team working in Falmouth, Penryn, Truro and Perranporth supporting the patients in our Carrick Primary Care Network. It will be an expectation of this post that on occasions, the person works flexibly across other areas of care.
Due to the large geographical and rural area our team covers, being able to drive and having access to a vehicle are essential for this post. Mileage expenses will be paid. Unfortunately, public transport is not sufficient to get to patient visits on time.
You will be well supported by your local team who will offer regular clinical supervision. Continuing professional development will be encouraged and funded.
The service operates 8-8 over 7 days per week. We offer a flexible approach to rostering to accommodate personal working patterns.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide a versatile and responsive service to ensure that opportunities for patients' reablement and rehabilitation are optimised within the community setting. The post holder will be part of an Integrated Care Pathway for patients that involves a range of services to prevent hospital admission and support discharge from hospital.
The post holder will undertake specific clinical and therapeutic support work to aid reablement and rehabilitation of patients, planning and implementing interventions and reporting back on progress and any issues to the clinician.
The post holder will work collaboratively with wider stakeholders to maximise patient care, as well as working closely with the clinical and therapeutic assessors in the team.
The post holder will support the Team Lead with non-clinical duties via delegation including staff supervisions, supporting new members of the team, and clinical audits.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
* NVQ Level 3 in an appropriate area or equivalent relevant qualification or experience
* Experience of working with elderly, injured/disabled people
* Significant experience of working as a Therapy or Nursing assistant/rehab technician
* Experience as a Technical Instructor/rehab Technician III working in health or similar post
Skills and Aptitude
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to communicate with patients with impaired communication abilities
* Ability to work on own initiative and to manage own caseload.
* Completion of Stroke Competencies
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 name
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
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