Children's Community Training Team Assistant

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Truro; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dynamic individual to join the Community Nursing Team as a Training Assistant (Band 4). The role focuses on delivering clinical skills training across education settings, overseen by registered nurses, with the potential to support the wider Children’s Community Nursing Team.

The post is mainly Monday–Friday with occasional outside-hours work. It requires travel across the county to deliver training at various locations, including education

Qualifications

• NVQ 4 in Health and Social Care/Nursing Associate or equivalent experience is required.
• Willingness to undertake training required for post.
• Previous knowledge and experience of working in a care environment is essential.
• Experience working with patients with complex health needs is preferred.
• Experience of delivering education and training programmes is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a range of clinical skills training to service users and partnership agencies across education provisions.
• Enable the child/YP to access everyday environments.
• Frequent travel to various locations throughout the county; occasional weekend/evening work may be required.

Skills

Clinical training delivery

Enteral feeding

Patient monitoring

Medication administration

Tracheostomy care

Venipuncture

Education

NVQ 4 in Health and Social Care/Nursing Associate or equivalent experience

Willingness to undertake training required for post

Previous knowledge and experience of working in a care environment

Experience working with patients with complex health needs

Experience of delivering education and training programmes

Job description

Children's Community Training Team Assistant

Band 4

Main area Assistant Grade Band 4 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (Occasional weekend and evening working) Job ref 201-26-831

Site Truro Health Park Town Truro Salary £28,392 - £31,157 Pro rata/Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 28/09/2026 23:59

Thank 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

• Care based on what matters to people.
• Care provided at home or close to home.
• Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
• Prevention and alternatives to hospital.

Great Organisation

• Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
• Technology enabled care.
• Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
• Safe, efficient, effective and productive.

Great People

• A place people love to work and feel valued.
• Living our values with staff (all voices count).
• Attract, grow and develop talent.
• Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.

Great Partner

• Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
• Joined-up community services.
• Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
• Reduce our impact on the environment.

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.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Community Nursing Team (CCN) working predominately within the training team with some work into the CCN team . We are seeking an enthusiastic and proactive individual to deliver training of clinical skills within a range of settings overseen by registered nurses.

Predominantly the post holder will work Monday-Friday, with occasional requirements to work outside of these working hours to meet the service users training needs.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work within a small training team within the
Children’s Community Nursing Team overseen by registered nurses. As well as training there will be some requirements to support the wider Children’s Community Nursing Team. The successful candidate will be required to deliver a variety of clinical skills training to a range of service users and partnership agencies across a variety of settings with a large proportion being delivered across education provisions. Enabling the child/YP to access everyday environments.

This is a community-based role that requires frequent travel to various locations throughout the county including areas that may not be accessible by public transportation. Successful candidates will need to demonstrate how they will manage these travel requirements.

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.

Approximately 568,000 people live her. 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 increase the numbers of people who use out 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’.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience

• NVQ 4 in Health and Social Care/Nursing Associate or equivalent experience
• Willingness to undertake training required for post
• Previous knowledge and experience of working in a care environment
• Experience working with patients with complex health needs
• Experience of delivering education and training programmes

Skills and Aptitude

• Experience with the following clinical interventions including enteral feeding, patient monitoring, administration of medication, tracheostomy care and venapuncture.

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

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
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• The Trust reimburses all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.

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

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.

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