Community Support Worker - Homefirst North

NHS; Bodmin; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Community Support Worker with NHS within Home First North Team to provide responsive services for patient reablement. The role involves working closely with patients in their care settings and participating in achieving reablement goals through tailored support and activities.

Qualifications

• Previous experience of providing care/reablement in a health or social care setting.
• An awareness of the needs and aspirations of those needing assistance.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate holistic reablement for patients as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Support patients with daily living skills and assist in achieving reablement goals.

Skills

Tact

Persuasion

Independence

Education

NVQ 3 or equivalent experience

Food hygiene certificate

Infection control

Job description

Go back Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Community Support Worker - Homefirst North

The closing date is 14 July 2025

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.

Please note: If you need sponsorship, please check the requirements for a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) on the gov.uk website to see if you're eligible before applying.

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.

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.

Job 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 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
• Food hygiene certificate
• Infection control

Skills and Aptitude

• Ability to work independently and alone

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