Community Support Worker - Physical Health Checks

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust; Cinderford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

We are supportive of the people we care for in the community and aim to provide a fully responsive service to everyone who needs it. This is the same approach we take for our employees.

We value the skills and experiences of those we work with, whether they are service users, carers, families, or those looking to join us. If you would like to find out more about our recruitment process, email our recruitment team.

We have a range of exciting vacancies, from administrative to clinical roles, including nurses, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists, healthcare assistants, and many more, in both physical and mental health care for adults and children. To find out if we have something for you, please click on the link below:

Preceptorship

The transition from student to registered practitioner or international practitioner in the first UK post can be quite daunting. Our mandatory multi-professional preceptorship programme is designed to support and guide you through this transition.

The programme is offered to newly registered practitioners, including nurses, international nurses, registered nursing associates, return-to-practice practitioners, allied health professionals, and international allied health professionals within their first year of registration. It aims to provide support, structure, and opportunities to develop confidence as an autonomous practitioner. The programme helps you build on the knowledge, skills, values, and behaviors gained as a student or international practitioner and encourages lifelong learning as a registered professional.

You will be supported by an experienced preceptor and other clinicians from your workplace and will attend seven preceptorship study days organized by the Professional Development and Clinical Skills team. These monthly study days, led by experts from various specialties, foster interprofessional collaboration, peer support, and shared learning.

To support academic development, all preceptees are offered the opportunity to undertake the Level 7 15-credit “Preceptorship for Healthcare Practice” (AP7026) postgraduate module, accredited by the University of Gloucestershire, which runs alongside the preceptorship program. The goal of the programme is to be supportive and rewarding, empowering you to provide the highest standards of compassionate care to patients, service users, their families, and carers.