Team Coordinator

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

Job summary

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Cornwall seeks a Main area Team Coordinator (Band 4) on a 9-month fixed term or secondment. Full time 37.5 hours per week, based in Camborne, with possible weekend work.

You will support the Ofsted Registered Manager, coordinate the healthcare team, plan monthly overnight stays, and lead monthly staff meetings. The role requires safeguarding knowledge and experience caring for children with health needs.

Qualifications

• Experience of caring for children with health needs / learning disability
• Experience of undertaking clinical tasks (medication administration, care of a child with Epilepsy)
• Experience of working within a residential home or short break provision
• Level 3 Diploma in Residential social care or equivalent

Responsibilities

• To work under the Children’s homes regulations including the Quality standards (Ofsted)
• To plan the children and young people’s overnight stays on a monthly basis, taking into account the compatibility and needs of the young people and their families
• To co-ordinate the team’s monthly staff meeting, ensuring staff are allocated time within their contracted hours to attend
• Ability to communicate and relate effectively with children, young people and their families, adults and colleagues using a variety of communication systems

Skills

Teaching and training skills

Safeguarding knowledge

Education

Level 3 Diploma in Residential social care or equivalent

Job description

Main area Team Coordinator Grade Band 4 Contract 9 months (Fixed term contract or Secondment Opportunity) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (May include weekend working) Job ref 201-26-345-E

Site Roston Town Camborne Salary £28,392 - £31,157 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 22/09/2026 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

To assist the Ofsted Registered Manager in partnership with both family and other professionals in providing the appropriate care package, ensuring continuity and a consistent approach. To ensure the provision of a warm and homely environment that meets the emotional, physical, cultural, religious and spiritual needs of the child/young adult.

In conjunction with the Ofsted Registered Manager and registered nurses co-ordinate and support the team of healthcare support workers working within the home, to provide a high quality services to the children, young people and their families.

Main duties of the job

To work under the Children’s homes regulations including the Quality standards (Ofsted)

To plan the children and young people’s overnight stays on a monthly basis, taking into account the compatibility and needs of the young people and their families.

To co-ordinate the team’s monthly staff meeting, ensuring staff are allocated time within their contracted hours to attend

Ability to communicate and relate effectively with children, young people and their families, adults and colleagues using a variety of communication systems.

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 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 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

• Experience of caring for children with health needs / learning disability
• Experience of undertaking clinical tasks (medication administration, care of a child with Epilepsy)
• Experience of working within a residential home or short break provision
• Level 3 Diploma in Residential social care or equivalent

Knowledge and Abilities

• Able to impart sensitive complex information when there may be barriers to understanding or safeguarding concerns
• Good knowledge of child safeguarding & protection procedures ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children’ (2018) and the Children’s Act (2004)

Skills and Aptitude

• Teaching and training skills

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

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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.

Name Sebastian Degange Job title Operational Lead Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01209 881848 Additional information We are not accepting any communication from Recruitment Agencies at the current time. Please refrain from Sending the Trust CV’s as this does not count as an introduction.