Community Healthcare Assistant – St Austell Community Nursing Team
Band 3
Main area Adult Community Services Grade Band 3 Contract 9 months (Fixed term or secondment opportunity – end date 6 April 2027) Hours Part time – 22.5 hours per week (To include evenings, weekends and bank holidays on a rota) Job ref 201-26-409-C
Site St Austell Community Nursing Team Town St Austell Salary £25,760 – £27,476 Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing Today at 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.
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
The Community Nursing serving St Austell and surrounding area in central Cornwall is offering a fantastic opportunity for highly motivated and enthusiastic Community Healthcare Assistants to join our service. We have a vacancy based in the St Austell locality (although occasional cross cover in central may be required). The successful candidates must be able to demonstrate a passion for delivering nursing care to adults in their own homes, including those who are approaching end‑of‑life.
The role is predominantly lone working with the support of a team and requires varied clinical skills such as simple dressings, venepuncture and personal care. The role will encourage professional development through the use of our community matrix to progress your career according to your areas of interest. The trust is committed to personal learning and development within Community Nursing with many opportunities available.
We believe in integrated ways of working to achieve the best possible patient outcomes. Previous care experience is essential and a knowledge of local developments in healthcare is desirable.
Due to the nature of the role it is essential that applicants have a valid UK driving licence or are able to travel independently on a daily basis to and from the base, patients’ homes and other venues around the geographical area. Mileage is paid at agenda for change rates and travel time between visits is incorporated into your working shift.
Main duties of the job
To carry out assigned tasks including personal care to our patients at the end of their lives, wound care, venepuncture, while regularly working without direct supervision involving direct care to patients and carers to support the registered nurse.
Key Dimensions of the post are:Working as a member of the community nursing team within a given geographical area. The District Nursing Team work on a flexible rota shift system covering the period from 8am to 10pm which includes an on call system offering a high standard of service.
Working for our organisation
We’re an NHS community services and mental health services 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.
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
Skills and Aptitude
- Ability to work without direct supervision and to time restraints
- Excellent verbal and written skills
- Ability to cope under pressure
Education and Qualifications
- Evidence of experience in care setting
- NVQ Level 3 qualification in Care or equivalent experience
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.
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.
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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