Job requirements
Essential
5 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Personal Qualities
The ability to deal calmly with stress and distressing situations
- Skills and Aptitude
Ability to work without direct supervision and to time restraints
- Skills and Aptitude
Ability to plan own workload and organise required activities
- Education, Qualifications & Experience
NVQ Level 3 qualification in care or equivalent experience
- Education, Qualifications & Experience
Evidence of experience in care setting
Desirable
2 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Education, Qualifications & Experience
GCSE Maths & English or equivalent qualification
- Education, Qualifications & Experience
Additional relevant training in Healthcare
Job overview
Are you able to motivate service users to achieve their goals? Are you looking for a rewarding role, supporting others to regain confidence? Would you like to support members of your community to maximise their independence?
Community Support Workers work with our multidisciplinary integrated team in Penwith (Penzance, Hayle , Marazion and St Ives and the surrounding areas) delivering reablement and rehabilitation as part of a collaboration between community, acute and social care providers.
The reablement approach supports people to return to or remain in their homes. We are looking for candidates with the ability to motivate individuals in order to aid their recovery and maximise their independence, achieve their goals and get home from hospital quicker!
You will be part of a dedicated team and will be provided with bespoke training to support your development in this role. You will need to demonstrate good communication skills and a positive approach to older people who may have communication difficulties or who may have challenging and complex health needs including frailty.
The team provide a 7 day a week service to community patients.
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.
Main duties of the job
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 the locality form a part of an Integrated Care Pathway for older patients that involves a range of services to prevent hospital admission and support discharge from hospital
The post holder will be expected to deliver packages of care to patients in their own home; this may also include residential homes and nursing homes.
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 the required service.
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’.
Applicant requirements
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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This advert is for Community Support Worker - Penwith with Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Bodmin, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Care support worker role. The advertised salary is £25,760 - £27,476 Pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 04 Nov 2026.
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