Job overview

This post is open to newly qualified students wanting to take on a preceptorship.

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.

To provide training and support to develop staff knowledge and skills that reflects the needs of each individual child and young person.
Hours of work will be flexible to meet the needs of the service. Mostly 12 hour shifts days, nights weekends. The home is at present commissioned to open for five nights a week.

To work in partnership with the Multi-Disciplinary Community Team for Children and Young People with Learning Disabilities, maintaining responsibility for a designated caseload of children who attend Roston supporting healthcare support workers identified as children’s link support worker at the Home.

Main duties of the job

 To have responsibility for leading a shift, working alongside skilled support staff, providing a residential shortbreak to the children and young people who attend Roston and on occasion Layland.
 To work under the Children’s homes regulations including the Quality standards (Ofsted)
 To participate in Multi-disciplinary Team meetings and complex case discussions where appropriate.
 To complete training on all medical /clinical procedures required for the home
 To ensure effective management of allocated caseload at the residential Home and submit written reports and statistical returns as required.
 In liaison with the Ofsted manager ensure that clinical advice and guidance to staff is given so that all medical, behavioural and risk-taking issues for children are adequately addressed and monitored closely, and that professional standards of conduct and activity are maintained.
 In liaison with the Ofsted registered manager ensure all staff within the Home have opportunity for annual appraisal, development of practice.

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.