Job summary
- Main area
- Team Coordinator
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (May include weekend working)
- Job ref
- 201-26-345
- Employer
- Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Roston
- Town
- Camborne
- Salary
- £27,485 - £30,162 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Team Coordinator
Band 4
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
This job is currently only open to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly.
We are committed to supporting our dedicated staff, so only current employees of the following organisations can apply:
- Cornwall Foundation Trust
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board
If you do not currently work for one of these NHS organisations, your application will not be considered at this time.
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
Essential criteria
- 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
Essential criteria
- 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
Essential criteria
- Competent IT skills
- Teaching and training skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Pauline Roberts
- Job title
- Ofsted Registered Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01209 881848
- Additional information
Please note: If you need sponsorship, please check the requirements for a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) on the gov.uk website to see if you're eligible before applying.
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.
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