Job summary
- Main area
- Adult Community Care
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 201-26-350
- Employer
- Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Austell Community Hospital
- Town
- St Austell
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 Per Annum/Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Community Support Worker - Restormel
Band 3
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
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 Restormel (St Austell, Newquay, Padstow and the surrounding areas) delivering reablement 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.
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 5,000 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 10 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
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 view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.
Person specification
Education, Qualifications & Experience
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 3 qualification in care or equivalent experience
- Evidence of experience in care setting
Desirable criteria
- GCSE Maths & English or equivalent qualification
- Additional relevant training in Healthcare
Skills and Aptitude
Essential criteria
- Ability to work without direct supervision and to time restraints
- Ability to plan own workload and organise required activities
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- The ability to deal calmly with stress and distressing situations
- Hold a valid driving licence
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
- Carla-Louise Goldworthy
- Job title
- Integrated Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01726 873070
- Additional information
Please note 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.
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.
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