Homefirst Assessor

Working in Cornwall is brilliant. Lively towns, lovely beaches, swim, surf, sail, explore the countryside, join in the festivals, have an excellent work and life balance.

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic health practitioner to join the Homefirst Team. This position is open to a nurse or Occupational Therapist who has experience of working in the community or hospital settings and wishes to develop their assessment and rehabilitation skills.

You will be supported to develop whilst being part of a dynamic, progressive, multi-disciplinary team. The Team in East-Cornwall work closely with partnership organisations to support the intermediate health needs of our local population. The team are key to supporting discharges from hospital settings and preventing admission to hospital. You will be responsible for the assessment, planning and implementation of reablement and care. You will assist in the interpretation of relevant information, identifying problems and needs of a person and setting realistic goals. You will have excellent organisational skills combined with a wide knowledge base and experience of working with older persons, the community or hospital services.

Come and join our great team in a truly great place to live and work.

**Proposed interview date**: 11th December

To provide a high standard of Occupational Therapy or Nursing Skills to the service, performing specialist assessments of patients including those with highly complex presentations, and from this formulating a diagnosis and treatment and/or rehabilitation plan.

To operate as a specialist practitioner being first contact for urgent requests to help both prevent hospital admission and facilitate early discharge.

To utilise specialist skills in community assessment and management of the acutely sick patient.

To provide leadership for support staff and junior staff through supervision, training and appraisal.

To participate in the planning and development of services within the designated team.

Model and deliver excellent evidence based clinical care, working as an autonomous Practitioner.

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.

Just over 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.

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.