Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Integrated Care Worker (Rehab) - development role

The closing date is 28 May 2025

Job summary

Would you like to work for an organisation that will support you in your role, training you to deliver the highest standards of health care and provide you with the opportunity to develop your career in care, nursing, or therapy?

If you would like to be part of a team who are making a difference in our community then we have a job for you. We are offering a permanent contract in Peterborough.

The Home First Intermediate Care Service supports patients to achieve their optimum independence by earlier discharge from hospital, and avoidance of hospital admission. You will assist in the delivery of high standards of health care and support patients within their own homes by following prescribed packages of care and therapy.

The vision of the service is to provide outstanding, patient focused, community-based health care and therapy, optimising peoples potential to achieve their goals by supporting earlier discharge from hospital; early assessment for care needs and avoidance of hospital admission.

Our operating hours are 7am to 10pm, 7 days a week.

Please note this post may be offered as a Band 2 Development post depending on qualifications and experience. You will be supported fully to develop into a Band 3.

Main duties of the job

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

Main duties:

With training, use skills from the professional areas of; Nursing, Allied Health Professionals and Medicines Management to undertake delegated tasks .
Apply competency-based treatment techniques/care to patients with specific conditions under the supervision of a qualified practitioner, following a prescribed treatment/care plan.
Providing care to patients with deterioration in their health or function with a particular focus on admission avoidance to acute hospitals.
To deliver functional assessments, personal care, medication prompts, including mobility and appropriate exercise, personal and domestic ADLs, equipment provision
To carry out duties delegated and supervised by registered professionals
To provide a high standard of care
To manage own caseload of patients who require ongoing management and support with complex needs

*DVLA have a number ofreciprocalarrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website

About us

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Date posted

14 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 to £25,674 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

310-OPAC-7100837-A

Job locations

Phorpres Close

Cygnet Park

Peterborough

PE7 8FZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities

Make judgements on patients response to prescribed treatment/care plans, and report findings to a qualified professional in line with competency framework..
Overcome barriers to understanding, e.g. patients with hearing or cognitive impairment.
Communicate with patients/carers by exchanging factual information, reassurance, tact and empathy.
Establish and maintain appropriate working relationships with colleagues, patients, carers and other health care professionals.
Be responsible for ensuring equipment is used safely, following relevant training, and that it is maintained appropriately.
Work under guidance on specified tasks, taking direction from registered and non-registered staff as appropriate, with regular clinical support and supervision by a qualified practitioner.
Promote patient independence and self-management
To maintain appropriate and timely documentation of each patient contact

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities

Make judgements on patients response to prescribed treatment/care plans, and report findings to a qualified professional in line with competency framework..
Overcome barriers to understanding, e.g. patients with hearing or cognitive impairment.
Communicate with patients/carers by exchanging factual information, reassurance, tact and empathy.
Establish and maintain appropriate working relationships with colleagues, patients, carers and other health care professionals.
Be responsible for ensuring equipment is used safely, following relevant training, and that it is maintained appropriately.
Work under guidance on specified tasks, taking direction from registered and non-registered staff as appropriate, with regular clinical support and supervision by a qualified practitioner.
Promote patient independence and self-management
To maintain appropriate and timely documentation of each patient contact

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

NVQ Level 2 and/or Care Certificate or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
Willingness to undertake training to meet competency framework

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a healthcare environment or care environment with older people

Desirable

Experience of caring for adults and older people with physical and/or mental health conditions

Skills & Abilities

Essential

Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision
Good communication skills.
Ability to record messages and information in an accurate and concise way.
Work flexibly to accommodate patient/service needs.

Desirable

Experience of using SystmOne or similar systems

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

NVQ Level 2 and/or Care Certificate or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
Willingness to undertake training to meet competency framework

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a healthcare environment or care environment with older people

Desirable

Experience of caring for adults and older people with physical and/or mental health conditions

Skills & Abilities

Essential

Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision
Good communication skills.
Ability to record messages and information in an accurate and concise way.
Work flexibly to accommodate patient/service needs.

Desirable

Experience of using SystmOne or similar systems

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Phorpres Close

Cygnet Park

Peterborough

PE7 8FZ

Employer's website

https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Phorpres Close

Cygnet Park

Peterborough

PE7 8FZ

Employer's website

https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)