Community Support Practitioner

Job summary

Are you passionate about supporting patients in maintaining independence and maximising health outcomes?

Do you thrive in fast-paced environments and have a strong commitment to patient-centred care?

We are looking for a dedicated and dynamic Community Support Worker to join our urgent community response and intermediate care team working in Scarborough and Ryedale community services.

You will work alongside Physiotherapists, Occupational therapists and Nurses to support carrying out rehabilitation programme's and functional activities to support patients with their rehabilitation in the community.

This post involves working with patients with a wide variety of pathologies and medical conditions, who require a period of support to help improve their mobility and independence.

You will receive regular supervision and opportunities for development along with a robust induction package.

Main duties of the job

Day to day, the role includes the following care carried out in the patient's own home under supervision/delegation of therapists/registered nurses:

• Patient care following a fall
• Moving & handling of patients
• Vital observations
• End of life care and urgent support for people living with frailty
• Recognise and escalate issues of concern and/or safety
• Assisting with activities of daily living, e.g., personal care tasks, meal preparation following injury/illness to prevent hospital admission
• Urgent equipment provision & instruction in use

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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