Job summary
The Home First East Team covers the Caradon area in East Cornwall and provides a responsive, multidisciplinary approach to supporting the intermediate care needs of our local population.

Our team comprises registered and non-registered nursing staff, therapists, and administrative colleagues who work together to deliver high-quality, person-centred care. We are committed to helping people remain as independent as possible within their own homes and communities, supporting admission avoidance, hospital discharge, and recovery from illness or injury.

We are looking for a motivated and compassionate practitioner to join our Community Response Team.

Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be responsible for triaging referrals, undertaking holistic assessments, and developing and delivering evidence-based treatment plans for adults across the locality.

Working within patients' own homes, residential care homes and nursing homes, you will play a key role in supporting people to maintain their independence and avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.

You will work as part of a dynamic multidisciplinary team, collaborating closely with colleagues across community and acute services, Adult Social Care, primary care and voluntary sector organisations. Strong communication and partnership-working skills are essential to ensure seamless, person-centred care and positive outcomes for patients and their families.

This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic clinician who is passionate about delivering high-quality community-based care and making a real difference within local communities.

About us
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 her. 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.

Job responsibilities
For full information of the roles and responsibilities of this role, please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification
Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
Essential

• Degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy
• HCPC registered, NMC Registered
• Substantial post registration clinical experience in a similar role
• Extensive experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
• Evidence of appropriate postgraduate courses and CPD to support practice, to degree equivalent level
• A broad range of clinical experience in a variety of community and inpatient settings

Knowledge and Abilities
Essential

• Confident and competent leadership with the ability to work in diverse and complex situations
• Ability to make clinical risk-management decisions in lone-working situations
• Awareness of safeguarding policies and procedures

Skills and Aptitude
Essential

• Excellent clinical skills
• Highly developed verbal and written communication skills that will enable to post holder to work effectively across boundaries and in a variety of settings.
• Imparting bad news to patients and their families/carers; demonstrating the ability to communicate in a form and manner that is consistent with the level of understanding, culture, background and preferred communication method of each individual
• Clear understanding of clinical effectiveness and the need to provide evidence based care
• IT literate

Desirable

• Teaching, Assessing, coaching and mentoring skills to facilitate an effective learning environment for staff and students

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.