Job summary
- Main area
- Community Nursing
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 201-26-343
- Employer
- Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Clays Practice
- Town
- Roche
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Community Nurse - Arbennek
Band 5
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
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.
We have an exciting opportunity for a caring and motivated Community Nurse within the Arbennek Community Nursing Team.
We are seeking a dynamic, forward-thinking professional who wants to help us deliver exceptional nursing care in the community. A commitment to team working and providing excellence in patient care is a must as are exceptional communication and people skills. An ability to prioritise and manage own daily workload is required in this role.
You will need to be able to demonstrate real enthusiasm for community nursing as well as a desire for on-going professional development.
Informal chats and visits with the team are welcomed. Please contact Hilary Cousins District Nurse Team Manager on 07768 801365 or [email protected] for more information.
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.
Main duties of the job
Responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care, without direct supervision, to patients, carers and relatives within their home environment, enabling them to enjoy maximum independence and optimum quality of life.
To work in partnership with patients and carers to offer support and advice and promote informed choice.
Responsible to support the role of the Community Nurse Team leader and other locality teams by working in a flexible way where need and service provision demands.
To work autonomously, providing effective, evidence based care in line with competency and training record and organisational policies, procedures and guidelines.
Working for our organisation
Cornwall Foundation Trust are 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.
Person specification
Skills and Aptitude
Essential criteria
- Leadership skills
- Conflict Resolution skills
- IT skills to include use of Word,Excel,internet, recording systems
- Flexibility and adaptability to meet the demands of the job
Education, Qualifications and Experience
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse – Adult
- Current Professional Registration - NMC
- Evidence of recent relevant personal professional development
- To act as a mentor for student university placements. Having the mentoring qualification or being willing to work towards this qualification and attending mentorship updates as required.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Hilary Cousins
- Job title
- District Nurse Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07768 801365
- Additional information
Community Nurse Team office 01726 873308
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.
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