Registered Nurse - Roston, Shortbreak

Position: Registered Nurse - Roston, Short break Home

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Registered Nurse - Roston, Short break Home

The closing date is 21 January 2026

Come and contribute your nursing skills to providing a warm and homely environment that meets the emotional, physical, cultural, religious and spiritual needs of the child or young person requiring a residential short break with complex health needs.

Children's Services are looking to recruit to our Nursing Team at Roston, Camborne.

Roston is a two bedded Home, regulated by OFSTED which provides short breaks for children with a learning disability and complex health needs. This post will include weekend, bank holiday and night work.

This is a permanent contract, and will be primarily based in Roston although the post holder may be required to work at the other short break home on occasion. We are looking for a registered nurse with experience of working with children with disabilities and health needs, but support, supervision, training and teamwork will be provided.

Proposed interview date: TBC

Main duties of the job

This role will assist the Ofsted Registered Manager in partnership with both family and other professionals in providing the appropriate care package, ensuring continuity and a consistent approach.

To provide training and support to develop staff knowledge and skills that reflects the needs of each individual child and young person.

To work in partnership with the multidisciplinary team, maintaining responsibility for a designated caseload of children who attend Roston.

To have responsibility for leading a shift, working alongside skilled support staff, providing a residential short break to the children and young people who attend Roston and on occasion Layland.

To perform all functions of the post consistent with relevant legislation, such as The Children Act 1989/2004.

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 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 increase the numbers of people who use out services.

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience

• Current professional registration - NMC
• Evidence of professional updating (CPD)
• Clinical skills (e.g. enteral feeding, medication administration, care of sick child)
• Recognised training in care of the sick child or willingness to undertake
• Post registration experience of caring for children with complex health needs / learning disability
• Experience of coordinating and or managing patient care
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and / or multi-agency setting
• Possession of a relevant degree or working towards relevant degree
• Teaching or training qualification
• Experience of working within a residential short break provision
• Experience of assessing, developing and implementing positive behaviour support plans
• Excellent experience of caring for children with challenging behaviour

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.

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