First Nurse Assessor

Home First Nurse Assessor – Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Hayle community centre

• Band: 6, Fixed term 12 months (part time maternity leave cover to 01/03/2027)
• Hours:
  
  25.5 per week (8am–6pm, 7 days a week as hours allow)
• Salary: £38,682 – £46,580 pro rata
• Closing date: 15 January 2026
• Location:
  
  Hayle community centre, West Cornwall
• Job :
• Contract:
  
  Part‑time

The Homefirst Team is part of the integrated community team in West Cornwall, supporting intermediate care needs of older adults. As a Home First Nurse Assessor you will develop assessment, care planning and reablement skills within a dynamic, multidisciplinary team.

We support flexible working arrangements, including part‑time, job share and other flexible patterns. A valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work use are essential.

• Perform assessments, plan and implement care for adults in homes or care facilities.
• Interpret clinical information, identify problems and set realistic goals.
• Triage, assess and provide evidence‑based treatment plans.
• Liaise with community, acute hospitals, adult social care and voluntary services.
• Work within a lone working environment and manage associated risks.

• Degree or diploma in Nursing.
• NMC registration.
• Substantial post‑registration clinical experience in a similar community role.
• Extensive experience working within a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience managing lone‑working risks.
• Leadership in complex situations.
• Awareness of safeguarding policies and procedures.
• Clear understanding of clinical effectiveness and evidence‑based care.

• Teaching, coaching, mentoring skills for staff and students.

• Health and wellbeing initiatives.
• Free HARP portfolio for revalidation.
• Free DBS checks where required.
• Discounts from retailers, UK hotels and attractions.
• Hampshire Pension Scheme.
• Salary sacrifice car scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Reimbursement of application costs for EU settlement status eligibility.

This post is open only to current staff of Cornwall Foundation Trust, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust and Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board.

Contact our recruitment team at for queries.

To apply:

send CV and cover letter explaining how your experience matches the role to the recruitment team.

The Trust reserves the right to close the advert early once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted.

We are a people‑focused NHS community provider in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.