Community Nurse - North Coastal Cluster

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

• 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 Care

• 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.

We are looking for an experienced, caring and motivated Community Nurse to join our Community Nursing Team.

You should possess commitment to team working and innovative delivery of excellent standards of care.

You will need to be able to demonstrate a real enthusiasm for Community Nursing as well as a desire for ongoing professional development.

This a permanent part time position within the North Coastal Cluster Community Nursing Team area working out of Wadebridge or Tintagel Health Offices

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. Successful candidates will need to demonstrate how they will manage these travel requirements.

To admit to the caseload, assess, plan, agree, implement and evaluate care for patients.

To work in partnership with patients and carers to offer support andadvice and promote informed choice, while supporting equality and valuing diversity.

To regularly review care delivery and documentation.

To participate in personalised care planning and promote self-care and independence.

To be competent and confident with core clinical skills (as per competency and training record).

To act as a formal mentor to pre-registration nursing students and preceptees.

To liaise with and refer to other agencies and professionals as appropriate.

To take full responsibility for immediate care delivery decisions.

To offer support, supervision, information and education to patients, relatives and carers and other team members.

Part time hours available working on a rota system covering 7 days a week. Service hours cover 08:00 - 22:00.

Consideration of late shift hours only covering the hours of 16:00 - 22:00 can be discussed at interview.

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…