Community Nurse – Stratton Community Nursing Team
Band 5
Main area Community Nurse Grade Band 5 Contract 6 months (Fixed Term or Secondment Opportunity) Hours Part time – 15 hours per week (Evenings, weekends and bank holidays) Job ref 201-26-463
Site Stratton Hospital Town Stratton, Bude Salary £32,073 – £39,043 Pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 31/05/2026 23:59
This role is offered by Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, the role allows you to work in a way that suits you, including job share, part time or other patterns.
Job overview
We are looking for a caring, motivated and dynamic community nurse to join our friendly, professional team.
You will be part of the Stratton Community Nursing Team and you will be based at Stratton Hospital, covering Bude and the surrounding area. We cover Stratton and Neetside GP practices within the local PCN. Your role will require close collaboration with GP’s, health and social care colleagues including therapists and voluntary organisations, and you will be expected to possess commitment to team working and embrace innovative delivery of excellent standards of care.
Shift patterns are 0800 – 1600 and 1400 – 2200.
Main duties of the job
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.
- Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care, without direct supervision, to patients, carers and relatives within their home environment.
- Work in partnership with patients and carers to offer support and advice and promote informed choice.
- Work autonomously, providing effective, evidence-based care in line with competency and training record and organisational policies, procedures and guidelines.
- Support all locality teams by working in a flexible way, moving to work with the team in most need on a daily, weekly or monthly basis as service provision demands.
Eligibility to Apply
This position is currently only open to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly.
Only current employees of the following organisations can apply:
- Cornwall Partnership NHS 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.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
- Registered Nurse (Adult)
- Evidence of recent relevant professional development
- Currently hold a post-registration diploma or be working towards a degree
- Current Professional Registration – NMC
- Possess or be willing to obtain mentor qualification for student university placements, with willingness to attend mentorship updates as required.
Skills and Aptitude
- IT skills: use of Word, Excel, email, internet, recording systems
- The ability to provide skilled, evidence-based nursing care to a wide range of patients
- Ability to deal with patients and carers who are under stress
- Awareness of and adherence to policies including lone worker and manual handling policies
- Current knowledge of developments in nursing and healthcare in general
Development and Benefits
We support our people with opportunities for development and benefits, including:
- Career conversations and individual development plans for succession planning and talent management
- Protected CPD time for registered staff
- Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff
- Leadership and Management development programmes
- Coaching and mentoring opportunities
- A full clinical induction programme for operational skills
- Access to a care certificate programme for our band 1-4 clinical staff
- A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff
- Suite of health and wellbeing initiatives to support our colleagues physical and mental health
- Free access to individual HARP portfolios to support revalidation for nursing staff
- Free DBS checks where required
- Discounts available from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- The Trust reimburses all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status
The Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted. It is encouraged that you complete the application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust welcomes and values individuals with lived experience of mental or physical ill health joining our workforce. We aspire to have a culture that develops, promotes and supports lived experience roles throughout the organisation.
If you are successful, you agree to Occupational Health accessing your health records from your current or previous employer to check the status of your inoculations and screening tests. Appointments are subject to full three year satisfactory references therefore please ensure you include correct contact details for your nominated referees including email addresses.
Employer certification
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.
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