Community Deputy Lead - Bodmin & 3 Harbour Community Nurses

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Swindon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Community Deputy Lead for Bodmin & 3 Harbour Community Nurses. The role covers autonomous practice with assessment and treatment of patients with complex health and social care needs in patients' homes, and supervision of the nursing team with guidance from senior leads.

You will manage a clinical caseload, lead on safe admission avoidance and timely discharge planning, and work in partnership with patients, carers and the

Qualifications

• Current professional registration - RN (Adult).
• Evidence of recent relevant professional development.
• Long Term Conditions certificate gained or working towards.
• A degree in nursing.

Responsibilities

• Lead a community nursing team focusing on safe admission avoidance and timely discharge planning.
• Provide clinical management and leadership to all staff within the team.
• Collaborate with patients, carers and the multidisciplinary team to promote informed choice and high-quality home-based care.

Skills

Leadership skills

Conflict resolutions skills

Advanced Computer Skills

Education

RN (Adult) registration

Evidence of Recent professional development

Long Term Conditions certificate

A degree in nursing

Job description

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Community Deputy Lead - Bodmin & 3 Harbour Community Nurses

The closing date is 12 November 2026

An exciting opportunity for a Community Nurse Team Lead for the Bodmin & 3 Harbours Community Nursing Team.

As an autonomous practitioner the post holder will be responsible for the assessment and treatment of patients with complex health and social care needs. They will manage a clinical caseload within a community nursing team with guidance from the Community Matron, Community Nurse Team Leads and Integrated Care Team Leads. Ensuring provision of a holistic nursing assessment and high quality, safe, evidence based care to patients and carers with the aim of maintaining patients in their own homes. This includes physical examination and detailed history taking, diagnosis of deterioration in pre-existing conditions and treatment planning.

For secondment please discuss with your line manager before applying to ensure a secondment can be supported.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work in this adaptable and evolving role, focusing on safe, effective admission avoidance and supporting timely discharge from hospitals and other care settings. Implementing personalised support plans and collaborating with the whole community resource to facilitate on going care management.

To work in partnership with patients and carers and members of the multi-disciplinary team to offer support and advice and promote informed choice; maximising independence and optimising quality of life. This post holder will be required to provide clinical management and leadership to all staff within the team.

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 5,000 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 10 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 - RN (Adult)
• Evidence of Recent relevant professional development
• Long Term Conditions certificate gained or working towards
• A degree in nursing

Skills and Aptitude

• Leadership skills - able to motivate a range of staff, organise self and others, delegating and prioritising workload duties.
• Conflict resolutions skills
• Advanced Computer Skills

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.

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust