Community Nurse

Cornwall Partnership Nhs Foundation Trust; Camborne; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a community nurse to join the Camborne area team. The role covers GP practices across Camborne and surroundings, with a dynamic, supportive environment. Newly qualified nurses and students due to qualification this year are welcome.

The post involves collaboration with GP practices, health and social care colleagues, and a pattern of 8am-10pm shifts, including weekends. Travel across the West Locality is required.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (Adult) with current UK registration.
• Evidence of recent professional development.
• Mentor qualification or willingness to work towards mentoring updates.
• Current UK NMC registration and active practicing status.
• Post-registration diploma or working towards a degree.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care at patients' homes independently.
• Collaborate with GPs, health and social care colleagues.
• Support the Community Nurse Team leader and locality teams.
• Travel independently across the West Locality to support other teams.

Skills

IT skills

Nursing care

Care under stress

Policy adherence

Clinical knowledge

Education

Registered Nurse (Adult)

Recent professional development

Mentor qualification or willingness

UK NMC registration

Post-registration diploma or degree in progress

Job description

Job summary

This post is open to newly qualified professionals and students who are due to complete their qualification during this calendar year. Successful applicants may receive a conditional offer subject to completion of training and registration. You will be based in the beautiful North Kerrier area with the Camborne Community Nursing Team. We are looking for a caring, motivated and dynamic community nurse to join our large, busy, professional team. We cover several GP practices in the Camborne and surrounding areas. Your role will require close collaboration with GP's, health and social care colleagues including therapists and voluntary organisations. We would like you to possess commitment to team working and embrace innovative delivery of excellent standards of care, have a real enthusiasm for nursing in the community and a desire for ongoing professional development. You should also have an understanding of the changing climate of care delivery in the community. The ability to travel independently across the West Locality to support other teams and to fulfil the requirements of the post is essential. We work a 2 shift model covering 8am-10pm, to include 9 to 5 and 2 to 10 shifts which includes working weekends.

Main duties of the job

Following an initial induction and ongoing clinical supervision, you will be responsible for: Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care, without direct supervision, to patients, carers and relatives within their home environment. The aim is to enable them to enjoy maximum independence and optimum quality of life.To work in partnership with patients and carers to offer support and advice and promote informed choice.To support the role of the Community Nurse Team leader.To work autonomously, providing effective, evidence-based care in line with competency and training record and organisational policies, procedures and guidelines.To 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.

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 increases the numbers of people who use our services.

Details

Date posted 11 September 2026

Pay scheme Agenda for change

Band Band 5

Salary £32,073 to £39,043 a year Per Annum/Pro Rata

Contract Permanent

Working pattern Full-time, Part-time

Reference number 201-26-256-D

Job locations Camborne Health Office (Camborne Community Nursing Team) Rectory Road Camborne TR14 7DL United Kingdom

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 and Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (Adult)
• Evidence of recent relevant professional development
• To act as a mentor for student university placements. Having the mentoring qualification or being willing to work towards this qualification and attending mentorship updates as required.
• Current Professional Registration - NMC
• Hold a post-registration diploma or be working towards a degree

Skills and Aptitude

Essential

• IT skills to include 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.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address Camborne Health Office (Camborne Community Nursing Team) Rectory Road Camborne TR14 7DL United Kingdom

Employer's website https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

DN Team Manager
Rachel Burden
[e-mail]
01209318500

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.