Community Nurse

CORNWALL PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Newquay; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

CORNWALL PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST is seeking a part-time Band 5 Community Nurse to join the Watergate Community Nursing Team on a permanent contract. The role focuses on delivering patient-centred care in people’s homes, with an emphasis on autonomy, prioritisation and effective communication with patients and carers.

The successful applicant will assess, plan, implement and evaluate care in partnership with patients, carers and local teams, ensuring the highest standards of safety and

Qualifications

• Open to newly qualified professionals and final-year students due to complete qualification this year.
• Registration required on completion of training.
• Ability to work autonomously in community settings with evidence-based care.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care in patients' homes.
• Work in partnership with patients, carers and locality teams.
• Prioritise and manage own patient visit list within the Watergate Community Nurse Team.

Skills

communication skills

autonomy

time management

prioritisation

Education

Nursing degree

Job description

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., Responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care, without direct supervision, to patients, carers and relatives within their home environment, enabling 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.

Responsible to support the role of the Community Nurse Team leader and other locality teams when needed.

To work autonomously, providing effective, evidence based care in line with competency and training record and organisational policies, procedures and guidelines.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Watergate Community Nursing Team for a part time Band 5 Community Nurse on a permanent contract. The applicant will need to demonstrate excellent communication skills, and sound ability to prioritise and time manage their own patient visit list within the Watergate Community Nurse Team.

Cornwall Foundation Trust is 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