Community Nurse - Stratton Community Nursing Team

Cornwall Partnership; Bude; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust seeks a caring Community Nurse (Band 5) for Stratton with 9-month fixed term coverage. Based at Stratton Hospital, you will cover Bude and surrounding areas, travelling to patients’ homes and collaborating with GP practices and multidisciplinary teams.

The role requires autonomous practice, commitment to ongoing professional development and flexibility to work evenings, weekends and bank holidays. Salary is pro rata, with full/part-time options.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (Adult) with current NMC registration.
• Evidence of recent professional development.
• Mentoring qualification or willingness to train.
• Post-registration diploma or degree (education level).

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care at patients' homes.
• Work with patients and carers to provide informed choice.
• Provide autonomous, evidence-based nursing care.
• Support locality teams and adapt to service needs.

Skills

IT skills

Education

Registered Nurse (Adult)

Evidence of development

Mentoring qualification or willingness to train

Post-registration diploma or degree

Tools

Word

Excel

Email

Internet

Recording systems

Job description

Community Nurse - Stratton Community Nursing Team

Band 5

Main area Community Nurse Grade Band 5 Contract 9 months (Fixed Term or Secondment Opportunity) Hours 37.5 hours per week (Evenings, weekends and bank holidays) Job ref 201-26-800-A

• Full time
• Part time

Site Stratton Hospital Town Stratton, Bude Salary £32,073 - £39,043 Pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 15/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 21/10/2026

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

• 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 Organisation

• 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.

Job overview

We are looking for a caring, motivated and dynamic community nurse to join our friendly, professional team.

This is a fixed term contract to cover maternity leave. Expected duration of this post is 9 months. Full or part time hours available.

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. We would like you to possess commitment to team working and embrace innovative delivery of excellent standards of care. You will need to have a real enthusiasm for community nursing as an autonomous practitioner and a desire for ongoing professional development.

You should also have an understanding of the changing climate of care delivery in the community.

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

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 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.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main 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

• 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

• 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