Registered Nurse Acute Care at Home

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Saltash; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Free DBS checks

Cycle to work scheme

Discounts from retailers

Job summary

Carrying the role of a Band 6 Registered Nurse within the Acute Care at Home Team based at St Barnabas Hospital, Saltash, you will deliver high-quality, evidence-based care to acutely ill patients in their homes, aiming to prevent hospital admissions and support rapid discharge.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team across North and East Cornwall, on a flexible rota including weekends, and may deputise for leadership roles while developing staff and contributing to service improvements.

Qualifications

• Substantial post registration experience in Acute or Community Team.
• Experience of a wide range of medical conditions.
• Evidence of autonomous practice.
• Experience of audit.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality evidence-based care for acutely ill patients in their homes to prevent hospital admission or enable rapid discharge.
• Liaise with referring hospital or GP when arranging admission to the service; assess, implement and evaluate patient care.
• Work a flexible rota system; service covers 0800–2030, 7 days a week in North and East Cornwall; lone worker in the area.

Skills

Leadership and Management Skills

Liaison and negotiation skills

Ability to deal calmly with stress and

Education

Teaching qualification, eg, City & Guilds, HEA Mentorship module (or working towards)

First Degree or Diploma (or working towards)

Job description

Main area Acute Care at Home Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (This team work 11.5hr shifts across the seven day working week. We would like to seek applicants who are looking for full or part time working hours.) Job ref 201-26-740-A

Site St Barnabas Hospital Town Saltash Salary £39,959 - £48,117 Per Annum/Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 25/09/2026 23:59

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

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

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an registered nurse who is experienced or looking to develop skills in acute care at home nursing to join the Acute Care at Home Team based at St Barnabas Hospital, Saltash.

You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering services to people in the community, striving to deliver high quality personalised care. The aim of the service is to ensure that an integrated approach is taken when delivering care. The post will deliver a range of skills and experience to all aspects of community care and will involve working with patients in their own homes or in the community setting.

This post will is a band 6 role

Successful applicants will be invited to attend a Selection Day at Carew House, Bodmin on 25 September 2026. This will be a morning or afternoon to be confirmed.

Main duties of the job

The post holder, as a registered nurse within the acute care at home team, is responsible for the delivery of high-quality evidence-based care for acutely ill patients within their homes, with the aim of preventing hospital admission or facilitating rapid discharge.

The post holder will liaise with the referring hospital or GP when arranging admission to the service and will take responsibility to effectively assess, develop, implement and evaluate patient care.

The Acute Care at Home Team work on a flexible rota shift system. The service covers a period of 0800 hours to 2030 hours 7 days a week. The geographical area when on duty is anywhere within North and East Cornwall areas. The post holder is predominantly a lone worker within this area.

As part of the role you will regularly deputise in the absence of Team Leader and assist in the management of the team, including the performance and development of staff and providing support to other team members.

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 increase the numbers of people who use out 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

Experience

• Working without direct supervision, yet as a team member through experience and education
• Substantial post registration experience in Acute or Community Team
• Experience of a wide range of medical conditions
• Evidence of autonomous practice
• Experience of audit

Skills and Aptitude

• Leadership and Management Skills
• Liaison and negotiation skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Ability to deal calmly with stress and distressing situations

Education and Qualifications

• Teaching qualification, eg, City & Guilds, HEA Mentorship module (or working towards)
• First Degree or Diploma (or working towards)

At Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust we are proud to prioritise the development of our people. To support this, the following opportunities are available:

• 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

Being part of a successful NHS Foundation Trust brings a portfolio of rewards and benefits for our staff. These include:

• 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.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process you will be contacted via TRAC.jobs email regarding interview details.

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.

Any general recruitment queries, please contact our recruitment team on 01208 834644

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name Karen Bloomfield

Job title Integrated Care Manager

Email address [e-mail]

Telephone number 07824483107

Additional information

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