Senior Staff Nurse

NHS; Saltash; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare provider is seeking a Senior Staff Nurse to join their Acute Care at Home Team in Saltash, UK. This role involves delivering high-quality care to acutely ill patients in community settings, preventing hospital admissions while working closely with multidisciplinary teams. Qualified candidates must hold relevant teaching qualifications and substantial post-registration experience. This position demands strong leadership and negotiation skills, as well as the ability to handle stressful situations effectively.

Qualifications

• Substantial post registration experience in Acute or Community Team.
• Experience of a wide range of medical conditions.
• Evidence of good medical grounding within an acute setting.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality evidence-based care for acutely ill patients.
• Liaise with hospitals or GPs for patient admissions.
• Assist in the management of the Acute Care at Home Team.

Skills

Liaison and negotiation skills

Leadership and Management Skills

Research and audit skills

Education

Teaching qualification, eg, City & Guilds, HEA Mentorship module

1st Degree Diploma or working towards

Job description

Go back Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Staff Nurse

The closing date is 30 November 2025

This job is currently only open to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly. We are committed to supporting our dedicated staff, so only current employees of the following organisations can apply:

• Cornwall Foundation Trust
• Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
• Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board

If you do not currently work for one of these NHS organisations, your application will not be considered at this time.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and self-motivated nurse 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 Acute and/or Community Hospital settings.

Please note: This opportunity is open to internal candidates as a secondment. Before applying, please ensure you have discussed the post with your current line manager and obtained their agreement to support your release for the duration of the secondment.

Main duties of the job

The post holder, as a Community Acute Care Senior Staff Nurse, 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 scheme, 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.

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.

Just over 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.

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

• Teaching qualification, eg, City & Guilds, HEA Mentorship module (or working towards)
• 1st Degree Diploma or working towards

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
• Evidence of good medical grounding within an acute setting
• Experience of audit

Skills and Aptitude

• Liaison and negotiation skills
• Leadership and Management Skills
• Research and audit skills

Knowledge and abilities

• Ability to deal calmly with stress and distressing situations

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