Senior Staff Nurse - Camborne and Redruth CATU/SDEC

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

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Cornwall is looking for a Senior Staff Nurse for the Same Day Emergency Care and Clinical Assessment and Treatment Unit in Redruth. This role involves managing patient care to ensure high standards, supervising staff, and coordinating multidisciplinary teams. Candidates must be NMC registered nurses with a degree, along with experience in leadership and developing new practices. This position supports dynamic patient flow and aims for effective treatment to support patients in returning home safely.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMC and degree in Nursing.
• Experience in leadership and implementing change management.
• Active involvement in developing new nursing practices.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with multi-professional teams to ensure quality patient care.
• Oversee direct referrals and coordinate triage and management.
• Supervise junior colleagues and maintain high standards of care.

Skills

Current professional registration with NMC

Competence in cannulation and venepuncture

Ability to administer medications including transfusion

Knowledge of evidence-based practice

Education

Professional nursing qualification at degree level

Postgraduate qualification in leadership or equivalent

Job description

Senior Staff Nurse - Camborne and Redruth CATU/SDEC

The closing date is 14 December 2025

This job is currently only open to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly.
• 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.

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is excited to offer an opportunity for a Senior Staff Nurse within our Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) and Clinical Assessment and Treatment Unit (CATU) at Camborne and Redruth Hospital.

This can be a part time or full time and is a fixed term contract of 12 months to cover maternity leave.

Are you passionate about providing high quality patient care and would like to be part of this new development in the patient pathway?

Do you enjoy acute nursing and dynamic patient flow? The CATU/SDEC model is an innovative and dynamic patient pathway of which a key aspect is the assessment of the acute patient and treatment of symptoms aiming to return the patient to their home with the right support.

You will be empowered to utilise a range of nursing skills (supported by training) to support patients through a clinical admission, assessment, and ongoing treatment.

You should possess commitment to team working and innovative delivery of excellent standards of care. You need to be able to demonstrate a real enthusiasm for using extended skills and a desire for on-going professional development.

Main duties of the job

On behalf of the Ward Manager, and as the nurse in charge, liaise with members of the multi‑professional team both within the department and beyond, to promote effective communication and to ensure high quality care is delivered to the patient both effectively and efficiently.

Take direct referrals to the Same Day Emergency Care and Community Assessment and Treatment units which assess and treat as appropriate people living with frailty to coordinate triage, arrivals, and management of the patient group within a multidisciplinary team to support alternatives to admission.

Oversee patient flow in a dynamic setting supporting people to return to their own homes where possible in collaboration with admission avoidance colleagues in Virtual Ward and community partners.

Be responsible and accountable for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care in this setting. Initiate assessments and treatments in a nurse‑led environment.

Provide leadership, support and supervision to junior colleagues and act as a role model in the assessing, planning, implementing, evaluation and delivery of a high standard of individualised care to patients and their carers while on the ward, or when appropriate throughout the hospital.

Deputise for the Ward Manager in their absence.

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, including 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.

Job responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see supporting documents.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Experience

• Current professional registration with NMC
• Professional nursing qualification at degree level
• Evidence of current and ongoing professional development
• Staff management and leadership including HR processes
• Postgraduate qualification in leadership or equivalent experience
• Experienced in successfully implementing change management strategies

Knowledge and abilities

• Evidence of active involvement in developing new ways of working
• Competence in cannulation and venepuncture
• Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
• Knowledge of and able to implement evidence based practice
• Ability to administer meds, including transfusion of bloods/products
• Ability to deal with the care of terminally ill and other challenging 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