Senior Staff Nurse - CATU/SDEC

Cornwall Partnership; Redruth; Presencial; GBP 40.000 - 48.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is inviting applications for a Senior Staff Nurse in the Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) and Clinical Assessment and Treatment Unit (CATU) at Camborne and Redruth Hospital.

The role can be part time or full time and is a permanent contract. You will work in an innovative acute nursing pathway focused on rapid assessment and treatment, with opportunities for development and leadership.

Formación

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

Responsabilidades

• Liaise with multi-professional team to promote high-quality care.
• Take direct referrals to the Same Day Emergency Care and CATU.
• Coordinate triage, arrivals and management of frail patients within a multidisciplinary team.
• Oversee patient flow and support admissions avoidance in collaboration with Virtual Ward and community partners.
• Assess care needs and develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
• Provide leadership, supervision and role-modeling for junior staff.
• deputise for the Ward Manager when needed.

Conocimientos

NMC registration

Senior nursing leadership

Change management

Clinical proficiency

Medication administration

End-of-life care

Team coordination

Educación

Nursing degree or equivalent

Postgraduate leadership qualification

Descripción del empleo

Main area Adult Nursing Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent: To cover a maternity leave Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (Full and part time hours considered) Job ref 201-26-936

Site Camborne and Redruth Community Hospital Town Redruth Salary £39,959 - £48,117 Per annum/Pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 26/10/2026 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

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 permanent contract.

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.

To 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. The aim of the post holder is to co-ordinate the 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 which requires working collaboratively with admission avoidance colleagues in Virtual Ward and community partners to provide the right support to do so.

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

To provide leadership, support and supervision to junior colleagues and to 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.

To deputise for the Ward Manager in their absence.

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

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 adminisiter meds, including transfusion of bloods/products
• Ability to deal with the care of terminally ill and other challenging situations

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.

The Health Jobs UK website has jobs from numerous employers, within health and care across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust provides acute medical, surgical and specialist services to a population of around 500,000 which can increase significantly during the busy holiday periods.