Senior Staff Nurse - Stratton Hospital Inpatient

NHS; Bude; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Protected CPD time

Career development opportunities

DBS checks

Cycle to work

Job summary

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CFT) is seeking a Senior Staff Nurse (Band 6) at Stratton Community Hospital. The role focuses on delivering high-quality patient care, leading a nursing team and contributing to service development and patient flow.

You will develop specialist skills and participate in ongoing professional growth. You will work in a dynamic NHS environment, supporting colleagues, managing care programs, and ensuring standards of care across the ward.

Qualifications

• Current professional registration with NMC.
• Professional nursing qualification at degree level.
• Postgraduate qualification in leadership or equivalent experience.
• Experience in successfully implementing change management strategies.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with the multi-professional team within the department and beyond to promote effective communication and ensure high-quality care.
• Assess care needs and develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care; initiation of assessments and treatments in a nurse-led environment.
• Provide leadership, support and supervision to junior colleagues and act as a role model in delivering high standard of care.
• Deputise for the Ward Manager in their absence.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

HR processes knowledge

Clinical nursing skills

Education

NMC registration

Nursing degree

Leadership qualification or equivalent

Job description

Band 6

Main area Adult Nursing Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 30 hours per week Job ref 201-26-961

Site Stratton Hospital Town Stratton Bude Salary £39,959 - £48,117 Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 09/11/2026 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 (CFT) is excited to offer an opportunity for a Senior Staff Nurse to join our dedicated team at Stratton Community Hospital

Are you passionate about delivering high-quality patient care and supporting patients on their rehabilitation journey? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment with evolving patient needs?

We are looking for a motivated nurse who is committed to team working, innovation, and maintaining excellent standards of care. You will have the opportunity to use your extended skills, contribute to patient flow and service development, and continue your professional growth through ongoing development opportunities.

If you are enthusiastic, compassionate, and ready to make a real difference in patient care, we would love to hear from you.

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 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.

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 support 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

Name Jacqui Marshall Job title Ward Manager Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01288 287713 Additional information

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