Torressa Community Nurse Team Manager

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Saltash, Torpoint; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An NHS community and mental health provider is seeking a Community Nurse Team Manager based in Saltash. The role involves leading operational services within the community nursing locality team and delivering high-quality care while fostering relationships with local organizations. Candidates must have extensive community nursing experience and the ability to manage travel across various locations. This position requires a commitment to supporting staff and improving health outcomes in Cornwall.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience of practising within the community as a community nurse/District Nurse.
• Experience of implementing change, developing and implementing policies.
• Knowledge of Safeguarding Policies.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage operational services of a Community Nursing Locality Team.
• Ensure delivery of high quality evidence-based care.
• Foster positive relationships with local commissioning boards and community organizations.

Skills

Teaching and assessing

Coaching and mentoring

Education

First level registration adult nursing

Masters level professional education

Job description

Go back Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Torressa Community Nurse Team Manager

The closing date is 03 November 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Nurse Team Manager with the Toressa Community Nursing Team. This role is split across 2 bases Torpoint and Saltash.

The successful applicant will lead and manage the operational services of a Community Nursing Locality Team, taking into account local health needs and the policy priority of developing services closer to home.

You will be responsible for the delivery and maintenance of high quality evidence based care, focussed on meeting the needs and choices of patients, carers and families, fostering positive relationships with local commissioning boards and community and voluntary organisations.

Creating an effective, integrated multi-disciplinary approach you will be responsible for working within the locality teams and ensuring the best practice guidelines and performance standards are met while meeting service targets.

You will be an autonomous practitioner responsible for the assessment and treatment of patients with highly complex health and social care needs, and provide developmental leadership and management to all staff within the locality and with responsibility to form and inform future service development.

This is a community-based role that requires frequent travel to various locations throughout the county including areas that may not be accessible by public transportation. Successful candidates will need to demonstrate how they will manage these travel requirements.

Main duties of the job

Key Dimensions of the post are:

• Professional and operational lead for Community Nursing Service within a given Locality.
• Authorised signatory and responsible for appropriate use of resources.
• Responsible for Quality and Governance, including Health & Safety and patient safety.

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.

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.

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.

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/Qualifications and Relevant Experience

• First level registration adult nursing and registered with NMC
• Extensive experience of practising within the community, as a community nurse/District Nurse
• Experience of implementing change, developing and implementing policies
• Experience of and belief in benefits of integrated multi-disciplinary team working.
• Previous experience, knowledge and application of Safeguarding Policies
• Masters level professional education supplemented by specialist training and development or equivalent experience.

Skills and Aptitude

• Teaching and assessing, coaching and mentoring skills to facilitate an effective learning environment

Other

• Hold a Valid UK Driving licence

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.

Address

Pentorr Health Centre and St Barnabas Hospital

Pentorr, Trevol Road, Torpoint, PL11 2PD and St Barnabas Hospital, Higher Port View, Saltash, PL12 4BU