Job summary
- Main area
- Community Nurse
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (maternity cover)
- Hours
- Part time - 28 hours per week (Evenings, weekends and bank holidays)
- Job ref
- 201-24-351-B
- Employer
- Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Helston Community Hospital
- Town
- Helston
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 Pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Community Nurse - South Kerrier
Band 5
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.
The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.
Job overview
We are looking a highly motivated and skilled registered nurse to work with the South Kerrier Community Nursing Team, in the picturesque Lizard and Helston area. This position is for a 12 month contract to cover maternity leave, being based at Helston Community Hospital.
This is an excellent opportunity to work with a supportive team who can help develop your skills and knowledge, while caring for and treating patients in their home. We provide a wide range of services, working closely with patients, their families, General Practitioners and other community based teams, to provide a holistic service.
Our community nursing team works various shifts covering from 8 am to 10 pm, 7 days a week. A valid driving licence and a car are essential.
We welcome individuals with experience from other nursing disciplines and transferrable skills.
If you would like to know more about this position then please contact Team Lead Paul Marston on 07920 023386 or email [email protected].
Proposed interview date:TBC
Main duties of the job
Responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care, without direct supervision, to patients, carers and relatives within their home environment, enabling them to enjoy maximum independence and optimum quality of life.
To work in partnership with patients and carers to offer support and advice and promote informed choice.
To support the role of the Community Nurse Team leader.
To work autonomously, providing effective, evidence based care in line with competency and training record and organisational policies, procedures and guidelines.
To support all locality teams by working in a flexible way, as service provision demands.
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.
Just over 532,000 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
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse (Adult)
- Evidence of recent relevant professional development
- Mentorship module or willingness to undertake
- Current Professional Registration - NMC
Desirable criteria
- Hold a post-registration diploma or be working towards a degree
Experience/skills
Essential criteria
- IT skills to include use of Word, Excel, email, internet, recording systems
- The ability to provide skilled, evidence based nursing care to a wide range of patients
- Ability to deal with patients and carers who are under stress.
- The ability to manage the caseload in the absence of a senior nurse, on a temporary basis.
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel independently where required
- Valid driving license
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Paul Marston
- Job title
- Team Manager, South Kerrier Community Nurses
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07920 023386
- Additional information
Office Telephone 01326 435909
Please note we are not accepting any communication from Recruitment Agencies at the current time. Please refrain from sending the Trust CV’s as this does not count as an introduction.
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