Community Nurse - Stratton Community Nursing Team in Bude

Community Nurse – Stratton Community Nursing Team

Band 5, part‑time (18 hours per week) fixed term: 12 months ending January 2027. Contract: Part time – 18 hours per week (Evenings, weekends and bank holidays). Salary: £31,049 – £37,796 per annum. Closing date: 06 January 2026 23:59.

Location: Stratton Hospital, Stratton, Bude. Covered area: Bude and surrounding communities, including Stratton and Neetside GP practices within the local PCN.

Employer: Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

Job Overview

We are seeking a caring, motivated and dynamic community nurse to join our friendly, professional team. You will be a part of the Stratton Community Nursing Team and will work in home environments across the area, presenting you with frequent travel across the county. This fixed‑term post (until January 2027) offers flexible working options, including part time arrangements, job sharing or other flexible patterns.

Main Duties

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for patients, carers and relatives in their home setting, aiming to maximise independence and quality of life.
• Work autonomously, providing evidence‑based care in line with competency and training record, and organisational policies.
• Collaborate with GP’s, health and social care colleagues, therapists and voluntary organisations to coordinate care plans.
• Support locality teams by working flexibly – rotating to teams in need on a daily, weekly or monthly basis as service demand requires.
• Communicate with patients and carers to offer support, advice and promote informed choice.

Shift patterns: 08:00–16:00 and 14:00–22:00.

Working for us

We deliver community and hospital‑based care to improve the physical and mental health of the community and specialise in support for dementia and learning disability. We value people and aim to be a great place to work, provide great care and a great partnership.

Person Specification – Essential Criteria

• Registered Nurse (Adult).
• Evidence of recent relevant professional development.
• Current professional registration – NMC.
• Ability to mentor student university placements (or willing to achieve the mentoring qualification).

Desirable Criteria

• Post‑registration diploma or working towards a degree.

Essential Skills and Aptitudes

• Proficiency in IT systems: Word, Excel, email, internet, recording systems.
• Ability to provide skilled, evidence‑based nursing care to a wide range of patients.
• Ability to manage patients and carers under stress.
• Awareness of and adherence to policies including lone worker and manual handling.
• Current knowledge of developments in nursing and healthcare.

Development Opportunities

• Career conversations, individual development plans, protected CPD time.
• Central development fund, leadership and management programmes.
• Coaching, mentoring and robust preceptorship for newly qualified staff.

Benefits

• Health and wellbeing initiatives.
• Free access to HARP portfolios for revalidation.
• Free DBS checks where required.
• Discounts at retailers, UK hotels and attractions.
• Supplementary NHS Pension Scheme and salary‑sacrifice car and cycle‑to‑work schemes.
• Reimbursement of application costs for EU settlement eligible staff.

Application Process

The Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a sufficient number of applications have been received. Successful short‑listees will be contacted via TRAC.jobs email for interview details.

We welcome and value individuals with lived experience of mental or physical ill health joining our workforce.

Recruitment inquiries: 01208 834644.