Staff Nurse - Falmouth Hospital

Join to apply for the Staff Nurse – Falmouth Hospital role at Phoenix MCT Band 5, Main area: Staff Nurse, Grade: Band 5, Contract: Permanent, 30 hours per week (Monday‑Friday). Part‑time, Flexible working. Job ref: 201‑25‑931 | Site: Falmouth Community Hospital | Town: Falmouth | Salary: £31,049 – £37,796 pro‑rata | Salary period: Yearly | Closing date: 01/01/2026 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, supportive 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.

We are a flexible working friendly organisation and will accommodate a flexible working arrangement such as job share, part‑time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Job Overview

This job is currently only open to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly.

Main duties of the job

• Promote the highest standards of care to all service users.
• Undertake venepuncture.
• Manage Central Venous Catheters in line with trust policy and procedures.
• Involved in the development and implementation of new services.
• Undertake intravenous infusions as per local and national guidelines.
• Undertake blood transfusions and administration of other blood products.
• Actively support the flow of outpatient clinics.
• Be competent in clinical skills such as spirometry and visual acuities/visual fields.
• Support the learning of students and colleagues.
• Participate in link nurse roles.

Working for our organisation

We are a community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, delivering community and hospital‑based care to improve physical and mental health. We provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability. As part of the team, you will 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, including doctors, nurses, therapists, and support staff. We work in people’s homes, in community clinics and bases, and some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Person Specification – Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Current professional registration with the NMC.
• Professional qualification: RGN/RN.
• Evidence of a professional portfolio.

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of recent management or leadership training/qualification.
• Previous nursing experience in a Day/Outpatient setting.

Skills and Aptitude

Essential criteria

• Excellent communication skills.
• Competent and trained in venepuncture.
• Cannulation skills.

Desirable criteria

• Competent in blood transfusions.
• Competent in central venous catheter care.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Confident user of IT.
• Ability to work as an effective member of a team.

Development Opportunities

• Career conversations and individual development plans.
• Protected CPD time for registered staff.
• Access to a dedicated central development fund for CPD.
• Leadership and Management development programmes.
• Coaching and mentoring opportunities.
• A full clinical induction programme for operational skills.
• Access to a care certificate programme for band 1‑4 clinical staff.
• A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme for newly qualified staff.
• Individual professional development programmes.

Benefits

• Suite of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• Free access to individual HARP portfolios for revalidation.
• Free DBS checks where required.
• Discounts from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions.
• NHS Pension Scheme.
• Salary sacrifice car scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Reimbursement of application costs for eligible staff applying 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 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. If you are successful, occupational health will access your health records from your current or previous employer to check inoculation and screening test status. Appointments are subject to full three‑year satisfactory references; please provide correct contact details for referees. For general recruitment queries, contact the recruitment team on 01208 834644.