Overview
District Nurse Clinical Lead role with the Torressa Community nursing teams in Saltash and Torpoint, East Cornwall.
This is a key role within the Community Nursing service to support the trust vision of "Delivering high quality care" and to embrace the CARE values: Compassionate Services, Achieving High Standards, Respecting Individuals and Empowering People.
Within a geographically aligned Primary Care Area, the role is clinically responsible for diagnosing, prescribing, planning and evaluating care, ensuring high standards for patients and their families within the community. The post holder will work as part of Integrated Teams, across professional and organisational boundaries.
A key element of the role is monitoring the quality of care provision and leading on service development.
We are looking for a dynamic, flexible and compassionate practitioner who can demonstrate a broad range of competencies and adapt to a wide variety of clinical circumstances.
This is a community-based role that requires frequent travel to various locations throughout the county, including areas not accessible by public transport. Successful candidates will need to describe how they will manage these travel requirements.
Main duties
The post holder will monitor the quality of care provision and identify and lead on areas of service development.
Qualifications and experience
* Registered Nurse
* Relevant post registration qualification - specialist practitioner qualification (District Nursing) or working towards
* Independent non-medical prescribing qualification or equivalent or working towards
* MSc Nurse Practitioner qualification or equivalent
Experience and skills
* Previous relevant experience of working within a community nursing team
* Highly developed clinical expertise and knowledge in all aspects of community nursing care
* Highly specialist assessment, planning, treatment and evaluation skills
* Excellent written and oral communication skills including ability to deal with challenging and sensitive situations
Desirable
* Experience of leadership and leading change or project implementation
Disclosure and registration
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) will be required to check for any previous criminal convictions. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For more information please refer to NHS Careers (open in a new window).
Details
* Date posted: 03 September 2025
* Pay scheme: Agenda for change
* Band: Band 7
* Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 per annum
* Contract: Permanent
* Working pattern: Full-time
* Reference number: 201-25-428-C
* Job locations: Torressa Community nursing team, Trevol Road, Torpoint, PL11 2TB
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