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District Nurse Clinical Lead - Torressa CN Team
The closing date is 28 July 2025
We have an exciting opportunity for a District Nurse Clinical Lead to join our caring and highly motivated Torressa Community nursing teams in the Saltash and Torpoint area of East Cornwall.
This is a key role, within our Community Nursing service to support our service to achieve the trust vision of "Delivering high quality care" in their day to day work. Embracing our CARE values which are Compassionate Services, Achieving High Standards, Respecting Individuals and Empowering People.
Within a geographically aligned Primary Care Area this role will be clinically responsible for the diagnosing, prescribing, planning and evaluation of care, ensuring provision of high standards of care to patients and their families within the community. They will work as part of Integrated Teams, working within and across professional and organisational boundaries.
A key element of this role will include, the monitoring of the quality of care provision and identify and lead on areas of service development.
We are looking for a dynamic, flexible and compassionate practitioner who can demonstrate a broad range of competencies and is able to 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 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
The post holder will monitor the quality of care provision and identify and lead on areas of service development.
They will be a registered nurse who holds or working towards the DNSPQ qualification. They will work within an integrated team providing clinical leadership for all patients within the community nursing caseload through proactive management. Whilst working on their own initiative they will be responsible for ensuring that all members of the nursing team are providing the highest standard of evidence based clinical care and will actively support and liaise with other health and social agencies and professionals.
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 and Qualifications
* 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
* Experience of leadership and leading change or project implementation
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.
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
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