Community Nurse Community Nursing Team

Community Nurse - St Austell Community Nursing Team

Band 5;
Main area Community Nursing;
Grade Band 5;
Contract Permanent;
Hours Part time – 30 hours per week (including some evenings and weekends);
Job  ;
Site St Austell;
Town St Austell;
Salary £31,049 – £37,796 Pro Rata;
Salary period Yearly;
Closing 15/01/2026 23:59.

Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice.

Successful applicants will be invited to attend a Selection Day at Carew House, Bodmin on 23 January 2026. The day will be confirmed as morning or afternoon.

This job is currently open only to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly, namely employees of Cornwall Foundation Trust, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, or Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board.

We support flexible patterns such as job share, part time, or other arrangements. Car owner/driver and the ability to use a car for work are essential.

• Work autonomously, providing evidence‑based care in line with competency and training record and organisational policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Support all locality teams by working flexibly, moving to join the team in most need on a daily, weekly or monthly basis as service provision demands.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for patients, carers and relatives within their home environment, enabling maximum independence and optimum quality of life.
• Work in partnership with patients and carers to offer support, advice and promote informed choice.
• Support the role of the Community Nurse Team leader.

We are 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, including specialist support for dementia or learning disability.

Our workforce of over 4,000 includes doctors, nurses, therapists, admin and support staff. We pride ourselves on working in people’s homes, community clinics and bases, and treating our staff with care.

• Registered Nursing (Adult).
• Current Professional Registration – NMC.
• Evidence of recent relevant personal professional development.
• Mentorship qualification or willingness to work towards qualification and attend mentorship updates.

• Post‑registration diploma or working towards a degree.

• Career conversations and individual development plans.
• Protected CPD time and dedicated support fund.
• Leadership and management programmes.
• Coaching and mentoring opportunities.
• Full clinical induction programme.
• Access to a care certificate programme for band 1‑4 staff.
• Individual professional development programmes.
• Health and wellbeing initiatives.
• Free access to HARP portfolio for revalidation.
• Free DBS checks where required.
• Discounts from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions.
• NHS Pension Scheme.
• Salary sacrifice car scheme and cycle‑to‑work scheme.

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 promptly to avoid disappointment.

If you are successful, you will be contacted via TRAC.jobs email regarding interview details. Please contact our recruitment team on for general recruitment queries. If successful, you agree to Occupational Health accessing your health records from your current or previous employer to check your inoculations and screening tests.