Children's Community Nurse

Children's Community Nurse – Band 6

Permanent contract at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Truro Health Park.

Band 6, 37.5 hours per week, 4 days per week, full time or part‑time possible. Weekend and bank holiday working required. End of Life care on call.

Salary: £38,682 – £46,580 per annum (pro rata).

Experienced Children's Nurse needed for a 7‑day service expanding to 4 days per week.

• Provide acute care for unwell children, using advanced clinical assessment skills.
• Plan, coordinate, deliver and evaluate care for a caseload of children and young people with complex health needs.
• Reduce unnecessary hospital admissions and length of stay by facilitating early discharge from the acute trust.
• Support children and young people with long‑term or palliative conditions.
• Work independently under pressure and communicate effectively with families and multi‑professional teams.
• Manage end‑of‑life care, including on‑call provision.

• Current NMC registration.
• RN Child or RSCN professional qualification.
• Diploma level specialist training or equivalent relevant experience.
• Desirable:
  Teaching or mentoring qualification, non‑medical prescriber.

• Specialist knowledge and advanced clinical skills working with children with complex health needs (IV, sub‑cut, enteral feeding, tracheostomy care, technical equipment).
• Caseload management.
• Support/supervise team members and students.
• Deliver training to NHS and non‑NHS staff, patients and families.
• In‑depth knowledge of children’s community nursing issues.
• Post‑registration experience with children who have learning disability, complex or palliative needs.

• Previous community setting experience.
• Experience in end‑of‑life care.

• Competent IT skills.

• Apply best practice in complex and challenging situations.
• Working knowledge of CQC standards for care delivery.
• Desirable:
  Audit skills.

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust welcomes and values individuals with lived experience of mental or physical ill health. We are an equal opportunity employer.

Complete through TRAC.jobs by 12/01/2026 23:59. The Trust reserves the right to close the advert once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

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