# Community Nurse - Watergate Community Nurse Team

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Newquay Community Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Nurse (community and district)
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** £31,049 - £37,796 Per Annum / Pro Rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (Full time or 2 x part time roles.  To include evenings and weekends)
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-01T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-25T10:00:43.091Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cornwall/Newquay/Cornwall_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Community_Nursing/Community_Nursing-v8252473
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8252473?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

This post is open to newly qualified professionals and students who are due to complete their qualification during this calendar year. Successful applicants may receive a conditional offer subject to completion of training and registration.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Watergate Community Nursing Team for full time or 2 part time Band 5 Community Nurse(s) on a permanent contract. The applicant will need to demonstrate excellent communication skills, and sound ability to prioritise and time manage their own patient visit list within the Watergate Community Nurse Team.

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.

### Main duties of the job

Responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care, without direct supervision, to patients, carers and relatives within their home environment, enabling them to enjoy maximum independence and optimum quality of life.

To work in partnership with patients and carers to offer support and advice and promote informed choice.

Responsible to support the role of the Community Nurse Team leader and other locality teams when needed.

To work autonomously, providing effective, evidence based care in line with competency and training record and organisational policies, procedures and guidelines.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Skills and Aptitude

**Essential**

- Leadership skills
- Conflict resolution skills
- IT skills to include use of Word, Excel, email, internet, recording systems
- Flexibility and adaptability to meet the demands of job

**Desirable**

- Advanced computer skills

### Education / Qualifications and Experience

**Essential**

- Registered Nurse – Adult
- Current Professional Registration - NMC
- To act as a mentor for student university placements. Having the mentoring qualification or being willing to work towards this qualification and attending mentorship updates as required

## Documents

- [autism support (pdf, 38.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=977)
- [dyslexia support (pdf, 76.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1833)
- [job description (pdf, 600.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10565057)
- [parental entitlement (pdf, 300.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1834)
- [functional requirements (pdf, 204.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10565058)
- [recruitment complaints policy (pdf, 113.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=976)

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