# Deputy Community Nurse Team Lead - St Austell > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/deputy-community-nurse-team-lead-st-austell/db016a8a-a24d-4fc3-9954-36ca168bf732 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/deputy-community-nurse-team-lead-st-austell/db016a8a-a24d-4fc3-9954-36ca168bf732.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Bodmin - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (community and district) - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 Pro Rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week (To include evening and weekend working) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-24T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-10T08:30:42.687Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cornwall/ST_AUSTELL/Cornwall_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Adult_Community_Services/Adult_Community_Services-v7977626 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7977626?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking for dynamic, passionate and motivated nurse with experience of Community Nursing to be a Team Leader within St Austell Community Nursing Team serving the St Austell Primary Care Network Area. The successful candidate will work with the team to ensure provision of a holistic nursing assessment and high quality, safe, evidence based care to patients and carers with the aim of maintaining patients in their own homes.  Our patients are at the centre of all that we do so we are looking for nurses who are calm, caring, compassionate clinicians with an interest in delivering the highest quality care and to support our patients to lead full and independent lives whilst promoting self management of their health conditions. This will be an exciting and evolving job role within  the Primary Care Network and explore new multi-disciplinary ways of integrated working. Therefore flexibility and a willingness to explore new exciting ways of working is a must and be adaptable accordingly. This job is currently only open to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly. We are committed to supporting our dedicated staff, so only current employees of the following organisations can apply: - Cornwall Foundation Trust - Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board If you do not currently work for one of these NHS organisations, your application will not be considered at this time. ### Main duties of the job As an autonomous practitioner the post holder will be responsible for the assessment and treatment of patients with complex health and social care needs. They will manage a clinical caseload within the community nursing team with guidance from the  Community Clinical Lead, Operational team manager, Community Matrons and Integrated Care Team Leads. Ensuring provision of a holistic nursing assessment and high quality, safe, evidence based care to patients and carers with the aim of maintaining patients in their own homes. This includes physical examination and detailed history taking, diagnosis of deterioration in pre-existing conditions and treatment planning. The post holder will work in this adaptable and evolving role, focusing on safe, effective admission avoidance and supporting timely discharge from hospitals and other care settings. Implementing personalised care plans and collaborating with the whole community resource to facilitate ongoing care management. To work in partnership with patients and carers and members of the multi-disciplinary team to offer support and advice and promote informed choice; maximising independence and optimising quality of life. This post holder will be required to provide clinical management and leadership to all staff within the team. ### 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’. ## Job Details We are looking for dynamic, passionate and motivated nurse with experience of Community Nursing to be a Team Leader within St Austell Community Nursing Team serving the St Austell Primary Care Network Area. The successful candidate will work with the team to ensure provision of a holistic nursing assessment and high quality, safe, evidence based care to patients and carers with the aim of maintaining patients in their own homes. Our patients are at the centre of all that we do so we are looking for nurses who are calm, caring, compassionate clinicians with an interest in delivering the highest quality care and to support our patients to lead full and independent lives whilst promoting self management of their health conditions. This will be an exciting and evolving job role within the Primary Care Network and explore new multi-disciplinary ways of integrated working. Therefore flexibility and a willingness to explore new exciting ways of working is a must and be adaptable accordingly. This job is currently only open to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly. We are committed to supporting our dedicated staff, so only current employees of the following organisations can apply: Cornwall Foundation Trust Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board If you do not currently work for one of these NHS organisations, your application will not be considered at this time. ## Job Description As an autonomous practitioner the post holder will be responsible for the assessment and treatment of patients with complex health and social care needs. They will manage a clinical caseload within the community nursing team with guidance from the Community Clinical Lead, Operational team manager, Community Matrons and Integrated Care Team Leads. Ensuring provision of a holistic nursing assessment and high quality, safe, evidence based care to patients and carers with the aim of maintaining patients in their own homes. This includes physical examination and detailed history taking, diagnosis of deterioration in pre-existing conditions and treatment planning. The post holder will work in this adaptable and evolving role, focusing on safe, effective admission avoidance and supporting timely discharge from hospitals and other care settings. Implementing personalised care plans and collaborating with the whole community resource to facilitate ongoing care management. To work in partnership with patients and carers and members of the multi-disciplinary team to offer support and advice and promote informed choice; maximising independence and optimising quality of life. This post holder will be required to provide clinical management and leadership to all staff within the team. ## Responsibilities To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’. ## Person Specification ### Skills and Aptitude **Essential** - Excellent written and verbal communication skills - Strong commitment to teaching and learning - Use of Multiple IT systems with confidence **Desirable** - Budget management skills ### Knowledge and Abilities **Essential** - Knowledge and application of workforce planning, supervision and appraisals - Strong team player able to motivate and engage positively with colleagues - Knowledge of Community Nursing developments and strategies **Desirable** - Budget management skills ### Education, Qualifications and Relevant Experience **Essential** - Current professional registration – NMC - Experience of working with patients with complex and challenging needs **Desirable** - Post graduate specialist training to degree level in relevant subject area ## 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, 528.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10260078) - [parental entitlement (pdf, 300.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1834) - [functional requirements (pdf, 204.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10260079) - [recruitment complaints policy (pdf, 113.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=976) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.