# District Nurse Clinical Lead - Camborne Community Nursing 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
- **Town:** Bodmin
- **Region:** South West
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Nurse (community and district)
- **Grade:** Band 7
- **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 Pro Rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 29.5 hours per week (Shift pattern covering 0800-2200hrs Over 7 days including bank holidays)
- **Closing date:** 2026-06-24T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-06-10T09:30:53.523Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cornwall/Camborne/Cornwall_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/District_Nurse_Specialist_Practitioner_Clinical_Lead/District_Nurse_Specialist_Practitioner_Clinical_Lead-v8033583
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8033583?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and passionate Registered Nurse to play a key role in shaping high‑quality community nursing services and making a real difference to patient care.

Based within the Camborne Community Nursing Team, the post holder will take an active role in monitoring and improving the quality of care, identifying opportunities for innovation, and leading on service development to meet the evolving needs of the local population. You will be required to hold the District Nurse Specialist Practitioner Qualification (DNSPQ), and will have opportunities to develop professionally within a forward‑thinking service.

Working in collaboration with the existing Team Lead, and as part of a supportive, integrated multidisciplinary team, you will provide clinical leadership across the community nursing caseload through proactive and effective caseload management. You will have the autonomy to work independently while also being a visible, approachable leader—supporting, guiding, and developing members of the nursing team to consistently deliver high‑quality, evidence‑based care.

The role offers the chance to build strong partnerships with health, social care, and voluntary sector colleagues, ensuring coordinated, person‑centred care and positive patient experiences. This position is ideal for a nurse who is enthusiastic about community practice, values teamwork, and is keen to influence service delivery while developing their leadership skills.

### Main duties of the job

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.

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 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.

### 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

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and passionate Registered Nurse to play a key role in shaping high‑quality community nursing services and making a real difference to patient care.

Based within the Camborne Community Nursing Team, the post holder will take an active role in monitoring and improving the quality of care, identifying opportunities for innovation, and leading on service development to meet the evolving needs of the local population. You will be required to hold the District Nurse Specialist Practitioner Qualification (DNSPQ), and will have opportunities to develop professionally within a forward‑thinking service.

Working in collaboration with the existing Team Lead, and as part of a supportive, integrated multidisciplinary team, you will provide clinical leadership across the community nursing caseload through proactive and effective caseload management. You will have the autonomy to work independently while also being a visible, approachable leader—supporting, guiding, and developing members of the nursing team to consistently deliver high‑quality, evidence‑based care.

The role offers the chance to build strong partnerships with health, social care, and voluntary sector colleagues, ensuring coordinated, person‑centred care and positive patient experiences. This position is ideal for a nurse who is enthusiastic about community practice, values teamwork, and is keen to influence service delivery while developing their leadership skills.

## Job Description

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.

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 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.

## Responsibilities

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

## Person Specification

### Experience and Skills

**Essential**

- 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

**Desirable**

- Experience of leadership and leading change or project implementation

### Education and Qualifications

**Essential**

- Registered Nurse
- Relevant post registration qualification - specialist practitioner qualification (District Nursing) or working towards
- Independent non-medical prescribing qualification or equivalent
- MSc Nurse Practitioner qualification or equivalent

## 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)
- [clinical lead band 7 (pdf, 712.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10321295)
- [parental entitlement (pdf, 300.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1834)
- [functional requirements (pdf, 206.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10321294)
- [recruitment complaints policy (pdf, 113.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=976)

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