Community Nurse Team Lead

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Nurse Team Leader in Arbennek Clays Community Nurse Team.

The post holder will work in this adaptable and evolving role, managing the caseload and implementing personalised care plans and collaborating with the whole community resource to facilitate ongoing care management.

Proposed interview date: 3rd January 2024

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 co manage a clinical caseload within a community nursing team with guidance from the Arbennek Clinical Lead, Community Nurse Team Leader and Manager and Community Matron and 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.

The post holder will 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 and will be required to provide clinical management and leadership to all staff within the team.

About us

Cornwall Foundation Trust is 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.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Just over 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.