Community Nurse - Liskeard/Looe Community Nursing Team
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 08/09/2026
- Closes
- 22/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a caring and motivated Community Nurse to join the Liskeard-Looe Community Nursing Team. You will work autonomously to provide evidence-based care to patients, carers, and relatives in their homes, aiming to maximize independence and quality of life. The position involves working closely with GP practices and other healthcare professionals, requiring travel across the Liskeard, Looe, and surrounding areas. You will be responsible for assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care.
Key responsibilities
- Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care, without direct supervision, to patients, carers and relatives within their home environment.
- Work in partnership with patients and carers to offer support and advice and promote informed choice.
- Work autonomously, providing effective, evidence-based care in line with competency and training record and organisational policies, procedures and guidelines.
- Support all locality teams by working in a flexible way, moving to work with the team in most need on a daily, weekly or monthly basis as service provision demands.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse (Adult)
- Evidence of recent relevant professional development
- 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.
- Current Professional Registration - NMC
- IT skills to include use of Word, Excel, email, internet, recording systems
- The ability to provide skilled, evidence based nursing care to a wide range of patients
- Ability to deal with patients and carers who are under stress.
- Awareness of and adherence to policies including lone worker and manual handling policies
- Current knowledge of developments in nursing and healthcare in general.
Desirable criteria
- Hold a post-registration diploma or be working towards a degree
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Community Nurse - Liskeard/Looe Community Nursing Team
The closing date is 22 September 2026
Job summary
We are looking for caring, motivated and dynamic Community Nurses to join our friendly, supportive team. This is a great opportunity for someone who is confident working autonomously while still valuing strong team collaboration.You will be part of the Liskeard-Looe Community Nursing Team, working across the area, covering Liskeard, Looe and the surrounding areas. Our team works with local GP practices (Oaktree, Rosedean and Oldbridge Surgeries) as well as health and social care colleagues, therapists and voluntary sector partners. We're looking for someone who brings enthusiasm for community nursing, is committed to person-centred care and is keen to contribute to innovative ways of meeting the changing needs of our community.We welcome applications from nurses who are proactive, adaptable and confident in assessing and managing care in patients' homes. An interest in working closely with patients, carers and wider MDT partners is essential, along with a commitment to continuous professional development.
The role involves regular travel to patient homes and community sites, along with the transportation of essential clinical equipment. Given the limited public transport options in Cornwall, candidates must have access t
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