Community Nurse (5-19)
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The Service & Team:
Are you a passionate and driven NMC Registered Nurse ready to make a lasting impact in the lives of children young people and families Do you aspire to grow into a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) This is your opportunity to begin a transformative journey with Cornwall Councils School Nursing Service.
We are integrated with our Early Help and Social Care colleagues and share an integrated electronic record which supports communication and co-ordination.
We currently have a number of part time and full-time posts throughout the county.
The Role:
This developmental Community Nurse position is designed to support your growth into a future SCPHN. You will work within the School Nursing 519 Team delivering the Healthy Child Programme across a vibrant community caseload. Youll collaborate with schools GPs Family Hubs and Early Years settings to promote health wellbeing and early intervention.
Under the guidance of experienced School Nursing team youll take delegated responsibility for assessment planning implementation and evaluation of public health interventions. Youll also supervise and support Family Health Workers and School Nurse Assistants helping to shape the next generation of care.
Development Pathway
Once competencies are completed we are proud to offer a Level 7 module with a public health focus to support your professional development. This module is a stepping stone to applying for the SCPHN course in 2027 subject to a successful interview and will help you build confidence in postgraduate study.
Youll be supported to:
Complete the Community Nurse Competency Framework
Engage in reflective practice and professional development
Participate in feedback and action planning to track your growth
Upon successful completion of the required competencies youll be supported to apply for the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing course. Please note that some travel may be required depending on the location of the course delivery.
If you are interested in finding out more please do not hesitate to contact:
This position will be subject to an enhanced criminal record disclosure check.
What Were Looking For:
A NMC Registered Nurse with a passion for community and public health
Commitment to continuous learning and development
Ability to work collaboratively across multi-agency teams
Enthusiasm for working with children young people and families
Time management and prioritisation skills
Ability to maintain electronic records
Full driving licence and access to a vehicle
Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advert
What youll get in return:
Cornwall Councils ambition is to be an employer of choice a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.
Our core employee rewards and benefits include:
a competitive salary.
a defined benefit pension scheme based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions
a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.
A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme
Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.
Working in Cornwall has the added advantage also of having some beautiful rural areas and beaches which provide plenty of leisure opportunities to create a great work life balance. There are exciting opportunities to be part of partnership working groups and multi-disciplinary practice discussions to contribute progress and lead innovative practice and enhance effective partnership working with education GPs Childrens Services Public Health and other key agencies.
Additional Information:
The full role profile is attached here
Ready to take the next step in your nursing career
Apply now and become a catalyst for change in your community.
Application Process
Please attach a supporting statement to your application you can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstratewhy you are suitable against each of the points marked as Application on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here The application process.
Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted please contact if you have any queries or require assistance with your application.
Existing employees must apply using their Cornwall Council email address through the Opportunity Marketplace on Oracle.
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About Company
Cornwall Council deliver services to more than half a million local people and over five million visitors a year. Working here - Cornwall Council We are happy to talk about flexible working options such as part-time or compressed hours. More examples of our flexible working opportunit ... View more
