Job summary
As an autonomous practitioner the post holder will be responsible for the assessment and treatment of patients with complex health and social care needs. 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. Your experience and skills should enable you to recognise that a person is deteriorating and advanced care planning might be appropriate and/or that the person is coming into the last days of life and that dying phased care is appropriate.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will rotationally work within the Telephone response service for Palliative and End of life Care providing a 24/7 working closely with admission avoidance services to ensure patients safety is maintained.

The post holder will be the keyworker for patients within the virtual ward/virtual care. The post holder will work in this adaptable and evolving role, focusing on safe, effective admission avoidance, and supporting timely discharge from acute hospitals, with a whole systems approach. The post holder will co-ordinate care and strive to reduce the risk of acute re-admissions by identifying risks, implementing management plans, and collaborating with the whole community resource to facilitate ongoing care management

About us
We're 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 also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

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 5,000 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 10 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 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 increase the numbers of people who use out services.

Details
Date posted: 17 September 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year Pro Rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 201-26-854
Job locations: Carew House, Beacon Technology Park, Dunmere Road, Bodmin, PL31 2QN, United Kingdom

Job 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 communication and interpersonal skills
• IT skills to include use of Word, Excel, emails and internet access.

Knowledge and Abilitities
Essential

• Flexibility and adaptability to meet the demands of the job
• Evidence of continuing education and professional development

Education/Qualifications
Essential

• Current professional Registration - NMC
• Post graduate certificate in Long Term Conditions or working towards
• The ability to provide skilled, evidence-based nursing care to a wide range of patients
• The ability to work without direct supervision, yet as part of a team

Personal Qualities
Essential

• Ability to cope in stressful and distressing situations
• Able to work under pressure

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Carew House, Beacon Technology Park, Dunmere Road, Bodmin, PL31 2QN, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Admission Avoidance Manager, Vicki Slade, Vickislade@nhs.net, 01726873400

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.