Virtual Care/Virtual Ward Nurse/AHP

Band 5

Main area

Digital Health Nurse

Grade

Band 5

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Part time - 30 hours per week

Job ref

201-26-839

Site

Digital Services

Town

Truro

Salary

£32,073 - £39,043 Pro Rata

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

22/09/2026 23:59

Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.

Strategic Themes

Great Care

  • Care based on what matters to people.
  • Care provided at home or close to home.
  • Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
  • Prevention and alternatives to hospital.
Great Organisation
  • Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
  • Technology enabled care.
  • Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
  • Safe, efficient, effective and productive.
Great People
  • A place people love to work and feel valued.
  • Living our values with staff (all voices count).
  • Attract, grow and develop talent.
  • Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.
Great Partner
  • Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
  • Joined-up community services.
  • Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
  • Reduce our impact on the environment.
At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Job overview

INTERNAL CFT VACANCY Responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care, without direct supervision, to patients, carers and relatives within their home environment, enabling them to enjoy maximum independence and optimum quality of life.

Able to virtually monitor patients on the ward and also offer a face to face visit if needed.

To work in partnership with patients and carers to offer support and advice and promote informed choice.

To support the role of the ward manager and band 6 staff.

To work autonomously, providing effective, evidence-based care in line with competency and training record and organisational policies, procedures, and guidelines.

To support all locality teams by working in a flexible way.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Activities
  • To admit to the caseload, assess, plan, agree, implement, and evaluate
care for patients.
  • To work in partnership with patients and carers to offer support and
advice and promote informed choice, while supporting equality and valuing diversity.
  • To regularly review care delivery and documentation.
  • To participate in personalised care planning and promote self-care and
independence.
  • To be competent and confident with core clinical skills (as per
competency and training record).
  • To act as a formal mentor to pre-registration nursing students and
preceptees.
  • To liaise with and refer to other agencies and professionals as
appropriate.
  • To take full responsibility for immediate care delivery decisions.
  • To offer support, supervision, information and education to patients,
relatives and carers and other team members.

Working for our organisation

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 increases the numbers of people who use our services.

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’.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse Adult/AHP
  • Evidence of recent relevant personal professional development
  • Mentorship module or willingness to undertake
  • Current Professional Registration NMC/HCPC
Desirable criteria
  • Hold a post-registration diploma or be working towards a degree

Skills and Aptitude

Essential criteria
  • Leadership skills
  • The ability to provide skilled, evidence-based nursing care to a wide range of patients
  • Flexibility and adaptability to meet the demands of job.

Knowledge and abilities

Essential criteria
  • Ability to deal with patients and carers who are under stress
  • The ability to manage the caseload in the absence of a senior nurse, on a temporary basis
At Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust we are proud to prioritise the development of our people. To support this, the following opportunities are available:
  • Career conversations and individual development plans for succession planning and talent management
  • Protected CPD time for registered staff
  • Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff
  • Leadership and Management development programmes
  • Coaching and mentoring opportunities
  • A full clinical induction programme for operational skills
  • Access to a care certificate programme for our band 1-4 clinical staff
  • A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff
  • Individual professional development programmes
Being part of a successful NHS Foundation Trust brings a portfolio of rewards and benefits for our staff. These include:
  • Suite of health and wellbeing initiatives to support our colleagues physical and mental health
  • Free access to individual HARP portfolios to support revalidation for nursing staff
  • Free DBS checks where required
  • Discounts available from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions
  • NHS Pension Scheme
  • Salary sacrifice car scheme
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • The Trust reimburses all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.
The Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted. It is encouraged that you complete the application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment. If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process you will be contacted via TRAC.jobs email regarding interview details.

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust welcomes and values individuals with lived experience of mental or physical ill health joining our workforce. We aspire to have a culture that develops, promotes and supports lived experience roles - throughout the organisation.

If you are successful, you agree to Occupational Health accessing your health records from your current or previous employer to check the status of your inoculations and screening tests. Appointments are subject to full three year satisfactory references therefore please ensure you include correct contact details for your nominated referees including email addresses.

Any general recruitment queries, please contact our recruitment team on 01208 834644

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