Job summary
Successful applicants will be invited to attend a Selection Day at Carew House, Bodmin on 22nd August 2025. This will be a morning or afternoon to be confirmed.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a friendly and enthusiastic registered nurse to join the day unit and outpatient team at Falmouth Hospital, with opportunities within the Minor Injuries Unit and ward.The role will involve working across the whole of Outpatient and Day Services at Falmouth Community Hospital including the Transfusion and Infusion Service, and in the general Outpatient clinics as required.
Please note: If you need sponsorship, please check the requirements for a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) on the gov.uk website to see if you're eligible before applying.
Main duties of the job
- To promote the highest standards of care to all service users
- Undertake venepuncture
- Manage Central Venous Catheters in line with trust policy and procedures
- Undertake intravenous infusions as per local and national guidelines
- Undertake blood transfusions and administration of other blood products
- Actively support the flow of outpatient clinics
- Be competent in a wide variety of clinical skills which support outpatient clinics, such as spirometry and visual acuities/visual fields
- Support the learning of students and colleagues.
- Participate in link nurse roles
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 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.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Communication and Working Relationships
- To be an effective and skilled multi-disciplinary team member and role model in terms of clinical, educational and quality standards.
- Assist the Day Unit and Outpatient Service Team Lead in the delivery of clinical, managerial and teaching responsibilities.
- In the absence of the Team Lead take responsibility for the allocation of clinics and act as the shift leader.
- Maintain good public relations and promotion of a positive image of the organisation.
- To have the ability to be part of a strong team is implicit to the role as well as the ability to work autonomously in carrying out all forms of nursing care.
- Work within the parameters set by local, organisational and national guidelines for best practice, acting in accordance with the NMC codes of conduct and practice.
- To work in collaboration with the Team Lead in the economic and effective use of resources.
- To have the ability to undertake any organisational task or responsibilities as required.
Management and Personal Development
- Level 1 Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration.
- Adhere at all time to the NMC Code of Conduct
- Evidence of professional portfolio.
- Ability to work as part of an effective team.
- Transfusion/infusion competence (training will be given)
- Evidence on recent and on-going professional development.
- Competent in Venepuncture and cannulation
- To participate in staff appraisal as appraisee and as an appraiser of junior staff members.
- To participate in Clinical Supervision.
- To work in collaboration with the university in order to provide uniformity and promotion of professional standards with student training and development.
- Ability to prioritise, organise and delegate efficiently.
- Evidence of or willingness to undertake leadership training.
- To supervise student/learner/Health Care Assistants and demonstrate skills as a mentor providing a good learning environment.
- To develop and maintain clinical skills and knowledge necessary to provide research informed, evidence based nursing care.Clinical Activities
- To continuously develop the knowledge and skills to be a confident and competent professional in all areas of the Day Unit and Outpatient Services, including nurse-lead clinics and to undertake other duties as required in keeping with the expectations of a Band 5 Registered Nurse.
- Participate in the delivery of Day unit and Outpatient services ensuring strategic organisational objectives are reflected by the patient experience.
- To ensure a welcoming, caring and safe environment is provided for patients and their carers demonstrating the 6 Cs of nursing care within all interactions.
- Promote and maintain good interpersonal relationships with all users of the Day Unit and Outpatient Services.
- To report accidents, incidents and near misses through the organisational incident reporting system.
- Ability to be self-directed in maintaining mandatory training competencies.
- Ability to identify own development needs.
- Ability to be adaptive to daily fluctuations in clinical activity.
- Ability to respond to emergencies.
- Act at all times to safeguard adults and children at risk.
- Respect privacy and dignity at all times
- Ability to plan, assess, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
- Strategic Development, Planning and Organising
- Support strategic organisational objectives by contributing positively to the effectiveness and efficiency of the team.
- Contribute to the development of the profile of CFTs Community Hospitals as a focus for the delivery of accessible services to the local community.
- To provide an open and supportive environment, in which all staff can deliver high quality, patient centred clinical and support services in line with the organisational core values and transformational agenda.
- To be productive and cost efficient in the delivery of patient centred care.
- In the absence of senior staff take charge of the unit maintaining the correct skill mix for optimum clinic allocation and use of resources.
- Administrative
- Excellent record keeping skills
- Effective verbal and written communication with patients, carers, relatives and staff.
- Participate in clinical auditIT Systems and Processes
- To use various electronic patients systems i.e. Rio, PAS and Maxims in accordance with CFT policy.
- Computer literate
Job description
Job responsibilities
Communication and Working Relationships
- To be an effective and skilled multi-disciplinary team member and role model in terms of clinical, educational and quality standards.
- Assist the Day Unit and Outpatient Service Team Lead in the delivery of clinical, managerial and teaching responsibilities.
- In the absence of the Team Lead take responsibility for the allocation of clinics and act as the shift leader.
- Maintain good public relations and promotion of a positive image of the organisation.
- To have the ability to be part of a strong team is implicit to the role as well as the ability to work autonomously in carrying out all forms of nursing care.
- Work within the parameters set by local, organisational and national guidelines for best practice, acting in accordance with the NMC codes of conduct and practice.
- To work in collaboration with the Team Lead in the economic and effective use of resources.
- To have the ability to undertake any organisational task or responsibilities as required.
Management and Personal Development
- Level 1 Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration.
- Adhere at all time to the NMC Code of Conduct
- Evidence of professional portfolio.
- Ability to work as part of an effective team.
- Transfusion/infusion competence (training will be given)
- Evidence on recent and on-going professional development.
- Competent in Venepuncture and cannulation
- To participate in staff appraisal as appraisee and as an appraiser of junior staff members.
- To participate in Clinical Supervision.
- To work in collaboration with the university in order to provide uniformity and promotion of professional standards with student training and development.
- Ability to prioritise, organise and delegate efficiently.
- Evidence of or willingness to undertake leadership training.
- To supervise student/learner/Health Care Assistants and demonstrate skills as a mentor providing a good learning environment.
- To develop and maintain clinical skills and knowledge necessary to provide research informed, evidence based nursing care.Clinical Activities
- To continuously develop the knowledge and skills to be a confident and competent professional in all areas of the Day Unit and Outpatient Services, including nurse-lead clinics and to undertake other duties as required in keeping with the expectations of a Band 5 Registered Nurse.
- Participate in the delivery of Day unit and Outpatient services ensuring strategic organisational objectives are reflected by the patient experience.
- To ensure a welcoming, caring and safe environment is provided for patients and their carers demonstrating the 6 Cs of nursing care within all interactions.
- Promote and maintain good interpersonal relationships with all users of the Day Unit and Outpatient Services.
- To report accidents, incidents and near misses through the organisational incident reporting system.
- Ability to be self-directed in maintaining mandatory training competencies.
- Ability to identify own development needs.
- Ability to be adaptive to daily fluctuations in clinical activity.
- Ability to respond to emergencies.
- Act at all times to safeguard adults and children at risk.
- Respect privacy and dignity at all times
- Ability to plan, assess, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
- Strategic Development, Planning and Organising
- Support strategic organisational objectives by contributing positively to the effectiveness and efficiency of the team.
- Contribute to the development of the profile of CFTs Community Hospitals as a focus for the delivery of accessible services to the local community.
- To provide an open and supportive environment, in which all staff can deliver high quality, patient centred clinical and support services in line with the organisational core values and transformational agenda.
- To be productive and cost efficient in the delivery of patient centred care.
- In the absence of senior staff take charge of the unit maintaining the correct skill mix for optimum clinic allocation and use of resources.
- Administrative
- Excellent record keeping skills
- Effective verbal and written communication with patients, carers, relatives and staff.
- Participate in clinical auditIT Systems and Processes
- To use various electronic patients systems i.e. Rio, PAS and Maxims in accordance with CFT policy.
- Computer literate
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current professional registration - NMC
- Professional qualification - RGN/RN
Desirable
- Evidence of recent management or leadership training/qualification
- Previous nursing experience in a Outpatient setting
Skills and Aptitude
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Competent and trained in Venepuncture
Desirable
- Competent and trained in ABPI/Doppler assessment
- Cannulation skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Confident user of IT
- Ability to work as an effective member of a team
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current professional registration - NMC
- Professional qualification - RGN/RN
Desirable
- Evidence of recent management or leadership training/qualification
- Previous nursing experience in a Outpatient setting
Skills and Aptitude
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Competent and trained in Venepuncture
Desirable
- Competent and trained in ABPI/Doppler assessment
- Cannulation skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Confident user of IT
- Ability to work as an effective member of a team
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).
Additional information
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).
