# Community Psychiatrist Nurse - DOPMH - Mid Locality > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-psychiatrist-nurse-dopmh-mid-locality/22911eb1-e72f-4659-8d47-ee1d36229118 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-psychiatrist-nurse-dopmh-mid-locality/22911eb1-e72f-4659-8d47-ee1d36229118.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Bodmin Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Mental health nurse - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 Per Annum/Pro Rata - **Contract type:** Permanent: Monday to Friday 09:00 - 17:00 Excluding Bank Holidays - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-22T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-08T12:36:16.804Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cornwall/Truro/Cornwall_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Dementia_Older_peoples_Mental_Health_services/Dementia_Older_peoples_Mental_Health_services-v8316534 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8316534?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Dementia & Older People's Mental Health Service in Mid Cornwall Locality of Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation provides assessment and treatment to people living with dementia and adults with functional mental health difficulties and increased complexity associated with physical ill health and the physiology of ageing. This post is for a Community Psychiatrist Nurse working with people who have a dementia illness and / or a functional mental health illness, the latter the age of 75 and over. The post is based at Trevissome Park, Blackwater (near Chiverton Cross), with the Gannel DOPMH Team, visiting people at home, in care homes and supporting our community health and social care teams. The team in which you would be based have the following disciplines: A Consultant Psychiatrist, a Team Manager, a Memory Assessment Nurse, fellow Band 6 CPN's, Primary Care & Dementia Practitioner's, a Dementia Liaison Nurse, Health Care Assistants, and an Occupational Therapist. You will be a qualified professional RMN and have experience of working with people with dementia and/or mental health disorders and be able to manage a caseload under the Care Programme Approach placing the person at the centre of care in a busy but rewarding role. The ability to work in partnership with carers/family members and services in the community is essential. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will provide assessment, treatment and care co-ordination to two broad client groups: - People living with dementia. - Frail adults living with a range of mental health needs with the increased complexity associated with physical ill health and the physiology of ageing The post holder will work as a senior member of the team and will have the responsibility to work closely with a wide range of both statutory and non-statutory agencies in developing and delivering personalised care under the care programme approach. This is a community-based role that requires frequent travel to various locations throughout the county including areas that may not be accessible by public transportation. Successful candidates will need to demonstrate how they will manage these travel requirements. ### 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’. This post will be based in the Mid Locality DOPMH CMHT Teams covering: - Gannel Team - Fal Team - Fowey Team It will be predominantly based in the Gannel Team but may require in-reaching into other Mid Locality DOPMH CMHT's as service demands dictate. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Substantial experience of managing a busy caseload of clients in a community setting with Dementia and a range of mental health problems and frailty associated with old age - Providing clinical supervision - Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment ### Education / Qualifications **Essential** - Professional qualification – RMN - Current professional registration – NMC Professional Registration - Post graduate qualification or equivalent experience in a psychological therapy e.g. CBT ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 816.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10637633) - [parental entitlement (pdf, 300.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1834) - [functional requirements (pdf, 472.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10637634) - [recruitment complaints policy (pdf, 113.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=976) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.