# Healthcare Assistant - Garner Ward > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/healthcare-assistant-garner-ward/aaf49ec0-b387-4523-94c4-f559dcfc0b0e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/healthcare-assistant-garner-ward/aaf49ec0-b387-4523-94c4-f559dcfc0b0e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Bodmin - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 Per Annum/Pro Rata - **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed term contract or Secondment Opportunity) - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-07T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-22T10:21:35.056Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cornwall/Bodmin/Cornwall_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health_Healthcare_Assistant/Mental_Health_Healthcare_Assistant-v7988129 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7988129?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Successful applicants will be invited to attend an Selection day at Carew House, Bodmin on 19th June 2026. This will be a morning or afternoon to be confirmed. Do you have the patience, compassion and motivation to work with those experiencing an acute mental health crisis? If the answer is yes, we want to hear from you! Garner ward is a 16-bedded inpatient acute dementia ward, which provides a safe environment for assessment and treatment of patients with a diagnosis of Dementia. The staff team on Garner ward consist of registered nurses, consultant psychiatrists, health care assistants, occupational therapists, activity co-coordinators..​ Patients admitted to Garner ward may be experiencing acute distress and present with a significant deterioration in mental state, risk of self-harm, self-neglect, or harm to others. We also support patients that may be admitted informally or detained under a section of the mental health act. Shifts will include day, night and twilight hours. ### Main duties of the job On Garner ward we aim to provide a holistic approach to recovery and rehabilitation within a safe environment. we value positive risk taking to enable clients to move forward with their lives and promote recovery. We aim to provide person-centered care in every aspect of our role and promote patient involvement in their care and treatment plans.​ We aim to achieve an individual service user’s potential in a collaborative relationship, by addressing concerns raised by the service user by supporting, empowering, and encouraging them to take control of their lives.​ Within the Garner ward team, we all try to listen calmly, respectfully, and patiently to others and treat everyone in a kind courteous manner. We will all try to be open and honest and work together to promote positive change and recovery. Garner Ward can be a busy environment, and the needs of each individual cannot always be met instantly but should be met in a timely manner. The safety of the staff and patients here is the team’s priority. ### 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’ ## Job Details Successful applicants will be invited to attend an Selection day at Carew House, Bodmin on 19th June 2026. This will be a morning or afternoon to be confirmed. Do you have the patience, compassion and motivation to work with those experiencing an acute mental health crisis? If the answer is yes, we want to hear from you! Garner ward is a 16-bedded inpatient acute dementia ward, which provides a safe environment for assessment and treatment of patients with a diagnosis of Dementia. The staff team on Garner ward consist of registered nurses, consultant psychiatrists, health care assistants, occupational therapists, activity co-coordinators..​ Patients admitted to Garner ward may be experiencing acute distress and present with a significant deterioration in mental state, risk of self-harm, self-neglect, or harm to others. We also support patients that may be admitted informally or detained under a section of the mental health act. Shifts will include day, night and twilight hours. ## Job Description On Garner ward we aim to provide a holistic approach to recovery and rehabilitation within a safe environment. we value positive risk taking to enable clients to move forward with their lives and promote recovery. We aim to provide person-centered care in every aspect of our role and promote patient involvement in their care and treatment plans.​ We aim to achieve an individual service user’s potential in a collaborative relationship, by addressing concerns raised by the service user by supporting, empowering, and encouraging them to take control of their lives.​ Within the Garner ward team, we all try to listen calmly, respectfully, and patiently to others and treat everyone in a kind courteous manner. We will all try to be open and honest and work together to promote positive change and recovery. Garner Ward can be a busy environment, and the needs of each individual cannot always be met instantly but should be met in a timely manner. The safety of the staff and patients here is the team’s priority. ## Responsibilities To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’ ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - NVQ Level 3 qualification in care or equivalent experience **Desirable** - Trained in Venepuncture or willingness to undertake relevant training ### Experience, Knowledge and abilities **Essential** - Experience working with patients who have complex mental health needs - Experience working with patients with complex care and dementia **Desirable** - Knowledge of recovery and rehabilitation principles ## Documents - [autism support (pdf, 38.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=977) - [dyslexia support (pdf, 76.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1833) - [job description (pdf, 520.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10271810) - [parental entitlement (pdf, 300.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1834) - [functional requirements (pdf, 360.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10271811) - [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.