# Mental Health Assessment Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mental-health-assessment-practitioner/74a66728-8080-4c68-b11d-89a4ec2df688 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mental-health-assessment-practitioner/74a66728-8080-4c68-b11d-89a4ec2df688.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Bodmin - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 Per Annum/Pro Rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 22.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-14T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-29T16:01:11.857Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cornwall/Truro_Penzance/Cornwall_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Assessment_Service_Mental_Health_Professional_Mental_Health_Access_brief_Treatment_Team/Assessment_Service_Mental_Health_Professional_Mental_Health_Access_brief_Treatment_Team-v8046886 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8046886?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview "I finally felt listened to, I finally felt heard. Thanks for being the person that believed me." A good mental health assessment can be key to ensuring the right next steps for someone on their mental health journey. If you enjoy being part of a fast-paced team that is committed to finding solutions for those people with complex and severe mental health needs - then this is the role for you. We welcome applicants with a wide range of mental health experiences and professional registration including RMNs, RNLD, OTs or social workers, who are able to work independently to provide holistic mental health assessments. You will understand what it takes to be the first professional to listen to someone’s story and to use this along with your clinical knowledge to signpost the next best step across a range of NHS, social care and VCSE services. You will be a team player used to juggling a busy diary. You will be a good communicator, building positive working relationships and connecting with a range of health and social care professionals. We are a diverse team of mental health nurses, occupational therapists, social workers and administrators. We have recently welcomed a number of mental health and wellbeing practitioners into the team, meaning we also offer brief interventions within the team. We are currently seeking clinicians to work in the Mid and West ICA areas  of the county of Cornwall Propose Interview date: To be confirmed ### Main duties of the job 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. You will be working with your colleagues to manage the referrals coming through to secondary mental health services via triage and initial assessment. You will be expected to work in partnership working with GPs, other referring agencies and community mental health teams including, Early Interventions in Psychosis, Home Treatment Team and Talking Therapies. The assessment service is currently developing and is in a period of transformation, so now is an exciting time to be joining and involved with the implementation and development of news ways of working. We can offer you: - A supportive team environment where new ideas and innovation are welcomed, considered and acted on. - Regular supervision and caseload management to help you balance your caseload - Mandatory training program to maintain your core skills. - Access to personalised training in line with a yearly appraisal & PDP. We want to develop your skills and expertise. - We can offer opportunities to help you access CPD activities to develop your career further. - Staff engagement program, including quarterly “have your say sessions”. - Health & wellbeing programme - Team away days to enable us to grow as a team and focus on our shared priorities. ### 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 "I finally felt listened to, I finally felt heard. Thanks for being the person that believed me." A good mental health assessment can be key to ensuring the right next steps for someone on their mental health journey. If you enjoy being part of a fast-paced team that is committed to finding solutions for those people with complex and severe mental health needs - then this is the role for you. We welcome applicants with a wide range of mental health experiences and professional registration including RMNs, RNLD, OTs or social workers, who are able to work independently to provide holistic mental health assessments. You will understand what it takes to be the first professional to listen to someone’s story and to use this along with your clinical knowledge to signpost the next best step across a range of NHS, social care and VCSE services. You will be a team player used to juggling a busy diary. You will be a good communicator, building positive working relationships and connecting with a range of health and social care professionals. We are a diverse team of mental health nurses, occupational therapists, social workers and administrators. We have recently welcomed a number of mental health and wellbeing practitioners into the team, meaning we also offer brief interventions within the team. We are currently seeking clinicians to work in the Mid and West ICA areas of the county of Cornwall Propose Interview date: To be confirmed ## Job Description 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. You will be working with your colleagues to manage the referrals coming through to secondary mental health services via triage and initial assessment. You will be expected to work in partnership working with GPs, other referring agencies and community mental health teams including, Early Interventions in Psychosis, Home Treatment Team and Talking Therapies. The assessment service is currently developing and is in a period of transformation, so now is an exciting time to be joining and involved with the implementation and development of news ways of working. We can offer you: A supportive team environment where new ideas and innovation are welcomed, considered and acted on. Regular supervision and caseload management to help you balance your caseload Mandatory training program to maintain your core skills. Access to personalised training in line with a yearly appraisal & PDP. We want to develop your skills and expertise. We can offer opportunities to help you access CPD activities to develop your career further. Staff engagement program, including quarterly “have your say sessions”. Health & wellbeing programme Team away days to enable us to grow as a team and focus on our shared priorities. ## Responsibilities To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’ ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Registered mental health professional with substantial post registration experience. - Previous experience working in a community setting ### Education and Qualifications **Essential** - Relevant professional registration – RMN, OT, SW, RNLD - Evidence of post basic training - Current professional registration - To have a Sign Off Mentor (SOM) qualification as in accordance with the NMC and be able to sign off students as proficient of registration. ## 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, 240.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10335767) - [parental entitlement (pdf, 300.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1834) - [functional requirements (pdf, 308.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10335768) - [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.