# Mental Health Healthcare Assistant - Inpatients > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mental-health-healthcare-assistant-inpatients/43cad42d-5250-488f-8d34-2aebd990395c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mental-health-healthcare-assistant-inpatients/43cad42d-5250-488f-8d34-2aebd990395c.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:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-21T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-05T13:12:44.964Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cornwall/RedruthBodmin/Cornwall_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Healthcare_Assistant/Healthcare_Assistant-v8062920 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8062920?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 24th July 2026. This will be a morning or afternoon to be confirmed. We are looking for caring, compassionate and motivated individuals to join our Mental Health Inpatient Services as Healthcare Assistants across a range of specialist settings, including Forensic, Psychiatric Intensive Care (PICU), Acute, Rehabilitation,  Children Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), Dementia Older People and Place of Safety units. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference to people’s lives by supporting individuals during some of their most challenging times. This role involves working shifts across a 24-hour period, including: - Long days - Nights - Twilight shifts - Weekends and bank holiday Successful candidates will be considered for vacancies across the following areas, subject to service need and availability at the time of appointment: Bodmin Hospital - Sowenna - Fettle - Garner - Harvest - Bowman - Fletcher - East Place of Safety Longreach Hospital - Carbis - Cove - Perran - West Place of Safety ### Main duties of the job To Support the delivery of care needs by carrying out assigned tasks involving direct care under the supervision of a registered nurse. To contribute to the evaluation of programmes of care by reporting to the clinical supervisor. As part of a team, provide high quality mental health care to the service users to promote recovery. To do all the above in a manner that maintains safety for all. To assist in service and good practice developments. ### 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 24th July 2026. This will be a morning or afternoon to be confirmed. We are looking for caring, compassionate and motivated individuals to join our Mental Health Inpatient Services as Healthcare Assistants across a range of specialist settings, including Forensic, Psychiatric Intensive Care (PICU), Acute, Rehabilitation, Children Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), Dementia Older People and Place of Safety units. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference to people’s lives by supporting individuals during some of their most challenging times. This role involves working shifts across a 24-hour period, including: Long days Nights Twilight shifts Weekends and bank holiday Successful candidates will be considered for vacancies across the following areas, subject to service need and availability at the time of appointment: Bodmin Hospital Sowenna Fettle Garner Harvest Bowman Fletcher East Place of Safety Longreach Hospital Carbis Cove Perran West Place of Safety ## Job Description To Support the delivery of care needs by carrying out assigned tasks involving direct care under the supervision of a registered nurse. To contribute to the evaluation of programmes of care by reporting to the clinical supervisor. As part of a team, provide high quality mental health care to the service users to promote recovery. To do all the above in a manner that maintains safety for all. To assist in service and good practice developments. ## Responsibilities To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’. ## Person Specification ### Skills and Aptitude **Desirable** - Practical skills associated with monitoring patients physical health ### Knowledge and abilities **Essential** - Ability to encourage and support service users to engage in meaningful activities and decision-making about their care ### Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience **Essential** - NVQ 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent experience - Experience working with patients with complex care in any of the following: Dementia Older People Mental Health, Forensic Mental Health, Rehabilitation Mental Health, Acute Mental Health, Psychiatric Intensive Care, Children Adolescent Mental Health, Place of Safety **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, 592.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10353365) - [parental entitlement (pdf, 300.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1834) - [functional requirements (pdf, 360.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10353366) - [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.