Job overview
Successful applicants will be invited to attend an Selection day at Carew House, Bodmin on 22nd 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 Staff Nurses 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 holidays
Bodmin Hospital
- Sowenna
- Fettle
- Harvest
- Bowman
- Fletcher
- East Place of Safety
Longreach Hospital
- Carbis
- Cove
- Perran
- West Place of Safety
Main duties of the job
To be responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and may be required to teach other nursing and non- nursing staff.
To provide designated named nurse responsibility for a number of patients.
To provide leadership, supervision and support to junior staff both qualified and unqualified in the absence of the Clinical Team Leader and Unit Manager during the course of the normal shift pattern, and to ensure the efficient and effective use of resources available to deliver a high standard of quality care to service users.
This post is open to newly qualified professionals and students who are due to complete their qualification during this calendar year. Successful applicants may receive a conditional offer subject to completion of training and registration.
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’.
Person specification
Skills and Aptitude
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, including verbal and written communication
- Up to date clinical skills in providing mental health care to patients in hospital
Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
Essential
- Current professional registration – NMC
- Professional qualification – RMN, RNLD, RGN
- Experience of working with patients with complex and challenging needs
Desirable
- To act as an assessor for learners. Having the mentoring qualification or being willing to work towards this qualification and attending mentorship updates as required.
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This advert is for Mental Health Staff Nurse - Inpatients with Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Bodmin, South West, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Nurse (adult and children) role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 Per Annum/Pro Rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 06 Jul 2026.
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