Senior Community Mental Health Nurse Band 6/Development Post Band 5-6

Job overview

Restormel Community Mental Health Team is looking for a motivated and experienced Mental Health Nurse to join our friendly and supportive team within Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This is an excellent opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of people experiencing mental health difficulties and to support their recovery through high-quality, person-centred care.

We are seeking a dynamic practitioner to lead our duty desk service. The role involves managing incoming telephone calls, triaging referrals, coordinating information and working closely with colleagues across the multidisciplinary team. You will need to be highly organised, able to prioritise effectively in a busy environment, and confident in making clinical decisions.

Why Join Us?

• Supportive and experienced team environment.
• Excellent development and career progression opportunities.
• NHS pension scheme and generous annual leave entitlement.
• Commitment to staff wellbeing and flexible working options.

If you are passionate about improving mental health care and want to be part of a forward-thinking organisation, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

This is a community-based role that may require 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.

• To be responsible for the assessment of care needs and clinical management of a defined caseload within the Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CFT) Mental Health Service.
• To carry continuing responsibility for the development, implementation and evaluation of programs of care, utilising the care co-ordination system.
• To develop the interface between primary and secondary care services so the patients/carers are offered focused and co-ordinated packages of care that are appropriate to their needs.

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’

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.