# Senior Mental Health Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-mental-health-practitioner/f68f23dc-36fb-4990-a6a9-b61b6a4d7780 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-mental-health-practitioner/f68f23dc-36fb-4990-a6a9-b61b6a4d7780.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 Pro Rata - **Contract type:** 7 months (Fixed term contract or Secondment Opportunity Until 31st December 2026) - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (Role to include weekend working as part of a rota system for the wider crisis service) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-10T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-27T13:31:04.487Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cornwall/St_Austell/Cornwall_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v8040032 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8040032?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Come and join us as we embark on an exciting journey of community transformation improvement for mental health services across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Significant investment is being made into our acute care pathway, expansion of our specialist services in-line with the NHS Long Term Plan, and the transformation of our community mental health model of care. We have an opportunity for a motivated and passionate Senior Mental Health Practitioner, to become part of our established team within Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. We work with individuals with severe and enduring mental health illness from the ages of 18 to 75, and we work in partnership with specialist mental health services/teams such as Eating Disorders Service and Home Treatment Team to facilitate high quality and effective integrated health and social care interventions. We are a team who will recognise & value the expertise, experience and knowledge that each individual practitioner brings, and we have a genuine commitment to your career development and continued learning. Our mission is to provide a safe and empowering environment steeped in a caring, culture of acceptance, curiosity and empathy. We are dedicated to building a compassionate workplace where quality improvement to the services we provide is at the heart of everything we do. ### 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. Mid ICA Community Mental Health team is a progressive and recovery focused team with a strong emphasis on facilitating high quality, effective and evidence-based interventions with people who experience severe and enduring mental illness. We are a team of highly motivated and supportive professionals who work to ensure we empower individuals to independently manage their own mental wellbeing. We are looking for a Senior Mental Health Practitioner who is confident and motivated with excellent communication skills and a professional background in mental health. As an Integrated Community Mental Health Team member, you will have both a positive outlook and sense of humour to manage the challenges of working in a busy locality that extends to seaside towns and rural locations. You will have knowledge of general mental health problems, and the impact this may have on individuals and their treatment. ### 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’. Please note: If you are an internal candidate and wanting to apply for this position as a secondment opportunity. Before applying, please ensure you have discussed the post with your current line manager and obtained their agreement to support your release for the duration of the secondment. ## Job Details Come and join us as we embark on an exciting journey of community transformation improvement for mental health services across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Significant investment is being made into our acute care pathway, expansion of our specialist services in-line with the NHS Long Term Plan, and the transformation of our community mental health model of care. We have an opportunity for a motivated and passionate Senior Mental Health Practitioner, to become part of our established team within Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. We work with individuals with severe and enduring mental health illness from the ages of 18 to 75, and we work in partnership with specialist mental health services/teams such as Eating Disorders Service and Home Treatment Team to facilitate high quality and effective integrated health and social care interventions. We are a team who will recognise & value the expertise, experience and knowledge that each individual practitioner brings, and we have a genuine commitment to your career development and continued learning. Our mission is to provide a safe and empowering environment steeped in a caring, culture of acceptance, curiosity and empathy. We are dedicated to building a compassionate workplace where quality improvement to the services we provide is at the heart of everything we do. ## 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. Mid ICA Community Mental Health team is a progressive and recovery focused team with a strong emphasis on facilitating high quality, effective and evidence-based interventions with people who experience severe and enduring mental illness. We are a team of highly motivated and supportive professionals who work to ensure we empower individuals to independently manage their own mental wellbeing. We are looking for a Senior Mental Health Practitioner who is confident and motivated with excellent communication skills and a professional background in mental health. As an Integrated Community Mental Health Team member, you will have both a positive outlook and sense of humour to manage the challenges of working in a busy locality that extends to seaside towns and rural locations. You will have knowledge of general mental health problems, and the impact this may have on individuals and their treatment. ## Responsibilities To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’. Please note: If you are an internal candidate and wanting to apply for this position as a secondment opportunity. Before applying, please ensure you have discussed the post with your current line manager and obtained their agreement to support your release for the duration of the secondment. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge and abilities **Desirable** - Knowledge around suicide awareness and prevention and the ability to support patients ### Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience **Essential** - Professional qualification – RMN, Social worker - Current professional registration – RMNC, SW - Evidence of post basic training - Extensive experience of working with mental health patients **Desirable** - Teaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice ## 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, 600.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10328490) - [parental entitlement (pdf, 300.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1834) - [functional requirements (pdf, 360.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10328491) - [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.