# Senior Staff Nurse - Fletcher

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Bodmin Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Mental health nurse, Staff nurse
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 Per Annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-22T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-08T12:47:31.206Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cornwall/Bodmin/Cornwall_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health_Nurse/Mental_Health_Nurse-v8319563
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8319563?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Are you looking for a role where you can make a meaningful impact every day, using your skills, experience, and compassion to provide high quality patient care?

We are looking to appoint a Senior Staff Nurse on Fletcher Ward who is passionate about providing safe and quality care.

Fletcher Ward is a 17 bedded acute psychiatric admissions unit. It assesses and treats people aged 18 or older.

Our emphasis is on providing a therapeutic environment, offering a holistic approach to treatment in a safe and supported space which promotes rehabilitation and recovery. We work with various professionals, carers and community staff to ensure effective delivery of care and a planned, safe and timely discharge.

### Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be required to take a leadership role on the ward, deputising for the ward manager when required, oversee the day to day running of the ward and be responsible for providing high quality clinical leadership to the in-patient multi-disciplinary team through supervision and direction.

The appointee will be required to work rotational shifts including weekends and bank holidays as necessary, with a flexible manner to ensure a seamless whole service approach.

Safe and effective delivery of care will be expected alongside compliance with The Nursing and Midwifery Councils Code of Professional Conduct.

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Skills and Aptitude

**Essential**

- Budget management skills
- Excellent communication skills, including verbal and written communication
- Knowledge and application of workforce planning, supervision and appraisals

### Qualifications & Experience

**Essential**

- Current professional registration – NMC
- Professional qualification – RMN
- Post graduate specialist training to degree level in relevant subject area
- Mentoring qualification or being willing to work towards this qualification
- Experience of working with patients with complex and challenging needs
- 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, 360.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10641009)
- [parental entitlement (pdf, 300.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1834)
- [functional requirements (pdf, 360.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10641010)
- [recruitment complaints policy (pdf, 113.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=976)

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