# Staff Nurse - Garner Unit

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

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## Summary

- **Status:** Archived / closed
- **Employer:** Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Bodmin
- **Region:** South West
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children)
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 Per Annum/Pro Rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Days and nights shift on 7 day rota)
- **Closing date:** 2026-06-24T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-06-10T09:12:45.740Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cornwall/Bodmin/Cornwall_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v8047190
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8047190?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate staff nurse to join our team at the Garner Inpatient Unit. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of our service users by delivering high-quality, person-centred care.

As a staff nurse on our acute dementia unit, you will be responsible for the assessment of care needs and for developing, implementing, and evaluating individualised programmes of care. You will also act as a designated named nurse for a number of patients, ensuring continuity and excellence in care delivery.

### Main duties of the job

- Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care for patients in line with clinical standards.
- Provide named nurse responsibility for allocated patients.
- Offer leadership, supervision, and support to junior staff—both qualified and unqualified—during shifts.
- Ensure efficient and effective use of resources to maintain high standards of care.
- Contribute to teaching and supporting nursing and non-nursing staff.
- Deputise for the Clinical Team Leader and Unit Manager when required.

### 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

We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate staff nurse to join our team at the Garner Inpatient Unit. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of our service users by delivering high-quality, person-centred care.

As a staff nurse on our acute dementia unit, you will be responsible for the assessment of care needs and for developing, implementing, and evaluating individualised programmes of care. You will also act as a designated named nurse for a number of patients, ensuring continuity and excellence in care delivery.

## Job Description

Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care for patients in line with clinical standards.

Provide named nurse responsibility for allocated patients.

Offer leadership, supervision, and support to junior staff—both qualified and unqualified—during shifts.

Ensure efficient and effective use of resources to maintain high standards of care.

Contribute to teaching and supporting nursing and non-nursing staff.

Deputise for the Clinical Team Leader and Unit Manager when required.

## Responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification, including the main responsibilities of this role, please see ‘supporting documents’.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience of working with patients with a range of mental health problems.

**Desirable**

- Previous experience of working in an inpatient environment
- Previous recent experience in caring for the elderly with mental health conditions.
- Previous recent experience of Dementia Care

### Education and Qualifications

**Essential**

- Current professional registration – NMC
- Professional qualification – RMN / RNLD / RGN
- To act as a mentor for student university placements. Having the mentoring qualification or being willing to work towards this qualification and attending mentorship updates as required

## 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, 680.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10336124)
- [parental entitlement (pdf, 300.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1834)
- [functional requirements (pdf, 360.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10336125)
- [recruitment complaints policy (pdf, 113.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=976)

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