Staff Nurse - Garner Unit
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 08/09/2026
- Closes
- 15/09/2026
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Role summary
This Staff Nurse role on the Garner Inpatient Unit involves delivering high-quality, person-centred care to service users. You will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualised care programmes, acting as a designated named nurse for patients. The position also includes providing leadership and support to junior staff and contributing to teaching.
Essential criteria
- 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
- Experience of working with patients with a range of mental health problems.
Desirable criteria
- Previous recent experience in caring for the elderly with mental health conditions.
- Previous experience of working in an inpatient environment
- Knowledge and abilities
- Able to own problems and get involved in the solutions
- A range of knowledge around physical health problems associated with aging
- A working knowledge of the Mental Health Act, the Mental Capacity Act, and Deprivations of Liberty.
- Education and Qualifications
- 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
- Experience of working with patients with a range of mental health problems.
- Previous recent experience in caring for the elderly with mental health conditions.
- Previous experience of working in an inpatient environment
- Knowledge and abilities
- Able to own problems and get involved in the solutions
- A range of knowledge around physical health problems associated with aging
- A working knowledge of the Mental Health Act, the Mental Capacity Act, and Deprivations of Liberty.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Staff Nurse - Garner Unit
The closing date is 15 September 2026
Job summary
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.
About us
We're an NHS community and mental health provider trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community- and hospital-based care to improve people's ph
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