Community Mental Health Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 22/09/2026
- Closes
- 29/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Community Mental Health Nurse to join the West Cornwall ICA team. The role involves delivering high-quality services to people with severe and enduring mental health problems, focusing on assessment, treatment, and recovery. You will manage a defined caseload, develop and implement care programs, and facilitate interfaces between primary and secondary care. The position requires frequent travel throughout the county.
Key responsibilities
- 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.
Essential criteria
- Current professional registration - NMC
- Professional qualification - RMN
- Post Basic Training
- Experience working with adults with enduring mental illness.
- Community experience
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of electronic record system, care co-ordination, risk assessment, management and suicide awareness
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
Community Mental Health Nurse
The closing date is 29 September 2026
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity available for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join our West Cornwall ICA.
Our multidisciplinary team strives to deliver high quality and effective services to people experiencing severe and enduring mental health problems. We offer assessment and treatment of mental health problems, with a focus on effectiveness and recovery, working to promote the independence of our service users.
The team are looking for someone who can demonstrate the Trust's vision and values in practice, are motivated to be involved in innovation and service development and and are passionate about mental health. Ideally, you will havea core profession in Mental Health Nursing and experience working independently in a mental health setting.
Main duties of the job
As an CMHT team member you must have both a positive outlook and sense of humour to accept the challenges of working in a busy locality that extends to seaside towns and rural locations.
You will need to have knowledge of legislation around mental health and The Mental Health Act as well as knowledge of general mental health problems, the impact this may have on service users and their treatment.
We need a person who can demonstrate passion and commitm
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