Senior Community Mental Health Nurse Band 6​/Development Post Band 5-6

Senior Community Mental Health Nurse Band 6/Development Post Band 5-6

Band 6

Main area Community Mental Health Services Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

Site Alexandra House Town St Austell Salary £39,959 - £48,117 Per Annum/Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 01/09/2026 23:59

Restormel Community Mental Health Team is looking for a motivated and experienced Mental Health Nurse to join our friendly and supportive team within Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This is an excellent opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of people experiencing mental health difficulties and to support their recovery through high-quality, person-centred care.

We are seeking a dynamic practitioner to lead our duty desk service. The role involves managing incoming telephone calls, triaging referrals, coordinating information and working closely with colleagues across the multidisciplinary team. You will need to be highly organised, able to prioritise effectively in a busy environment, and confident in making clinical decisions.

We welcome applications from experienced Band 6 staff and aspiring practitioners seeking career progression. A Band 5-6 developmental opportunity is available, with comprehensive support, supervision and training to enable successful progression to Band 6.

Why Join Us?

• Supportive and experienced team environment.
• Excellent development and career progression opportunities.
• NHS pension scheme and generous annual leave entitlement.
• Commitment to staff wellbeing and flexible working options.

If you are passionate about improving mental health care and want to be part of a forward-thinking organisation, we would love to hear from you.

This is a community-based role that may require 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.

· Toberesponsiblefortheassessmentofcareneedsandclinicalmanagementofadefinedcaseload within the Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CFT) Mental Health Service.

· Tocarrycontinuingresponsibilityforthedevelopment,implementationandevaluationofprogramsofcare, utilising the care co-ordination system.

• To developtheinterfacebetweenprimaryandsecondarycareservicessothepatients/carersare offered focused and co-ordinated packages of care that are appropriate to their needs.

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 physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.

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

• Current professional registration – NMC

• Extensive experience of working with mental health patients

• Knowledge around suicide awareness and prevention and the ability to support patients

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.

Name Kelly May Job title Team Manager Email address  Telephone number

The Health Jobs UK website has jobs from numerous employers, within health and care across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust provides acute medical, surgical and specialist services to a population of around 500,000 which can increase significantly during the busy holiday periods.