Staff Nurse Mental Health and Section 136 Link Nurse

Job summary

Successful applicants will be invited to attend an Assessment Centre at Carew House, Bodmin on 20th October 2023. This will be a morning or afternoon to be confirmed.

Within our mental health services we have wards caring for anyone requiring inpatient care, providing wonderful opportunities and facilities for patients as well as having Section 136 suites in two site across the county to provide a place of safety which the police can bring people to.

You will carry out all duties required from a registered mental health nurse on an acute inpatient area alongside being a named nurse for the section 136 suite, working alongside a multi-disciplinary team to carry out a diverse range of duties, ensuring the section 136 suite is least restrictive option.

Main duties of the job

• Internal: Multi-disciplinary Team, Service Users, Carers, Support Services Staff, other inpatient units and all departments within CFT
• External: General Practitioners, Department of Adult Social Care, Statutory Services and Voluntary Sector Agencies, Prisons, Regional forensic services, Independent provider services, Ministry of justice, Primary Care Providers. Liaising and keeping professional relationships within Devon and Cornwall Police to ensure the section 136 suite is least restrictive option.
• To participate in the delivery of psychiatric care services, with a priority area being the section 136 suite, for the local population within the contract specification between Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and its' purchasers, within budgetary limits and service specifications under the direction of the Clinical Supervisor and the Ward Manager
• Ensure all obligations of the Mental Health Act and the Code of Practice are fulfilled and other mental health legislation is complied with in accordance with the Care Programme Approach and Care Management Systems
• To implement progressive, innovative and socially inclusive care plans with emphasis on user involvement

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 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.