Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Lead Mental Health- Community
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 201-25-483-A
- Employer
- Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Banham House
- Town
- Bodmin
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Lead - Community Mental Health
Band 7
Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.
Strategic Themes
Great Care
- Care based on what matters to people.
- Care provided at home or close to home.
- Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
- Prevention and alternatives to hospital.
Great Organisation
- Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
- Technology enabled care.
- Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
- Safe, efficient, effective and productive.
Great People
- A place people love to work and feel valued.
- Living our values with staff (all voices count).
- Attract, grow and develop talent.
- Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.
Great Partner
- Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
- Joined-up community services.
- Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
- Reduce our impact on the environment.
At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.
Job overview
We are seeking three dynamic, experienced Clinical Leads to provide expert leadership in developing our new adult community mental health intensive outreach team. Positions are available in East Cornwall, where you'll work collaboratively to ensure high-quality care for service users.
You will help shape an innovative, community-based service for individuals with complex psychosis who face barriers accessing traditional care. This is a unique opportunity to contribute directly to a new model of intensive outreach, targeting people with multiple, often unmet needs.
Your role will include applying advanced clinical expertise to assess, formulate, and guide care planning for individuals with complex presentations. You will support clinical teams in enhancing patient care pathways, especially where additional assessment is essential.
Strong clinical and risk assessment skills are essential, alongside a holistic view of both health and social needs. You’ll be working in a progressive, supportive organisation that values innovation, collaboration, and staff development.
Join us and help redefine care delivery for some of the most vulnerable in our communities. We’re excited to hear from clinicians passionate about making a lasting difference.
Main duties of the job
- Provide specialist skills, knowledge and expertise in the assessment, care and managements of all service users.
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual care plans in partnership with service users, carers, and the health and social care community.
- Undertake comprehensive risk assessments and implement risk management strategies. Demonstrate highly developed and specialised knowledge and skills in the area of Community Mental Health Services.
- Work closely with families and carers where appropriate to reduce psychological distress associated with the caring role.
- Provide clinical, ethical, practical and legal advice to colleagues where appropriate
Working for our organisation
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 increase the numbers of people who use out services.
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’.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC registered & RMN professional qualification
- Non-medical prescriber or working towards
Desirable criteria
- CBT or SFT qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial experience and Working knowledge of mental health assessment and intervention
- Extensive experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
- Leadership and management skills
- extensive experience in community mental health settings
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Beth Ford
- Job title
- Associate Director - Community Mental Health
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07818405172
- Additional information
This is a community-based role that requires 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.
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