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Consultant Practitioner - Community Mental Health

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Bodmin, PL31 2QTView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£66,582 to £77,368

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

29 October 2026

10 days left

Job description

Adult community mental health services are going through an exciting period of transition as we develop and enhance our services for people with compl...

  • Expert practice: establish values-based practice across the care pathway, service, organisation and system, working with individuals, families, carers, communities and others.
  • Strategic and enabling leadership: provide values-based and strategic leadership across the care pathway, service and systems within changing and complex situations.
  • Learning, developing, and innovation across the system: develop a learning culture to develop staff potential, add to and transform the workforce and help people to learn, develop and improve (in and from practice) to promote excellence.
  • Research and innovation: develop a 'knowledge-rich and inquiry' culture across the service and system that contributes to research outputs and has a positive impact on development, quality, innovation, increasing capacity and capability and the system
  • You will need to use your expert knowledge and skills to provide consultancy across that takes in all pillars, to share expertise across the community mental health service as well as positively impact the whole on the mental health care system.
  • You will be expected to use your skills to engage both staff and system partners to best effect to maximise opportunities to improve practice, services, communities and populations as well as to add and sustain the capacity and capability of the workforce

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

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 her. 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.

Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience

Essential

  • NMC or HCPC Registration
  • University Advanced Clinical Practice qualification or evidence of ePortfolio registered with the Academy of Advancing Practice
  • Educated to master's degree level in relevant subject
  • Non- Medical Prescribing qualification
  • Significant experience of working with adults with mental health problems in an Inpatient and Crisis Services setting at a senior level
  • Research experience

Desirable: - Professional Nurse Advocate Qualification; - Leadership qualification

Skills and Aptitude/Knowledge and abilities

Essential: - Commitment to patient advocacy, staff development and service improvement; - Evidence of continuing professional development

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

15 October 2026

Last checked

19 October 2026

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About the employer

CPN
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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