Community Forensic Mental Health Nurse

Cornwall Partnership; Bodmin; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free DBS checks

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Discounts for retailers and main attr

Dedicated CPD opportunities

Job summary

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Main area Community Forensic Mental Health Nurse at Band 6. The role is permanent, full-time (37.5 hours weekly), based in Bodmin with travel across Cornwall as needed.

A robust forensic mental health service provides MDT support and opportunities for professional development. The post requires a Registered Mental Health Nurse with current NMC registration and relevant experience in forensic/community settings.

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse with current NMC registration.
• Experience in adult community mental health/forensic settings.
• Experience managing a caseload and direct supervision where applicable.

Responsibilities

• Provide care coordination and specialist community forensic team interventions.
• Manage a caseload in community/secure settings, including travel across Cornwall.
• Act as MoJ social supervisor for identified clients.

Skills

Nurse skills

Caseload management

Team collaboration

Education

NMC RMHN

Job description

Main area Community Forensic Mental Health Nurse Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 9-5) Job ref 201-26-960

Site Centre for mental Health and justice. Bodmin police hub Town Bodmin Salary £39,959 - £48,117 Per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 08/11/2026 23:59 Interview date 19/11/2026

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

• 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 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.

Job overview

Are you a Registered Mental Health Nurse looking to progress in a specialist service? Then this could be the post for you!

The specialist Community Forensic Mental team forms part of a regional SWPC partnership to meet the needs of people of Cornwall both in and out of county who are or are subject to secure pathways / mental health act provision as a result of involvement with the criminal justice system. The purpose of which is to safely reintegrate those individuals into the community or most appropriate setting and manage risk.

The forensic multi disciplinary team manages the caseload of those individuals requiring specialist care coordination and provides a consultation service for other mental health services and includes a specialist learning disability and autism provision.

Working with the team would provide you with MDT support , shared oversight of the caseload and time to undertake the role to the best of your ability .We value professionals providing consistency and 1:1 time with the clients on their caseload and can offer manageable caseloads, team support and supervision and a great working environment.

The team works closely secure inpatient services as well as those clients within the secure pathway in out of county provision.

T he post-holder will work across Cornwall and may be expected to travel county wide independently as well as travel outside of the county primarily to other secure provision. This may include occasional overnight stays .

Main duties of the job

• To provide care co-ordination and specialist community forensic team interventions of assessment, consultation, care planning and evaluation to a designated group who meet the criteria for service delivery within the Community Forensic Services.
• Toactivelyengagewithothersecureservicespathwaysandotherprovidersbothinternally toCornwallandoutofcountytodeliverhighstandardofcaretothecomplexclientgroupof mentally disordered offenders and or those with forensic needs.
• To manage a caseload of clients both in the community and in secure or other provider settings both in and out of area
• To provide as a member of the team Tier 1-4 interventions as part of the SWPC regional model of care
• To act as Ministry of Justice social supervisor for identified clients
• To mentor and support learners and junior members of staff

This is a community -based role that requires frequent travel various location throughout the county and out of county including areas that may not be accessible by public transport. Successful candidates would need to demonstrate how they will manage those travel requirements

This post is subject to level 1 police vetting .

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 5,000 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 10 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

knowledge skills and expierence

• Previous experience at a in an adult community mental health, forensic community or secure or adult inpatient setting
• Previous expierence of managing caseload
• Sound working knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983 and other Mental Health Legislation including knowledge of Ministry of Justice restriction orders
• Previous experience working with service users with forensic history and/or criminal justice services
• Experience of supervising and management junior staff and delivering clinical and line management supervision
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Current Professional Registration – NMC RMHN
• Post Graduate specialist training to degree level in relevant subject area
• Completion of Social Supervisor Training

At Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust we are proud to prioritise the development of our people. To support this, the following opportunities are available:

• Career conversations and individual development plans for succession planning and talent management
• Protected CPD time for registered staff
• Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff
• Leadership and Management development programmes
• Coaching and mentoring opportunitiesA full clinical induction programme for operational skills
• Access to a care certificate programme for our band 1-4 clinical staff
• A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff

Being part of a successful NHS Foundation Trust brings a portfolio of rewards and benefits for our staff. These include:

• Suite of health and wellbeing initiatives to support our colleagues physical and mental health
• Free access to individual HARP portfolios to support revalidation for nursing staff
• Free DBS checks where required
• Discounts available from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• The Trust reimburses all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.