Community Mental Health Healthcare Assistant - DOPMH Penzance

Cornwall Partnership Foundation NHS Trust; Penzance; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A community and mental health provider Trust in the UK is seeking a Healthcare Assistant to support individuals with dementia and mental health conditions. The role involves working collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team to provide practical and emotional support to service users. Ideal candidates should be energetic and enthusiastic, ready to contribute to community mental health services.

Qualifications

• Energetic and enthusiastic individual with experience in mental health support.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience in providing practical and emotional support.

Responsibilities

• Supporting patients and their carers in the community.
• Delivering care planned contact alongside the care coordinator.
• Contributing to the effective provision of Mental Health Services.

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

This is an exciting opportunity for an energetic and enthusiastic individual to work with people who have a dementia diagnosis or a functional mental health illness. The Healthcare Assistant (HCA) role is part of the Dementia & Older People Mental Health (DOPMH) team. The successful applicant will work alongside the MDT team, which comprises the Consultant Psychiatrist, CPN's, Memory assessment nurse, Occupational therapist, Dementia Liaison Nurse, Psychologist and Primary care dementia team.

Responsibilities

• Supporting patients and their carers in the community, either in their home or in a care placement setting.
• Delivering time specific care planned contact, alongside the patients care co-ordinator.
• The post holder will be part of a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to the effective provision of Mental Health Services to an identified caseload of service users.
• The post holder will provide a range of services including practical and emotional support to individual service users as indicated by the individual care plans provided by their care co-ordinators.

About the Trust

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.

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.

Just over 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.

For full information of the roles and responsibilities of this role, please see the attached job description and person specification.

Additional information

This advert closes on Wednesday 19 Nov 2025

Proposed Interview Date: To be confirmed