Band 4
Main area
Support Worker
Grade
Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time hours per week
Job ref
Site
Bodmin Police Hub
Town
Bodmin
Salary
£27,485 - £30,162 Per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
09/10/2025 23:59
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
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Offender Personality Disorder Pathway Service as a Senior Support, Time and Recovery (STR) Worker.
This is a community-based role supporting the Offender Personality Disorder Pathway to deliver additional support and follow up in the agreed setting which may include community venues, Probation Offices, and sometimes service users place of residence to maintain mental health well being, improve independence and promote social inclusion.
The post-holder will work across Cornwall and Plymouth and will be expected to travel across these regions independently as well as occasional travel outside of these counties.
Main duties of the job
* Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, working alongside Psychologists, Occupational Therapists and Probation Staff. The post holders will also be directly involved in working with the Approved Premise staff.
* The post holder will be in regular contact with housing providers, other criminal justice providers i.e., Police, liaison and diversion team and mental health services.
* To actively engage and work with several individuals with offending histories and personality difficulties who may also have co-existing complex needs including mental health, homelessness, substance misuse, significant risk to self or others, are socially excluded and who at times may present with extremely challenging behaviours.
* To contribute to the support and treatment provided by the wider team working at times as a lone worker with established direction and supervision from professionals within the team.
* To provide practical support to people on Probation, to access a wide range of agencies and services and to engage with community and maintain and promote recovery and independence.
* To contribute to record keeping and relevant multi-agency meetings in order to monitor potential risk and progress.
* To actively and positively engage with the team and individual supervision and learning.
* Develop skills in the day-to-day supervision of junior colleagues within the team.
* Advocate and liaise with relevant community services, relatives and carers and other providers where indicated.
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 increases the numbers of people who use our 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
Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
Essential criteria
* Level 3 NVQ/Diploma in Health and/or Social Care or equivalent experience
* Experience of working with adults with complex mental health needs
* Experience of working in other settings, e.g., community mental health, inpatient wards, criminal justice setting, housing support, substance misuse, learning disability /autism or adult social care
* Knowledge of the mental health act
Desirable criteria
* Experience of working with offenders or those involved in the secure mental health pathway
Knowledge and abilities
Essential criteria
* Ability to work autonomously and manage own workload as well as the without direct supervision and lone work
* Ability to manage own stress and be responsible for ensuring their own supervision and support needs are met
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 opportunities
* A 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
* Individual professional development programmes
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
* NHS Pension Scheme
* Salary sacrifice car scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* The Trust reimburses all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.
The Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted. It is encouraged that you complete the application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.
If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process you will be contacted via email regarding interview details.
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust welcomes and values individuals with lived experience of mental or physical ill health joining our workforce. We aspire to have a culture that develops, promotes and supports lived experience roles - throughout the organisation.
If you are successful, you agree to Occupational Health accessing your health records from your current or previous employer to check the status of your inoculations and screening tests. Appointments are subject to full three year satisfactory references therefore please ensure you include correct contact details for your nominated referees including email addresses.
Any general recruitment queries, please contact our recruitment team on