Community Mental Health Support Worker – Carrick CMHT
The closing date is 14 May 2026.
The position will be for the successful applicant to work within the Carrick iCMHT based in Truro and covering the Carrick district including surrounding areas, St Agnes and Falmouth. The successful applicant will be expected to work in the Community with individuals with Severe and Enduring Mental Health Conditions.
You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to the effective provision of Mental Health Services to an identified caseload of service users.
You 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 lead health care professionals.
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.
This role is open only to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly.
Current employees of the following organisations may apply:
* Cornwall Foundation Trust
* Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
* Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board
Main duties of the job
* Foster and maintain good working relations with the integrated Community Mental Health Teams and other services.
* Work within the CMHT across the Mid Cornwall Locality.
* Establish and maintain effective contact with service users, their relatives and carers to ensure good communication.
* Give information and assistance to service users and their carers so they are aware of their rights, entitlements from the team and wider health and social care community.
* Use of appropriate community resources appropriate to the needs of the service user.
* Practice in a way that actively minimizes dependency and promotes recovery.
* Work with service users and their carers to access identified services.
* Monitor mental health and be aware of fluctuations in mental health through observations and report changes to the team practitioners so that service users are directed to appropriate services and risk is managed.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
* NVQ3 in healthcare or equivalent qualification or experience
* Must be willing to undertake relevant training
* IT literacy
* A basic understanding of current National Guidelines and Mental Health Act/ Mental Health Capacity Act requirements
* Understanding of CBT methodology
Skills and Aptitude
* Working with clients with a range of mental health problems.
* Working within a community setting in either the statutory or voluntary sector.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer name
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
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