Community Mental Health Healthcare Assistant - DOPMH Penzance
| Posting date: | 05 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,937 - £26,598 Per Annum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 05 December 2025 |
| Location: | Penzance, TR18 4NY |
| Company: | Cornwall Partnership Foundation NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7596841/201-25-635-B |
Summary
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 of the Consultant Psychiatrist, CPN's, Memory assessment nurse, Occupational therapist, Dementia Liaison Nurse, Psychologist and Primary care dementia team.
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.
Proposed Interview Date: To be confirmed
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.
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.
This advert closes on Wednesday 19 Nov 2025
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 of the Consultant Psychiatrist, CPN's, Memory assessment nurse, Occupational therapist, Dementia Liaison Nurse, Psychologist and Primary care dementia team.
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.
Proposed Interview Date: To be confirmed
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.
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.
This advert closes on Wednesday 19 Nov 2025