Kernow Health

26/03/2026

🚨 We’re Hiring: Relief Operational Team Lead

We’re recruiting four Relief Operational Team Leads to join our Cornwall 111 Control Centre in a brand-new role designed to strengthen our 24/7 service and support high-quality patient care.

This is a great opportunity for experienced leaders who thrive in fast-paced environments and are passionate about supporting frontline teams. You’ll oversee daily operations, manage demand, supervise staff and ensure key performance standards are met.

With a mix of Team Lead, Care Navigator and on-call shifts, you’ll gain a full view of the patient journey while making a real impact every day.

💼 20 hours per week + on-call relief rota
📍 Truro
📅 Closing date: 15 April 2026

For more information and to apply 👇
https://beta.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/E0306-26-0013

23/03/2026

📞 We’re Hiring: Integrated Care Navigator

As demand for our services grows, so does our need for compassionate, professional, and quick-thinking individuals to join our team in delivering vital healthcare support. Whether its navigating someone to the right treatment centre or coordinating urgent home visits, you'll be at the heart of patient care, often during the hours when help is needed most – all while working alongside a supportive clinical team.

🕧Up to 18 hours per week across the weekends (with the option to pick up overtime in the evenings and overnights)
📍 Truro
💷 £13.44 per hour + enhancements
📅 Closing date: 16 April 2026

Find out more and apply today 👇
https://beta.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/E0306-26-0012

20/03/2026

Cornwall Annual Dementia Conference 2026 🎉

This year’s conference focuses on research, living well with dementia, and supporting carers. The day will offer insight, inspiration and practical learning through a varied programme of expert speakers and interactive workshops.

Guest speakers include:
🎤 Professor Kevin Brazil from Queen’s University Belfast – “Integrating Palliative Care across the Dementia Journey”
🎨 Jane Howard, CEO of Arts-Well UK – “Creative Arts and Dementia”

Attendees will also be able to take part in interactive workshops exploring Cognitive Stimulation Therapy, Music and Memories, and more!

📅 15 May 2026
⏰ 8:30am – 4pm
📍 Pavilion Centre, Royal Cornwall Showground, Wadebridge

🍽️ Lunch and refreshments are included with the £20 ticket price.
💙 Free entry for people living with dementia and their informal carers.

The event is open to everyone, including people living with dementia, families and carers.

🎟️ To find out more and register your place, scan the QR code or visit: https://kernowhealthcic.org.uk/cornwall-training-hub/courses/course/dementia-conference-15th-may-2026/

Kernow Health Home Instead Alzheimer's Society

20/03/2026

We are searching for volunteers drivers to support appointments, social trips, and outings in Liskeard & Saltash.

If you can spare a few hours, or a day, a week to volunteer we would love to hear from you.

Full training and mileage expenses are provided - help us make a difference in your community today


01872 223388

19/03/2026

We are sharing the following information for parents, carers and young people in Cornwall and Devon who are concerned about meningitis after the outbreak in Kent.

Our Cornwall and Devon School Age Immunisation Service provides the MenACWY vaccine to school-aged children across Devon and Cornwall. The MenACWY vaccine helps protect against meningococcal groups A, C, W and Y, but it does not protect against meningitis B. The MenB vaccine is a separate vaccine that has been routinely offered to babies since 2015, and is not part of the school-aged immunisation programme.

Although the overall risk to people outside the Kent area remains low, meningitis can become serious very quickly, so it is important to know the symptoms and act fast if someone is unwell, if you'd like to read the latest NHS and UKHSA advice on the meningitis B outbreak, it can be found here:
https://ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2026/03/18/meningitis-b-outbreak-what-you-need-to-know/

If you think someone may have meningitis, call 999 or go to A&E immediately. If you are unsure, please contact NHS 111 for advice or ask your GP. If you'd like advice about MenB vaccination you can speak to your GP, or pharmacist.

If your child or young person might have missed their MenACWY vaccine and you'd like advice, don't worry - please email Kernow Health's local immunisation teams (emails below) and we will check this for you and offer you an appointment.

Cornwall: kernowhealthcic.schoolimmunisation@nhs.net
Devon: kernowhealthcic.schoolimmsdevon@nhs.net



NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Cornwall Council Young People Cornwall

There is currently an outbreak of meningococcal disease (MenB) in Kent. This blog post includes information on MenB and this outbreak, what to do if you are affected and where you can get antibiotics and who is being offered a vaccine.

18/03/2026

If you or someone else is experiencing a mental health crisis, call 111 and select the mental health option for 24-hour urgent advice and support.

Find out more: nhs.uk/UrgentMentalHealth

18/03/2026

16/03/2026

We are running catch-up clinics across Cornwall (by appointment only) for children in Years 7–11 who may have missed their routine vaccinations, including:

• HPV vaccine – from Year 8 (for both boys and girls)
• Tetanus, Diphtheria and Polio (Td/IPV) – final booster from Year 9
• Meningitis ACWY – from Year 9

If you’re not sure whether your child has missed a vaccination, please get in touch. Our team can check their record and book you into a clinic if needed.

To check your child’s vaccination status or book an appointment, contact:
📞 01872 221105
📧 kernowhealthcic.schoolimmunisation@nhs.net

13/03/2026

Join us at the Cornwall Annual Dementia Conference 2026, a day dedicated to research, living well with dementia, and supporting carers.

Hear from expert speakers including Professor Kevin Brazil from Queen’s University Belfast on Integrating Palliative Care across the Dementia Journey, and Jane Howard, CEO of Arts-Well UK, on Creative Arts and Dementia. The programme also includes interactive workshops exploring Cognitive Stimulation Therapy, Music and Memories, and more.

The conference is open to everyone, including people living with dementia, families, carers and professionals.

📅 Friday 15 May
🕒 8:30am – 4:00pm
📍Pavilion Centre, Royal Cornwall Showground, Wadebridge

Find out more and register your place:
🔗 kernowhealthcic.org.uk/cornwall-training-hub/courses/course/dementia-conference-15th-may-2026

11/03/2026

As part of our ongoing commitment to deliver 24/7, high-quality, safe and responsive patient care across Cornwall we have the following full-time and part-time opportunities within our Integrated Urgent Care team:

Advanced Practitioners – Integrated Urgent Care
https://beta.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/E0306-26-0011

Clinical Operations Manager
https://beta.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/E0306-26-0008

Enhanced Practitioner
https://beta.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/E0306-26-0006

Relief Operational Team Leads
https://beta.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/E0306-26-0009

Urgent Care Drivers
https://beta.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/E0306-26-0007

📅 Applications close on 18 March.

11/03/2026

Great to welcome Katie and Suz from Heidi to our main office in Truro.

During their visit, they met with our Head of Digital, John, and spoke with several of our clinicians who use Heidi every day. The visit gave them the opportunity to gather valuable stakeholder feedback and see first hand how Heidi is being used across our services.

Heidi is an AI digital transcription tool that supports our clinicians by assisting with note taking during telephone consultation. By reducing administrative time and cognitive load, it helps our teams focus more on delivering care.

Katie and Suz also shared new developments within Heidi, including resources to help inform clinicians on patient pathways.

It was a great opportunity to share how Kernow Health is integrating innovative digital tools into our services to support both clinicians and patients.

11/03/2026

🚭 Today is No Smoking Day

A smoke-free life starts with a single smoke-free day, so why not make today the day you begin your journey to quitting?

Stopping smoking is one of the best things you can do for your health, and you don’t have to do it alone. There are lots of free tools, medications and support services available to help you succeed.

Visit www.nhs.uk/better-health/quit-smoking to explore the help available