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Community PractitionerCumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust • Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Community Practitioner

Community Practitioner

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust • Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
21 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Permanent
Job description
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
Community Practitioner
The closing date is 18 August 2026

Job summary
Working in the Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) team is an excellent opportunity for Community Practitioners to offer care and support on a recovery focused journey for people aged 14-65 years who are experiencing their first psychotic experience.

Our team works closely with the service users and their families over a 3 year period, during this time we offer a range of therapeutic inventions to support their recovery and mental health needs.

Main duties of the job
  • Caseloads aim to be capped at 15.
  • To be responsible for the Assessment and Management of service users who have substantial and complex needs.
  • To deliver evidenced based Clinical and Psychologically based Interventions.
  • Participation in duty rota and triaging new referrals.
  • To support health promotion of service users.
  • Promote a culture of learning, education and professional development - the team often has student nurses/social workers on placement.
  • Adhere to the principles of safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults in line with Trust Policy and local reporting procedure.
  • To undertake and record comprehensive risk assessments, devise and implement risk management plans for clients, using the Biopsychosocial Risk Assessment Tool.

About us
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.

We want you to be committed to ensuring that only the highest standards of care are delivered to our service users, their families and carers. In return one of our top priorities is looking after our staff so that we have a happy and healthy workforce.

You will need to be clinically experienced, solution focussed and competent in working with individuals, their families, and carers, in a community setting. You should have a collaborative and enthusiastic approach as well as the passion and commitment to develop and promote recovery-based interventions.

Details
Date posted: 04 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 263-CCG26-286-AB
Job locations: Ravenswood Clinic, Ravenswood Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 5TX, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.

Advertising date : 4th August 2026
Closing date :18th August 2026

We welcome your application.

Person specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
  • Professional Qualification and current Professional Registration as, a First Level Registered Nurse (RNMH, RMN, RNLD) or equivalent as an AHP, Social Worker or Clinical Psychologist
  • Evidence of post-registration training in clinical/ psychological interventions / skills relevant to the post.
  • Post registration clinical experience relevant to the post.
  • training in CPA (Care Programme Approach), Safeguarding, MAPPA (Multi Agency Panel for the Protection of Vulnerable Adults) and Child Protection.
  • Up-to-date knowledge/experience of relevant legislation.
  • Mentor Training.

Desirable
  • Post Registration Qualifications in Psychological Interventions
  • Experience of working within a community team.
  • Non-Medical Prescribing

Knowledge and Experience
Essential
  • Awareness and understanding of professional accountability, NMC standards and other local and national initiatives.
  • 12 to 24 month band 5 qualified nurse experience dependent upon service need.

Desirable
  • Understanding of difficult to manage/challenging behaviours.

Skills and Competencies
Essential
  • Proven ability to carry out and provide comprehensive written assessments of individuals with complex mental health needs.
  • Risk Assessment and Risk Management / Safety Planning skills.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of effective & appropriate treatment options including a range of evidence based clinical approaches as identified in N.I.C.E. Guidance).
  • Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to work under pressure.

Desirable
  • Delegation skills.
  • Debriefing skills.
  • Teaching/Presentation skills.

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Ravenswood Clinic, Ravenswood Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 5TX, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Team Manager
Laura Kingston
laura.kingston@cntw.nhs.uk
01912876210
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