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Job summary

Main area
Mental Health
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
263-CCG25-185-HN
Employer
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Silverdale
Town
Newcastle
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
27/05/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust logo

Community Practitioner

Band 6

Job overview

We are looking for a skilled and motivated Band 6 Mental Health Nurse to join our Spoke Team within the Community  Treatment Team. This post offers a dynamic and rewarding mix of community and hospital in-reach responsibilities, with a focus on delivering high-quality, recovery-oriented care.

In this role, you will provide care coordination and nursing support to service users with complex mental health needs across both community and inpatient settings. You’ll play a crucial part in ensuring smooth transitions between hospital and community care, attending Mental Health Act tribunals, preparing professional reports, and working closely with multidisciplinary teams.

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 for adults with mental health related needs.

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. 

Main duties of the job

 

  • Deliver high-quality, person-centred mental health care in both community services
  • Undertake comprehensive risk assessments and care planning
  • Attend Mental Health Act tribunals and professionals’ meetings as required
  • Prepare formal clinical reports for tribunals
  • Work collaboratively with inpatient teams to facilitate discharge planning and continuity of care
  • Provide support and input during mental health crises and implement robust risk management plans
  • Mentor and support junior staff, students, and colleagues
  • Liaise effectively with GPs, social workers, carers, and other service

Working for our organisation

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.

 

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please find attached job description for full details.

Advertising date : 13th May 2025

Closing date : 27th May 2025

We welcome your application.

Person specification

Qualification

Essential criteria
  • 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
  • Mentor Training.
  • Evidence of post-registration training in clinical/ psychological interventions / skills relevant to the post.
  • Proven track record of 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.
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of evidence based treatments for psychosis and non psychosis

Experience

Essential criteria
  • 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 criteria
  • Experience of working within a community mental health setting

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of evidence based interventions such as Structured Clinical Management, CBT, Family Interventions
  • Awareness and understanding of professional accountability, professional standards and of local and national initiatives
Desirable criteria
  • Clinical leadership

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Adaptability, flexibility, excellent communication skills and commitment to multi-agency team work
  • Ability to provide evidence based therapeutic interventions
  • comprehensive skills for continuous assessment of risks/safety planning skills
  • proven ability to carry out and provide comprehensive written assessments of individuals with complex mental health needs.
  • Ability to work autonomously and within a team.
  • Evidence of a high level of professional, organisational and leadership skills (self & others).
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working within a community mental health setting
  • Knowledge of other services which link to community services including voluntary and statutory agencies.
  • Training & Induction of staff.
  • Teaching/Presentation skills.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerCare quality commission - OutstandingStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Claire Wilkes
Job title
Pathway Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07484040150
Additional information

Paul Stewart

0191 287 5060

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