Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing and Midwifery
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (potential for 7 day working 8am - 8pm)
- Job ref
- 263-CCG25-291-JW
- Employer
- Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Monkton Hall
- Town
- South Shields
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Lead
Band 7
Hello!
We are so delighted you are considering coming to work with us at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW).
We know the power of looking into an organisation, one you might want to work in, or one where you are going to get help, and being able to say, ‘I’ve seen somewhere I can fit in and be myself.’ We’re on a journey to make the Trust an inclusive employer, representative of the community we serve and we want more of our community to consider applying for jobs with us.
Opportunities for you
Spanning east to west coasts from Northumberland to Cumbria and from the Scottish Borders down to Middlesbrough we’ve got exciting new opportunities available at every level and in every area.
We offer flexible working, helping work fit around family and caring responsibilities, or training and development needs and there’s lots on offer in the way of benefits, such as, lease cars, childcare schemes, staff discounts, season tickets for travel and a cycle to work scheme. All this in a vibrant workplace supported by the following staff networks.
- Cultural diversity staff network
- Disabled staff network
- LGBT+ staff network
We also have a number of staff support groups which are open to any staff to attend. These Include:
- Armed Forces and Veterans Staff Association
- Mind, Health and Wellbeing Community
- Menopause toolkit and cafes and staff carer support group
We offer fantastic personal development opportunities through our Collective Leadership Programme and other Organisational Development initiatives. Whatever you are looking for, you will be joining a supportive, friendly team, offering varied and interesting roles, with opportunities for career progression.
Always improving
CNTW is regulated by the national healthcare regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our last two inspections have rated us as an outstanding organisation. We’re always seeking to improve as an organisation. Do you want to be part of that?
Please note that it is a requirement of this Trust that all external applicants pay for their own DBS certification if a DBS check is required for the post. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first monthly pay
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Practitioner to join our new Intensive Support Team (IST) working alongside the Community Autism and Learning Disability Service.
This is a community-based, specialist team preventing crisis, reducing hospital admissions, and supporting people in the least restrictive setting.
The service will be integrated at a local level and provide psychological and psychiatric person-centred interventions.
The team is intrinsically linked with the dynamic support register and offers support over the 7-day period and aims to proactively target people with learning disabilities and/or autism who are most at risk of unplanned admissions due to mental illness or behavioural presentation.
Main duties of the job
Be responsible and accountable for ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and efficient care to Service users as allocated within the designated pathway.
Be responsible and accountable for the delivery of effective and high quality evidence based treatment packages within the Pathway.
If applicable to the role, provide clinical advice, leadership and supervision to other non-medical prescribing staff within the group
Contribute to Appraisal and Personal Development of staff.
Identify and organise the delivery of appropriate clinical training, in order to ensure the highest standard of evidence based clinical interventions are provide based on care pathway packages.
Demonstrate clinical excellence in relation to clinical reasoning and decision making when managing complex cases.
If applicable lead on and ensure robust and timely Clinical Audit systems in relation to non-medical prescribing.
Support with team development and performance and if applicable to the service, assist the clinical managers and contribute to individual practitioners’ performance in relation to non-medical prescribing .
Provide direct Clinical Interventions at an Advanced Practitioner level to an agreed number of Service Users and if applicable to service as a non-medical prescriber.
Commitment to promoting Recovery and Wellbeing and maximising independence throughout the Pathway.
To provide compassionate care that is based on empathy, kindness, respect and dignity.
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 : 19th August 2025
Closing date : 16th September 2025
We welcome your application.
Person specification
Education and Qualification
Essential criteria
- Registered Mental Health Nurse/ Registered Learning Disability Nurse (as appropriate) or equivalent relevant professional qualification
- Mentorship Qualification
- If applicable to service Non Medical Prescriber
- Relevant Clinical Training and post graduate Qualification
Desirable criteria
- Formal clinical supervision qualification
- Therapy Qualification (i.e. CBT/PSI/Family Therapy).
- Teaching Qualification.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Knowledge & Experience of the Recovery Model.
- Proven track record of providing professional leadership within clinical services.
- MDT working.
- Clinical supervision and Application.
- Adherence to Health and Safety policies.
- Casework Management.
- Facilitation of Personal Development Planning in others.
- Experience of CBU based Model of Care Provision.
- Experience of working within a multi- disciplinary team using the CBU based approach.
- Care Packages and Pathways
- Clustering
- Experience of Positive Clinical Risk Taking and Risk/Safety Planning.
- WRAP and or Recovery Models.
- Evidence of Clinical Practice to an Advanced Practitioner level.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of data systems.
- Experience of Positive Clinical Risk Taking and WRAP.
Skills and Competencies
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills and liaison skills.
- Organisational and time management skills.
- Leadership skills/delegation,
- IT Skills.
Personal Characteristics
Essential criteria
- Ability to motivate others.
- Work under pressure
- Flexible attitude to work
Additional requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to move and handle safely.
- Must be able to meet the mobility requirements of the post.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sheona Duffy
- Job title
- Clinical Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07483486963
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