# Community Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-practitioner/039d9f49-0452-4980-bce6-ab969a2db3aa - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-practitioner/039d9f49-0452-4980-bce6-ab969a2db3aa.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** St Nicholas Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Practitioner - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-10T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-27T08:20:58.172Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Tyne_Wear/Newcastle/Cumbria_Northumberland_Tyne_Wear_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v8258245 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8258245?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cntw.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking for a skilled and motivated Band 6 Registered Mental Health Nurse to join our 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 ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please find attached job description for full details. Advertising date :27th August 2026 Closing date : 10th September 2026 We welcome your application. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Skills and Competencies **Essential** - 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** - Delegation skills. - Training & Induction of staff. - Teaching/Presentation skills. - Clinical Leadership. - Debriefing skills. ### 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** - Experience of working within a community mental health setting ### 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 - 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** - Post Registration Qualifications in Psychological Interventions - Experience of working within a community team. - Non-Medical Prescribing ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 479.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10571624) - [employee benefits (pdf, 922.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2167) - [interview guarantee scheme (pdf, 127.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1211) - [tips on how to complete your application (pdf, 171.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1209) - [reference guidelines for applicants - please read (pdf, 20.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1210) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.