# 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/0d8d9740-f4c7-4d88-8644-83cd0e2598c2
- **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-practitioner/0d8d9740-f4c7-4d88-8644-83cd0e2598c2.md

## Summary

- **Status:** Archived / closed
- **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:** 2026-10-16T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-02T10:48:45.711Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Tyne_Wear/Newcastle_upon_Tyne/Cumbria_Northumberland_Tyne_Wear_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Nursing/Nursing-v8339118
- **Employer website:** https://www.cntw.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

### 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
- Work collaboratively with your service users and relevant individuals/professionals they have involved in their 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 services

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please find attached job description for full details.

Advertising date : 2nd October 2026

Closing date : 16th October 2026

We welcome your application.

Please note we cannot accept applications from AHP, Social Workers or Clinical Psychologists.

### 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**

- 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.
- Evidence of a high level of professional, organisational and leadership skills (self & others).
- Ability to adapt within a changing environment.

**Desirable**

- Clinical Leadership.
- Training & Induction of staff.
- Delegation skills.
- Teaching/presentation skills
- 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 Qualifications

**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**

- Knowledge of evidence based treatments for psychosis and non psychosis
- Experience of working within a community team.

## Documents

- [job description (pdf, 479.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10663060)
- [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.