Community Practitioner

Job overview

North Tyneside Recovery Partnership have an exciting opportunity for a band 6 nurse to join the team, working into the criminal justice pathway.

The role entails working with those affected by substance & alcohol misuse who also have criminal justice connection to provide safe and effective interventions, harm reduction advice and use of psycho social interventions to support service users to consider and achieve recovery. The role involves individualised clinical assessment, care planning, formulation, and collaborative working across the multi-agency team.

The team consists of a well-established mix of professionals that work collaboratively to deliver individualised care.

The applicant will be expected to demonstrate leadership within the team, providing supervision and supporting students.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for the Assessment and Management of casework of service users who have substantial complex & criminal justice needs.

Provide specialist clinical advice to Service Users/Carers, staff, statutory agencies, 3rd sector partner agencies and the public.

In collaboration with the Service User & Carer where appropriate, develop Recovery and Wellbeing focused Care Plans, ensuring regular reviews to monitor progress and adapt Care Plan as necessary.

To deliver evidenced based Clinical and Psychologically based Interventions.

The post holder will work as a member of the MDT ensuring that high quality individualised care is delivered which ensures safety and a commitment to promoting recovery and wellbeing and maximising independence.

Coordinate Treatment Planning & Interventions, Reviews and Discharge Planning. Provide clinical supervision to staff as delegated by Pathway Clinical Lead and Pathway Manager.

To provide compassionate care that is based on empathy, kindness, respect and dignity.

To incorporate a client centred philosophy into nursing practice and client centred collaborative care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please find attached job description for full details.

Advertising date : 19th February 2026

Closing date : 5th March 2026

We welcome your application.