# Senior Community Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-community-practitioner/13ce79ea-eb12-41d2-abca-64772896a23d - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-community-practitioner/13ce79ea-eb12-41d2-abca-64772896a23d.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** West Park Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Practitioner - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 pro rata, per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-08T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-25T14:30:38.185Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/Whitby/Tees_Esk_Wear_Valleys_NHS_Trust/Community_Mental_Health/Community_Mental_Health-v8254041 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8254041?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.tewv.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a kind and experienced Senior Community Practitioner (part time - 30 hours) to join our friendly and dedicated colleagues at The Anchorage Clinic in Whitby. Whitby and Ryedale Integrated Community Team provides mental health services and delivers care to adults across the Whitby area. The Anchorage is a short walk from the main town and harbour where there are many local shops and cafes. Whitby is known for its unique blend of rich history, beauty and charming tranquil lifestyle. As a member of the team, you will work alongside all members of the multi-disciplinary team which includes Registered Nurses, Social Workers, Psychologists and Psychology Assistants, Consultant Psychiatrists and medics, Pharmacists, Team admin and support workers. With access to and support from specialist services available in the trust, and excellent working relationships with local partner organisations. The team and locality is an area of high activity, and no two days are the same. If you are looking for a new challenge, enjoy variety in your work and are looking to be part of a team striving to make a difference, we will welcome your application for this role. ### Main duties of the job As a named worker/care coordinator you will be expected to hold a case load of patients, to be able to deliver care to meet the identified patients needs autonomously and with the support from the MDT. You will be required to participate in the duty worker rota and support the patient journey from referral to discharge. As a senior community practitioner, you will be expected to provide support to junior members of the team and to provide an excellent learning environment for students who are placed with the team. Candidates must have registration with the relevant governing body and 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework. For full details on the duties of this role, please refer to the attached job description. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For full details of the main duties of this role please see attached job description, this will also include the person specifications. This job advert may close early if a high volume of applications have been received. If interested, please apply for this post as soon as possible. ### 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 **Essential** - Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to patients, carers/families and all members of the multidisciplinary team. - Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and undertake lead professional / care co-ordinator responsibilities - Provide effective clinical supervision, teaching, training and assessing in clinical practice **Desirable** - Competency in venepuncture ### Knowledge **Essential** - Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice. - Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment - Understanding of relevant legislation (e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act). **Desirable** - The Trust’s Quality Improvement System (QIS) ### Experience **Essential** - Significant experience working with people with mental ill health in a care environment. - Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers. - Providing clinical supervision to individuals or groups as professionally appropriate. - Mentoring or facilitating students on practice placement. Working in a multi-disciplinary team **Desirable** - Significant experience working with mental ill health in a community environment. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Current professional registration with an approved professional body. - Evidence of Continuing Professional Development. - For registered nurses: MIP, FLIP, ENB 998 Teaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice or City & Guilds 730 Teaching in Adult Education. Must be achieved within agreed timescale - 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework. - Recognised sign-off mentor, clinical educator or equivalent. Must be achieved within agreed timescale - Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent) **Desirable** - Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area - Leadership or management qualification ## Documents - [our journey to change (pdf, 595.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2498) - [mindful employer recruitment (pdf, 93.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1595) - [probationary period procedure (pdf, 303.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1903) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 305.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10566864) ## 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.