Community Nurse

Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust; Ashington; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Supportive work environment

DBS arrangements “local policy”

Job summary

The Northumberland Recovery Partnership within CNTW is recruiting a Band 5 registered nurse to join a well-established team delivering individualised care and collaborative working with multi-agency partners.

You will lead on assessments, support students, and contribute to service pathways across external agencies, while delivering high-quality, compassionate care.

Qualifications

• Nursing degree and registration with NMC or equivalent.
• Nursing theory and evidence-based practice knowledge.
• Understanding of statutory issues affecting service users.

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical assessment, care planning and formulation within a multi-disciplinary team.

Skills

Nursing theory & care

Statutory awareness

Nursing Degree

Education

First Level Registration RMN/RNMH/RNLD

Experience with service users & carers

Preceptorship for newly qualified nurses

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Therapeutic partnership skills

Communication of interventions

Job description

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 Network
• 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.

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

Northumberland Recovery Partnership have an exciting opportunity for a band 5 registered nurse to join our team.

The team consists of a well-established mix of professionals that work collaboratively to deliver individualised care. The role involves individualised clinical assessment, care planning, formulation, and collaborative working across the multi-agency team.

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

The post holder will represent the Trust in a number of forums and develop links with external agencies to ensure that service users have clear pathways into appropriate services.

You will have excellent communication, time management and organisational skills.

You must have a strong commitment to the delivery of high-quality safe care.

You should have an interest in working within a busy and challenging environment as well as the ability to demonstrate a warm, person centred approach to care.

You will work in a highly supported environment and will be provided with training opportunities to further develop your knowledge and skills.

Main duties of the job

Physical health Nurse

The opportunity to work within our physical health pathway

The role entails working with those affected by substance and alcohol misuse that may have a range of physical health needs alongside. The role will be to provide safe and effective interventions, harm reduction advice and use of psychosocial interventions to support service users to consider and achieve recovery.

The post holder will work within a multi-disciplinary team to provide care to those affected by substance use.

The post holder will complete comprehensive physical health assessments in line with Trust standards and offer appropriate interventions, onward referrals and monitoring of health. Your role will be pivotal in addressing health inequalities within areas of deprivation, delivering essential care to those who's physical health is negatively impacted by substance and alcohol misuse.

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.

NHS Employees identified as at risk of compulsory redundancy and those eligible for the NENC Re-Deployment careers hub will receive prior consideration.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please find attached job description for full details.

Advertising date : 21st October 2026

Closing date : 25th October 2026

We welcome your application.

Person specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of relevant contemporary professional theories of mental health care and evidence based interventions.
• Understanding of the statutory issues which impact on service users.
• Nursing Degree

Skills and Competencies

Essential criteria

• Ability to use IT system
• Comprehensive continuous assessment of skills
• Risk Assessment skills.
• Risk Management and Safety Planning skills.
• Ability to establish a rapport and demonstrate engagement skills with service users

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria

• First Level Registration RMN/RNMH/RNLD Qualification
• Experience of working with service users and carers in successful delivery of treatment plans
• Complete preceptorship programme for newly qualified nurses
• Multi-disciplinary team work.
• Proven ability to develop therapeutic partnership with service users and carers.
• Proven ability to be able to communicate interventions to service users.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.

Please ensure to check out all of the supporting documents linked to this advert, for useful information about working for us, information from our Chief Executive and much more.