Community Nurse

Cumbria,-Northumberland,-Tyne-and-Wear-Nhs-Foundation-Trust; Workington; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lease cars

Childcare schemes

Staff discounts

Season tickets for travel

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW) is recruiting a Band 5 Community Nurse to join our Children’s Community Learning Disability and Behaviour Support Service in North Cumbria. The role supports children with learning disabilities and/or autism and their families, delivering care under Positive Behaviour Support guidelines and across CAMHS services.

The post requires autonomous practice within a multidisciplinary team, travel across community premises, and delivery

Responsibilities

• Support children with learning disability and autism and their families across the learning disability and CAMHS services.

Job description

Employer Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Lilyhall Business Centre Town Workington Salary £32,073 - £39,043 pro rata per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 17/11/2026 23:59

Community Nurse

Band 5

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

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 5 nurse to join our Children’s Community Learning Disability and Behaviour Support Service in North Cumbria. This nursing team offer a children’s learning disability community nursing service along with an Early Intervention Service for Children with a Learning Disability and or Autism (age 2-11 years) who present with Behaviour which may challenge others.

The post holder will support children with a learning disability and or Autism and their families across the learning disability and CAMHS services. This may include proactive support for children with a learning disability and presenting mental health difficulties to prevent tier 3 services being required. They will be able to deliver a service which is high in quality, efficient and sustainable. The framework of Positive Behaviour Support will be applied by the post holder to support children and their families to increase quality of life outcomes and reduce behaviours which may challenge.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a highly motivated, inspirational candidate who is committed to delivering a high-quality service.

They will work within the framework of Positive Behaviour Support, to increase the quality of life for our children, young people and families. This may include include working across areas such as physical health promotion, sleep support, emotional wellbeing, skills development and capable environments.

They will have excellent communication skills and good interpersonal skills as the service works collaboratively with other health partners and the third sector to deliver the care to our families.

The successful candidate will facilitate various parent programmes alongside managing a caseload.

They will work autonomously in their day to day work with the support and guidance of the multi disciplinary team.

They will be able to demonstrate their personal alignment with the Trust Values.

The post holder will need to meet the mobility and geographical requirements of the post which require travel to community premises and across the sites as needed.

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.

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.

You will need to be 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.

CNTW are an organisation that prides itself on honesty & transparency to promote quality care every day.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please find attached job description for full details.

We welcome your application.

Person specification

Education & 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.
• Further relevant post qualifying training
• Previous experience in a community setting.
• Experience of involving service users/ carers in evaluation/planning and monitoring of services
• Experience of working with children and young people

Knowledge and Experience

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

Skills and Competencies

• Ability to use IT system
• Comprehensive continuous assessment of skills
• Risk Management and Safety Planning skills.
• Adaptability, flexibility, good communication skills and a commitment to multi-agency team work
• Time Management skills and ability to prioritise work load
• Provide evidence based therapeutic interventions.

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.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name Susan Render Job title Clinical Lead Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01900 705800 Additional information

Please get in touch if you would like any further information on the role, myself or a member of the team will be happy to help.