Community Nurse

Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust; Workington; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 5 Community Practitioner to deliver high-quality, person-centred care within community mental health services in West Cumbria. You will work with a multi-disciplinary team to promote recovery, independence and wellbeing while supporting early discharge.

The role involves assessing needs, planning and evaluating care in patients' homes, clinics and other community settings, and maintaining continuity of care.

Qualifications

• Registered mental health nurse with first level registration (RMN/RNMH/RNLD).
• Experience delivering treatment plans and working with service users and carers.
• Complete preceptorship programme for newly qualified nurses.
• Experience in multi-disciplinary team settings.
• Ability to establish therapeutic partnerships and communicate interventions effectively.

Responsibilities

• Undertake comprehensive mental health and risk assessments and contribute to care planning.
• Deliver psychosocial and recovery-focused therapeutic interventions.
• Monitor depot injections in clinic and community settings.
• Monitor mental state, medication concordance, and physical health, escalating concerns.
• Develop and maintain therapeutic relationships to support engagement and recovery.
• Collaborate with service users, carers, families, and partner agencies.
• Participate in safeguarding and risk management, including crisis response when required.

Skills

IT system

Risk assessment

Therapeutic partnership

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Communication

Time management

Education

First Level Registration RMN/RNMH/RNLD

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

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 registered professional to work within the West Cumbria CTT.

The Band 5 Community Practitioner is responsible for delivering high-quality, person-centred care within CTT, supporting individuals living with a range of mental health needs in a community setting. The role involves working collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team to promote recovery, independence, and wellbeing, while reducing hospital admissions and supporting early discharge.

The post holder will manage a defined caseload, providing holistic assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care in line with evidence-based practice and organisational policies. Care is delivered in service users' homes, clinics, and other community settings, ensuring accessibility and continuity of care.

Main duties of the job

• Undertake comprehensive mental health and risk assessments, contributing to care planning and review processes
• Deliver therapeutic interventions in line with individual care plans, including psychosocial and recovery-focused approaches
• Monitor depot injections in clinic and community settings, ensuring safe practice and adherence to protocols
• Monitor mental state, medication concordance, and physical health, escalating concerns appropriately
• Develop and maintain therapeutic relationships to support engagement and promote recovery
• Work collaboratively with service users, carers, families, and partner agencies
• Participate in safeguarding processes and risk management, including crisis response where required

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 : 7th October 2026

Closing date : 21st October 2026

We welcome your application.

Person specification

Education and Qualification

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.

Desirable criteria

• Further relevant post qualifying training
• Previous experience in a community setting.
• Experience of involving service users/ carers in evaluation/planning and monitoring of services

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.

Skills and Competencies

Essential criteria

• Ability to use IT system
• Comprehensive continuous assessment of skills
• Risk Assessment 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.

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