Community Nurse (Development post)

NHS; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

The North Cumbria Crisis Team is seeking a Community Nurse for a Band 5 Development post. This full-time role involves working within a multi-disciplinary team to provide crisis management and support in a challenging yet rewarding environment. Candidates should possess post-registration experience and strong interpersonal skills, with the opportunity for career progression to a Band 6 position upon successful development completion. Flexible working hours across a 7-day service are required, contributing to a vital service in mental health care.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering treatment plans to service users.
• Knowledge of safeguarding, risk management, and health legislation.
• Clinical audit and NMC standards understanding.

Responsibilities

• Work in a multi-disciplinary team under the crisis model.
• Conduct triaging and assessments for mental health cases.
• Develop independent working skills within a year.

Skills

Interpersonal and Communication skills

Collaborative MDT working

Time Management

Leadership

Education

12 months post registration experience

Therapy Based Training

Job description

Go back Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust

Community Nurse (Development post)

The closing date is 17 June 2025

This is a Band 5 development post, within the North Cumbria Crisis Team. The successful candidate would be expected to complete a program of learning and development through the first 6-12 months, and once competencies are completed and there is evidence of sustained competency the post is converted to a Band 6 position.

On completion of the development program, this is a full-time position clinical facing shift patterns across a 7-day provision 365 days a year. It is essential that the successful candidate is able to work flexible shifts patterns that include nights, weekends, and bank holidays.

This will be an extremely exciting opportunity for development for any successful candidate; and you will be joining an experienced, enthusiastic and motivated team.

The Universal Crisis Team for North Cumbria are in a position to recruit and are therefore looking to recruit motivated and committed individuals.

The North Cumbria Crisis Team have Full Time and Part Time Vacancies - based at Carelton Clinic in Carlilse and Lillyhall in Workington.

The North Cumbria Crisis Team offers a dynamic and exciting work environment that can be both challenging and rewarding. You would be working within a multi disciplinary team that are motivated in delivering high quality care for patients at home, with an aim to provide an alternative to hopsital admission.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be part of a team working under the crisis model and pathway, offering a 24/7 service as an alternative to hospital admission. The successful candidate must have experience of working with individuals with a variety of mental health needs, and ideally have a track record of clinical experience in working with risk and complexity.

You will be supported to develop sound clinical skills in all aspects of triage, assessment, formulation, management of risk and therapeutic interventions

The successful candidate will be expected to develop skills in all complete all aspects of Crisis work, with a view to be working idependently within a year. This will include the triaging of referrals, completion of holistic and comprehensive assessments and the treatment of patients who are in mental health crisis within their home environment.

The successful candidate will also be expected to support and develop skill to coordinate the shifts and manage the competing demands for the service.

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About us

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.

Job responsibilities

Please find attached job description for full details.

Closing date : 17th June 2025

We welcome your application.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Experience

• Experience of working with service users and carers in successful delivery of treatment plans
• Multi-disciplinary team work.
• 12 months post registration experience, and completed preceptorship
• Therapy Based Training
• Post registration clinical experience

Knowledge and Experience

• Knowledge relevant to post
• Safeguarding
• Risk management and Health and Safety legislation
• Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act legislation
• NMC / HCPC standards and professional accountability
• Clinical Audit

Skills

• Good interpersonal and Communication skills
• Collaborative MDT working
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Delegation
• Time Management
• Leadership
• Debriefing
• Multi Disciplinary and interagency working.
• Resource management

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust