Community Practitioner

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare service in Carlisle is seeking a Community Practitioner to join their Crisis Team. The successful candidate will provide an alternative service to hospital admission, requiring strong clinical skills in mental health crisis management. This role involves completing assessments and coordinating care within a multi-disciplinary team. A professional nursing qualification or equivalent is essential, along with experience in community settings. Competitive remuneration offered within a dynamic work environment.

Qualifications

• Professional Qualification and current Professional Registration.
• Evidence of post-registration training in clinical interventions.
• Proven track record of relevant clinical experience.

Responsibilities

• Complete all aspects of Crisis work and triaging of referrals.
• Completion of holistic and comprehensive assessments.
• Coordinate shifts and manage demands for the service.

Skills

Comprehensive assessment of complex mental health needs

Identify treatment options as per NICE Guidelines

High standard of written and verbal communication

Ability to work under pressure

Clinical Leadership

Education

First Level Registered Nurse (RNMH, RMN, RNLD) or equivalent

Post Registration Qualifications in Psychological Interventions

Job description

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

Community Practitioner

The closing date is 29 December 2025

Crisis Clinician working within the Universal Crisis Team in North Cumbria.

This will be an extremely exciting opportunity 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 Carlisle and Lillyhall in Workington.

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.

The role requires sound clinical skills in all aspects of triage, assessment, formulation, management of risk and therapeutic interventions.

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 hospital admission.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be expected to complete all aspects of Crisis work, including 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 coordinate the shifts and manage the competing demands for the service.

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.

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

Job responsibilities

Please find attached job description for full details.

We welcome your application.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Professional Qualification and current Professional Registration as, a First Level Registered Nurse (RNMH, RMN, RNLD) or equivalent as an AHP, Social Worker or Clinical Psychologist
• Evidence of post-registration training in clinical/ psychological interventions / skills relevant to the post
• Proven track record of post registration clinical experience relevant to the post.
• Training in CPA (Care Programme Approach), Safeguarding, MAPPA (Multi Agency Panel for the Protection of Vulnerable Adults) and Child Protection.
• Up-to-date knowledge/experience of relevant legislation.
• Post Registration Qualifications in Psychological Interventions
• Experience of working within a community team.
• Non-Medical Prescribing

Knowledge

• Awareness and understanding of professional accountability, NMC standards and other local and national initiatives.
• 12 to 24 month band 5 qualified nurse experience dependent upon service need.
• Experience of working with service users in Crisis
• Understanding of difficult to manage/challenging behaviours.

Skills

• Proven ability to complete comprehensive assessment of complex mental health needs
• Identify treatment options as per NICE Guidelines
• High standard of written and verbal communication
• Ability to work under pressure
• Clinical Leadership

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