Community Practitioner

NHS; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

The NHS in Carlisle is seeking a Community Practitioner to join the Universal Crisis Team, providing critical mental health services. The role offers the chance to work in an experienced and motivated team, focusing on delivering high-quality care for patients at home as an alternative to hospital admission. Ideal candidates should have relevant qualifications and experience in managing complex mental health cases and should be skilled in clinical assessments and interventions.

Qualifications

• Experience working with individuals with mental health needs.
• Proven track record of post-registration clinical experience relevant to the post.
• Experience of working within a community team.

Responsibilities

• Complete all aspects of crisis work including triaging referrals and comprehensive assessments.
• Coordinate shifts and manage competing demands for the service.
• Provide treatment for patients in crisis within their home environment.

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

Professional Qualification and current Professional Registration as First Level Registered Nurse (RNMH, RMN, RNLD)

Post Registration Qualifications in Psychological Interventions

Training in CPA, Safeguarding, MAPPA, and Child Protection

Job description

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

Community Practitioner

The closing date is 26 June 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.

TheNorth Cumbria Crisis Team have Full Time and Part Time Vacancies - based at Carelton Clinic in Carlilse 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 hopsital 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.

Job responsibilities

Please find attached job description for full details.

Advertising date : 12th June 2025

Closing date : 26th June 2025

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