Community Practitioner

NHS; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare organization is looking for a Community Practitioner to join their new Paediatric Psychiatric Liaison Team at the Great North Children's Hospital. This full-time, permanent position requires providing comprehensive mental health assessments and interventions, working closely with an MDT. The position offers a supportive training package and requires current professional registration and relevant clinical experience.

Qualifications

• Must hold relevant professional qualifications and registration.
• 12 to 24 months of band 5 qualified nurse experience required.
• Training in Care Programme Approach and Safeguarding mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive biopsychosocial mental health assessments.
• Liaise with professionals involved in patient care.
• Deliver psychological interventions to patients.

Skills

Comprehensive mental health assessments

Risk Assessment and Management

Effective communication skills

Leadership skills

Adaptability in changing environments

Education

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

Post registration qualification in psychological intervention

Job description

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

Community Practitioner

The closing date is 07 October 2025

Welcome to our brand new Paediatric Psychiatric Liaison Team within central access we have exciting opportunities to work within the Great North Children's Hospital. This post offers an exciting and challenging opportunity to work in this service at a time when Psychiatric Liaison is high on the national agenda embedding all age services within our acute trusts. These are full time, permanent positions.

The service will provide all psychiatric input to the Acute Hospital for those presenting with a mental health problem. The service requires working across a 12 hour shift system. A full training and support package will be offered based around the RCP Psychiatric Liaison Accreditation Standards and the Liaison Competency Framework. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a new service.

Main duties of the job

• Liaison staff providing comprehensive biopsychosocial mental health assessments.
• We will have a supportive MDT each day.
• Providing psychological interventions to patients within the acute hospital
• Liaising with professional's involved in the person's care.
• Providing training and education to acute staff.

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.

We are looking for enthusiastic, experienced and confident individuals to enhance the current service provided to those patients presenting to the Acute Trust within the Great North Children's Hospital based at the Royal Victoria Infirmary.

The successful candidates will be joining a team with well established links with the acute trusts and will be expected to contribute to the ongoing development of the service.

Job responsibilities

Please find attached job description for full details.

We welcome your application.

Person Specification

Education and Qualification

• 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
• 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 qualification in psychological intervention

Knowledge and Experience

• 12 to 24 month band 5 qualified nurse experience dependent upon service need.
• Awareness and understanding of professional accountability, NMC standards and other local and national initiatives.

Skills and Competencies

• Proven ability to carry out and provide comprehensive written assessments of individuals with complex mental health needs.
• Risk Assessment and Risk Management / Safety Planning skills.
• Demonstrate an understanding of effective & appropriate treatment options including a range of evidence based clinical approaches as identified in N.I.C.E. Guidance).
• Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Evidence of a high level of professional, organisational and leadership skills (self & others).
• Ability to adapt within a changing environment.

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