Community Practitioner

NHS; North East; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health organization in the North East is seeking a Community Practitioner to provide specialist care coordination for individuals with complex personality difficulties. This role involves developing expertise in managing risks and working within a supportive team culture. Candidates should be qualified professionals such as RMNs, Occupational Therapists, or Social Workers. Training and supervision will be provided, and flexible work options are available.

Benefits

Flexible working

Compressed hours

Qualifications

• Professional qualification and current professional registration.
• Evidence of relevant post-registration training.
• Proven track record of relevant clinical experience.

Responsibilities

• Specialist care co-ordination for service users with complex needs.
• Providing safety, stabilisation, and emotional regulation.
• Interface with various services within CNTW.

Skills

Comprehensive written assessments

Risk Assessment

Communication skills

Treatment options understanding

Education

First Level Registered Nurse or equivalent

Post-registration training

Job description

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

Community Practitioner

The closing date is 02 September 2025

Are you committed to improving access to care and treatment for individuals who are often marginalised and stigmatised within society?

The Personality Disorder Hub Team, are recruiting for an experienced Community Practitioner or those wishing to develop into the role. This is an opportunity for individuals who are interested in developing specialist skills in managing complex risk and promoting safety. Successful candidates will be provided with training, supervision and guidance to help develop their specialist skills.

The Team itself is central to a well-developed and cohesive series of wider pathway developments for service users with personality difficulties.

A strong, positive team culture has been fostered with a particular emphasis on wellbeing and building resilience, for what can undoubtedly be challenging roles. As a team, we welcome diversity, celebrate and cultivate individual differences. We have a strong reflective culture, providing protected time and forums for learning, growth and development.

Our community practitioners work into different localities across the region. We currently have two vacancies, one in the South of the region, covering Sunderland and South Tyneside and the other within the North of the region, covering Northumberland and North Tyneside.

Main duties of the job

• Specialist care co-ordination and treatment for a small number of service users with complex personality difficulties, co-existing conditions and high risk presentation.
• Structured Clinical Management (SCM), adapted trauma stabilisation and to a lesser extent Mentalisation Based Treatment (MBT) during the most unstable phase of a service users care pathway.
• Focus will be on providing safety, stabilisation, containment and emotional regulation and control.
• Scaffolding to a wide range of community teams, inpatient staff and third sector providers.
• The Personality Disorder Hub Team is part of a series of wider pathway developments for service users with Personality Disorder aimed at improving overall care, in partnership with a wide range of stakeholders. On this basis, Community Practitioners can expect to interface with many services both within and outside of CNTW.

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 welcome applications from qualified RMNs, Occupational Therapists or Social Workers with suitable experience. Please refer to Person Specification for further details.

Please do not hesitate to get in touch for an informal chat about this post. We look forward to hearing from you.

Job responsibilities

Please find attached job description for full details.

Advertising date : 19th August 2025

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
• 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.

Knowledge and Experience

• 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.

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.
• Awareness and understanding of professional accountability, NMC standards and other local and national initiatives.

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

Full-time,Flexible working,Compressed hours