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

The closing date is 18 November 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner (PCMH) for CYPS as part of the Lifespan Model which has been developed within South Tyneside.

This role will provide the post holder with the opportunity to apply and use their skills within primary care making sure that children, young people and their families and carers receive appropriate and timely assessment, while working with partner agencies.

This is a very exciting, diverse, and autonomous role, as such it will be vital to have positive working relationships with the primary and secondary care team, as well as third sector organisations.

We are looking for a Band 7 Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner who will work directly into the GP surgeries, working into the MH pathway to be a step-down support for families and young people with time limited interventions at key times in a young person\u2019s life.

The postholder should have extensive experience of working with children and young people within a mental health setting and who can work autonomously within GP practices and is also an effective team member.

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.

Please find attached job description for full details.

We welcome your application.

• 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
• Degree or equivalent qualification or experience in evidence based psychological therapies relevant to Pathway.
• Post Graduate Degree or equivalent qualification or experience.
• ENB 998/P126/127
• Student Nurse Assessor or equivalent

• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
• Participate in Joint Development Reviews
• Commitment to Partnership working both multi-agency and multi-disciplinary.
• Coordinating and supporting staff in the day to day provision of clinical services.
• Knowledge and Understanding of equal opportunities legislation and policies.
• Experience of collaborative working across agencies and professional disciplines.
• Understanding of difficult to manage/challenging behaviours.

• Excellent interpersonal skills including negotiation and conflict management
• Evidence of effective organisational skills
• Evidence of Leadership Skills.
• Expert Clinical Supervision Skills
• Evidence of maintaining accurate and contemporaneous record keeping.
• Evidence of excellent Report writing.
• Evidence based clinical / psychological skills and advanced nursing practice.

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