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

Community Nurse

The closing date is 15 July 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a passionate and enthusiastic qualified nurse to work within the Sunderland West Community Treatment Team. The successful candidate will be joining a dynamic Multi-Disciplinary Team at an exciting time of positive service transformation.

The post holder will be expected to demonstrate high level of commitment, motivation and knowledge of working with people with severe and enduring mental health problems. The role will require clinically effective assessment, care management skills and interventions.

The post holders duties will include engagement with clients in the development of person centred, recovery focused care. You will need to demonstrate excellent communication skills and be able to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary setting.

You will be dedicated to delivery, both as part of a team and working independently, of a high-quality, innovative, recovery focused and person centred care which meets the needs of people who use our service and their carers.

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Main duties of the job

We are committed to delivering high quality patient centred care and pride ourselves on good team working skills. It is therefore important that the successful candidate holds excellent interpersonal and communication skills to meet the needs of the patients, carers, families and the partners with whom we work.

As a Community nurse you will have a genuine interest in collaborative working with adults with severe and enduring mental health needs.

As a registered professional this is an ideal opportunity for someone who wants to develop their community clinical skills.

As a core member of the team, you will also be responsible for your own caseload, providing ongoing assessment, agreeing collaborative care plans as a Key Worker and delivering evidence based intervention in the community.

Your role will involve work within the teams physical treatment pathway, which provides medication management, monitoring and administration.

You will have an enthusiastic approach towards your own personal and professional development. In return, you will receive regular appraisal, clinical, management and caseload supervision and will benefit from the support of an experienced and committed multi-disciplinary leadership team.

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 will offer professional and development training opportunities.

Details

Date posted

01 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

263-CCG25-241-LB

Job locations

Houghton Day Unit

Houghton-le-Spring

DH5 8NB


Job description

Job responsibilities

You will also be responsible for your own caseload, providing ongoing assessment, agreeing collaborative care plans as a Key Worker and delivering evidence based intervention in the community.

Your role will involve work within the teams physical treatment pathway, which provides medication management, monitoring and administration.

Please find attached job description for full details.

Advertising date : 1st July 2025

Closing date : 15th July 2025

We welcome your application.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will also be responsible for your own caseload, providing ongoing assessment, agreeing collaborative care plans as a Key Worker and delivering evidence based intervention in the community.

Your role will involve work within the teams physical treatment pathway, which provides medication management, monitoring and administration.

Please find attached job description for full details.

Advertising date : 1st July 2025

Closing date : 15th July 2025

We welcome your application.

Person Specification

Education & Qualification

Essential

  • First Level Registration RMN/RNMH/RNLD Qualification
  • Experience of working with service users and carers in successful delivery of treatment plans
  • Multi-disciplinary team work.
  • Proven ability to develop therapeutic partnership with service users and carers.
  • Proven ability to be able to communicate interventions to service users.

Desirable

  • Experience of physical treatment pathways in community mental haelth services

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Knowledge of relevant contemporary professional theories of mental health care and evidence based interventions.
  • Understanding of the statutory issues which impact on service users.

Desirable

  • Previous experience in a community setting.
  • Experience of involving service users/ carers in evaluation/planning and monitoring of treatment

Skills and Competencies

Essential

  • Time Management skills and ability to prioritise work load
  • Comprehensive continuous assessment of skills
  • Risk Assessment skills.
  • Risk Management and Safety Planning skills
  • Adaptability, fleibility, good communication skills and a commitment to multi-agency team work

Additional Role Requirements

Essential

  • Must be able to meet the mobility requirements of the post.
Person Specification

Education & Qualification

Essential

  • First Level Registration RMN/RNMH/RNLD Qualification
  • Experience of working with service users and carers in successful delivery of treatment plans
  • Multi-disciplinary team work.
  • Proven ability to develop therapeutic partnership with service users and carers.
  • Proven ability to be able to communicate interventions to service users.

Desirable

  • Experience of physical treatment pathways in community mental haelth services

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Knowledge of relevant contemporary professional theories of mental health care and evidence based interventions.
  • Understanding of the statutory issues which impact on service users.

Desirable

  • Previous experience in a community setting.
  • Experience of involving service users/ carers in evaluation/planning and monitoring of treatment

Skills and Competencies

Essential

  • Time Management skills and ability to prioritise work load
  • Comprehensive continuous assessment of skills
  • Risk Assessment skills.
  • Risk Management and Safety Planning skills
  • Adaptability, fleibility, good communication skills and a commitment to multi-agency team work

Additional Role Requirements

Essential

  • Must be able to meet the mobility requirements of the post.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

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

Address

Houghton Day Unit

Houghton-le-Spring

DH5 8NB


Employer's website

https://www.cntw.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

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

Address

Houghton Day Unit

Houghton-le-Spring

DH5 8NB


Employer's website

https://www.cntw.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Pathway Manager

Amanda Poulet

amanda.poulet@cntw.nhs.uk

01915665778

Details

Date posted

01 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

263-CCG25-241-LB

Job locations

Houghton Day Unit

Houghton-le-Spring

DH5 8NB


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