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

Community Nurse

The closing date is 02 September 2025

Job summary

Are you a passionate and experienced Band 5 clinician ready to take the next step in your career?

Do you thrive in fast-paced, supportive environments where innovation and compassion go hand in hand? If so, we'd love to hear from you.

We're looking for a skilled and motivated Mental Health Practitioner to join our dynamic team within the Newcastle & Gateshead Access CBU.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a service that values clinical excellence, staff wellbeing, and continuous development.

What We're Looking For:

Minimum 2 years' experience working at Band 5 level in mental health settings.
Registered professional (RMN, Social Worker, OT) with current registration.
Strong assessment, risk management, and care planning skills.
A collaborative approach and commitment to trauma-informed care.

What You'll Be Doing:

Delivering high-quality mental health assessments and interventions.
Supporting service users in crisis and facilitating safe, person-centred care.
Contributing to service development and quality improvement initiatives.
Working closely with colleagues across primary and secondary care pathways.

What We Offer:

A supportive and inclusive team culture with regular supervision and reflective practice.
Access to bespoke training and CPD opportunities to help you grow.
Flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance.
Opportunities to contribute to service innovation and leadership development.

Main duties of the job

Crisis Intervention: Delivering short-term, intensive support to help stabilise individuals in crisis and reduce immediate risk.
Risk Management: Evaluating and managing risks related to self-harm, suicide, or harm to others, and implementing safety plans.
Multi-disciplinary Working: Collaborating with psychiatrists, social workers, and other professionals to coordinate care.
Care Planning: Developing and reviewing care plans tailored to the individual's needs, including referrals to appropriate services.
Documentation: Maintaining accurate and timely clinical records in line with legal and professional standards.

The successful candidate will be expected to exercise clinical judgment and contribute actively to the 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.

Date posted

19 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

263-CCG25-294-AB

Job locations

St Nicholas Hospital

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE3 3XT

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached job description for full details.

Advertising date : 19th August 2025

Closing date : 2nd September 2025

We welcome your application.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached job description for full details.

Advertising date : 19th August 2025

Closing date : 2nd September 2025

We welcome your application.

Person Specification

Education and Qualification

Essential

Professional Nursing qualification e.g.RMN/RNMH/ RNLD/RGN
Continued professional development
Experience of working with service users and carers in successful delivery of treatment plans
Complete preceptorship programme for newly qualified nurses
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

Therapy Based Training
Student Assessor /Mentor
Post registration clinical experience within Access services

Skills and Competencies

Essential

Ability to use IT system
Comprehensive continuous assessment of skills
Risk management and Health and Safety legislation
Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act legislation
Time Management skills and ability to prioritise work load
Ability to establish a rapport and demonstrate engagement skills with service users

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.

Person Specification

Education and Qualification

Essential

Professional Nursing qualification e.g.RMN/RNMH/ RNLD/RGN
Continued professional development
Experience of working with service users and carers in successful delivery of treatment plans
Complete preceptorship programme for newly qualified nurses
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

Therapy Based Training
Student Assessor /Mentor
Post registration clinical experience within Access services

Skills and Competencies

Essential

Ability to use IT system
Comprehensive continuous assessment of skills
Risk management and Health and Safety legislation
Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act legislation
Time Management skills and ability to prioritise work load
Ability to establish a rapport and demonstrate engagement skills with service users

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.

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.