Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Practitioner to join our new Intensive Support Team (IST) working alongside the Community Autism and Learning Disability Service.
This is a community-based, specialist team preventing crisis, reducing hospital admissions, and supporting people in the least restrictive setting.
The service will be integrated at a local level and provide psychological and psychiatric person-centred interventions.
The team is intrinsically linked with the dynamic support register and offers support over the 7-day period and aims to proactively target people with learning disabilities and/or autism who are most at risk of unplanned admissions due to mental illness or behavioural presentation.
Main duties of the job
Be responsible and accountable for ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and efficient care to Service users as allocated within the designated pathway.
Be responsible and accountable for the delivery of effective and high quality evidence based treatment packages within the Pathway.
If applicable to the role, provide clinical advice, leadership and supervision to other non-medical prescribing staff within the group
Contribute to Appraisal and Personal Development of staff.
Identify and organise the delivery of appropriate clinical training, in order to ensure the highest standard of evidence based clinical interventions are provide based on care pathway packages.
Demonstrate clinical excellence in relation to clinical reasoning and decision making when managing complex cases.
If applicable lead on and ensure robust and timely Clinical Audit systems in relation to non-medical prescribing.
Support with team development and performance and if applicable to the service, assist the clinical managers and contribute to individual practitioners' performance in relation to non-medical prescribing .
Provide direct Clinical Interventions at an Advanced Practitioner level to an agreed number of Service Users and if applicable to service as a non-medical prescriber.
Commitment to promoting Recovery and Wellbeing and maximising independence throughout the Pathway.
To provide compassionate care that is based on empathy, kindness, respect and dignity.
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.
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
- Registered Mental Health Nurse/ Registered Learning Disability Nurse (as appropriate) or equivalent relevant professional qualification
- Mentorship Qualification
- If applicable to service Non Medical Prescriber
- Relevant Clinical Training and post graduate Qualification
Desirable
- Formal clinical supervision qualification
- Therapy Qualification (i.e. CBT/PSI/Family Therapy).
- Teaching Qualification.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Knowledge & Experience of the Recovery Model.
- Proven track record of providing professional leadership within clinical services.
- MDT working.
- Clinical supervision and Application.
- Adherence to Health and Safety policies.
- Casework Management.
- Facilitation of Personal Development Planning in others.
- Experience of CBU based Model of Care Provision.
- Experience of working within a multi- disciplinary team using the CBU based approach.
- Care Packages and Pathways
- Clustering
- Experience of Positive Clinical Risk Taking and Risk/Safety Planning.
- WRAP and or Recovery Models.
- Evidence of Clinical Practice to an Advanced Practitioner level.
Desirable
- Knowledge of data systems.
- Experience of Positive Clinical Risk Taking and WRAP.
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Excellent communication skills and liaison skills.
- Organisational and time management skills.
- Leadership skills/delegation,
- IT Skills.
Personal Characteristics
Essential
- Ability to motivate others.
- Work under pressure
- Flexible attitude to work
Additional requirements
Essential
- Ability to move and handle safely.
- Must be able to meet the mobility requirements of the post.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse/ Registered Learning Disability Nurse (as appropriate) or equivalent relevant professional qualification
- Mentorship Qualification
- If applicable to service Non Medical Prescriber
- Relevant Clinical Training and post graduate Qualification
Desirable
- Formal clinical supervision qualification
- Therapy Qualification (i.e. CBT/PSI/Family Therapy).
- Teaching Qualification.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Knowledge & Experience of the Recovery Model.
- Proven track record of providing professional leadership within clinical services.
- MDT working.
- Clinical supervision and Application.
- Adherence to Health and Safety policies.
- Casework Management.
- Facilitation of Personal Development Planning in others.
- Experience of CBU based Model of Care Provision.
- Experience of working within a multi- disciplinary team using the CBU based approach.
- Care Packages and Pathways
- Clustering
- Experience of Positive Clinical Risk Taking and Risk/Safety Planning.
- WRAP and or Recovery Models.
- Evidence of Clinical Practice to an Advanced Practitioner level.
Desirable
- Knowledge of data systems.
- Experience of Positive Clinical Risk Taking and WRAP.
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Excellent communication skills and liaison skills.
- Organisational and time management skills.
- Leadership skills/delegation,
- IT Skills.
Personal Characteristics
Essential
- Ability to motivate others.
- Work under pressure
- Flexible attitude to work
Additional requirements
Essential
- Ability to move and handle safely.
- 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).
