Job summary
This is a band 5 post, within the North Cumbria Crisis Team.
The Universal Crisis Team for North Cumbria are in a position to recruit and are therefore looking to recruit motivated and committed individuals.
The North Cumbria Crisis Team have Full Time and Part Time Vacancies - based at Carelton Clinic in Carlilse and Lillyhall in Workington.
The North Cumbria Crisis Team offers a dynamic and exciting work environment that can be both challenging and rewarding. You would be working within a multi disciplinary team that are motivated in delivering high quality care for patients at home, with an aim to provide an alternative to hospital admission.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be part of a team working under the crisis model and pathway, offering a 24/7 service as an alternative to hospital admission. The successful candidate must have experience of working with individuals with a variety of mental health needs, and ideally have a track record of clinical experience in working with risk and complexity.
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.
NHS Employees identified as at risk of compulsory redundancy and those eligible for the NENC Re-Deployment careers hub will receive prior consideration.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 16th December 2025
Closing date : 30th December 2025
We welcome your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 16th December 2025
Closing date : 30th December 2025
We welcome your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First Level Registration RMN/RNMH/RNLD Qualification
- 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
- Further relevant post qualifying training
- Previous experience in a community setting.
- Experience of involving service users/ carers in evaluation/planning and monitoring of services
Knowledge
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.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to use IT system
- Comprehensive continuous assessment of skills
- Risk Assessment skills.
- Risk Management and Safety Planning skills.
- Ability to establish a rapport and demonstrate engagement skills with service users
- Adaptability, flexibility, good communication skills and a commitment to multi-agency team work
- Time Management skills and ability to prioritise work load
- Provide evidence based therapeutic interventions.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First Level Registration RMN/RNMH/RNLD Qualification
- 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
- Further relevant post qualifying training
- Previous experience in a community setting.
- Experience of involving service users/ carers in evaluation/planning and monitoring of services
Knowledge
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.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to use IT system
- Comprehensive continuous assessment of skills
- Risk Assessment skills.
- Risk Management and Safety Planning skills.
- Ability to establish a rapport and demonstrate engagement skills with service users
- Adaptability, flexibility, good communication skills and a commitment to multi-agency team work
- Time Management skills and ability to prioritise work load
- Provide evidence based therapeutic interventions.
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).
