Community Practitioner

Are you a Mental Health Nurse (RMN), Learning Disability Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social worker?
Do you want to work in a team where you can shape someone's first experience of mental health services, share your opinions, knowledge and expertise and make a difference, use evidence based interventions and be involved in research, receive training and awareness in interventions we know work with the client group?
If this is you then the Northumberland Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) Team would like you to join us.
The post is a Band 6 Community Practitioner role working across Northumberland, offering interventions to 14 - 65 year olds who are thought to be developing a first episode of psychosis. However you are likely to be responsible for service users in the North of the County covering from Alnwick to the Borders, although depending on service need may involve other localities in the County.
You will work as part of a Multi disciplinary Team (MDT), be involved in assessing and providing interventions to service users as well as supporting families, whilst also working collaboratively with other professionals. The service is committed to developing the skills of practitioners, so there will be opportunities to develop further clinical skills. You will be involved in care co-ordination, but with a caseload of 15 allowing greater opportunity to offer interventions / treatment., In the role as a community practitioner you will:
- triage referrals and allocate for assessment where appropriate.
- undertake initial assessment, feedback to MDT.
- act as point of contact for referrals and calls where they are not able to wait.
- manage a caseload, complete risk assessment and care planning, liaise with other professionals within and external to the team .
- provide evidence based interventions or support plans.

We are so delighted you are considering coming to work with us at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW)., 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 know the power of looking into an organisation, one you might want to work in, or one where you are going to get help, and being able to say, 'I've seen somewhere I can fit in and be myself.' We're on a journey to make the Trust an inclusive employer, representative of the community we serve and we want more of our community to consider applying for jobs with us.
Opportunities for you
Spanning east to west coasts from Northumberland to Cumbria and from the Scottish Borders down to Middlesbrough we've got exciting new opportunities available at every level and in every area.
We offer flexible working, helping work fit around family and caring responsibilities, or training and development needs and there's lots on offer in the way of benefits, such as, lease cars, childcare schemes, staff discounts, season tickets for travel and a cycle to work scheme. All this in a vibrant workplace supported by the following staff networks.
+ Cultural diversity staff network
+ Disabled staff network
+ LGBT+ staff network
We also have a number of staff support groups which are open to any staff to attend. These Include:
+ Armed Forces and Veterans Staff Association
+ Mind, Health and Wellbeing Community
+ Menopause toolkit and cafes and staff carer support group
We offer fantastic personal development opportunities through our Collective Leadership Programme and other Organisational Development initiatives. Whatever you are looking for, you will be joining a supportive, friendly team, offering varied and interesting roles, with opportunities for career progression.
Always improving
CNTW is regulated by the national healthcare regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our last two inspections have rated us as an outstanding organisation. We're always seeking to improve as an organisation. Do you want to be part of that?