Community Nurse

NHS

  • Sunderland
  • £31,049-37,796 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 6 hours ago
Are you a passionate 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 Sunderland and South Tyneside 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:
  • Registered professional (RMN, Social Worker, OT) with current registration.
  • Experience of children's and young person's and/or crisis services
  • 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 developmentMain 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 usWe 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.DetailsDate posted02 September 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 5Salary£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annumContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number263-CCG25-316-LBJob locationsHopewood Park HospitalSunderlandSR2 0NBJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease find attached job description for full details.Advertising date : 2nd September 2025Closing date : 16th September 2025We welcome your application. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease find attached job description for full details.Advertising date : 2nd September 2025Closing date : 16th September 2025We welcome your application.Person SpecificationEducation & QualificationEssential
  • 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
Knowledge and ExperienceEssential
  • 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 services
Skills and CompetenciesEssential
  • 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 RequirementsEssential
  • Must be able to meet the mobility requirements of the post.
Person SpecificationEducation & QualificationEssential
  • 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
Knowledge and ExperienceEssential
  • 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 services
Skills and CompetenciesEssential
  • 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 RequirementsEssential
  • Must be able to meet the mobility requirements of the post.

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