Job summary
Employer heading
Community Practitioner
Band 6
Hello!
We are so delighted you are considering coming to work with us at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW).
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?
Job overview
A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Community Practitioner (Mental Health) within the Behaviour Support Service (BSS) for Older Person’s Community Central, at the Campus for Ageing and Vitality (CAV). The service is well established since 2008 and works into all the care homes in Newcastle and part of the borough of North Tyneside.
The BSS supports older people living in a care environment by promoting least restrictive practice (reducing use of restrictive interventions) with a non-pharmacological focus and developing psycho-social interventions.
The team has been hugely successful in preventing and reducing hospital admissions for its client group in the Newcastle area since its inception. We are looking for somebody who is excited to advance in their current role or to develop a new specialty. The BSS has a fantastic staff retention rate and can meet your individual training and development needs within role including research opportunities.
You will join the team at an exciting time where you will help support service development and new ways of working.
You will need the appropriate skills and knowledge to work with this client group, to meet their needs arising from organic or functional illness, and to help the teams who support them in a care environment. You will need knowledge or experience of working in Older People’s services and excellent communication skills to work with multiple teams and liaise with different agencies.
Main duties of the job
Independently carry a caseload. Complete assessments for organic and functional referrals to the service. Devise formulation/treatment support plans using Newcastle Model. Work cohesively with care home staff to devise interventions supporting staff to understand and manage behaviours. Carry out teaching/training sessions with care home staff. Be able to work with outside agencies. Joint work where appropriate with co-located teams.
You must have a strong commitment to the delivery of high quality, safe, patient care and be a good role model in reflecting the Trusts core Values.
You will be a confident, experienced clinician with excellent communication and interpersonal skills who is focused and well organized. The demand of the job also requires the ability to be autonomous, flexible and responsive with a positive attitude to teamwork.
The BSS team also benefits from the opportunity for flexible and remote working.
You will use the Newcastle Model of unmet needs as part of a behavioural assessment and will devise and evaluate intervention support plans with care home staff. You will also have the opportunity to provide teaching and training to care home staff.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please note to apply for this role you must have the right to work in the UK. CNTW NHS Foundation Trust will not provide sponsorship for this role.
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 18th April 2024
Closing date : 2nd May 2024
We welcome your application.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Professional Qualification and current Professional Registration as, a First Level Registered Nurse (RNMH)
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent Team work
- to be able assess, formulate and treatment service users with organic and functional backgrounds
- Be able to understand and manage risk
knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of disciplinary working
- Understand mental health and behaviour in older people
- Be able to devise needs based care/support plans
- Having an understanding of risk managment
Experience
Essential criteria
- Understand the use of formulation led care plans
- Working with older people organic and functional concerns
- 12 to 24 month band 5 qualified nurse experience dependent upon service need
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Karin Smith
- Job title
- Behaviour Support Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0191 2468655
- Additional information
If interested candidates want to speak to Behaviour Support Service for more information, if Karin Smith is not contactable please advise to speak to Lynsey Todd Community Treatment Team, Clinical Lead
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