Community Nurse

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust

This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 to be part of the CJLD (Criminal Justice Liaison & Diversion) team within NRP (Northumberland Recovery Partnership).

The successful candidate will work within a dedicated team who work predominantly with those clients recently released or due to be released from prison, those who are involved with probation or any other criminal justice service, including integrated offender management programme (IOM).

The successful candidate will also be involved in assessments of new clients in particular prison releases and those potentially starting on drug/alcohol treatment programmes.

They will be expected to hold a caseload, and will help further develop relationships with the clinical side of NRP and the CJLD team and build better links with external services.

Main Duties of the Job

To manage case work under the direction of the care co-ordinator/Pathway Clinical Lead and provide ongoing assessment and recovery-focused care planning for service users who do not have enhanced needs and where risks are assessed as low, under the supervision of the Pathway Clinical Lead.

To provide, under the direction of a Care Coordinator and/or Pathway Clinical Lead, effective treatment and intervention to service users with complex and substantial needs.

To deliver evidence-based clinical and psychologically based interventions, with appropriate training and supervision, as directed by the Pathway Clinical Lead and Supervisor.

The post holder will work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team ensuring that high-quality, individualised care is delivered, promoting recovery, wellbeing, and maximising independence.

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.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

• Knowledge of relevant contemporary professional theories of mental health care and evidence-based interventions.
• Understanding of the statutory issues which impact on service users.
• Nursing Degree.

Skills and Competencies

• Ability to use IT systems.
• Comprehensive continuous assessment of skills.
• Risk management and safety planning skills.
• Ability to establish rapport and demonstrate engagement skills with service users.

Education and Qualifications

• Experience of working with service users and carers in the successful delivery of treatment plans.
• Completion of preceptorship programme for newly qualified nurses.
• Multi-disciplinary teamwork.
• Proven ability to develop therapeutic partnerships with service users and carers.
• Proven ability to communicate interventions to service users.

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.