Community Mental Health Practitioner


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£39,959 to £48,117 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	North Tyneside, NE29 8NH
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	9 Sept 2026
Closing date:	23 Sept 2026

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Summary

To be responsible for the Assessment and Management of casework of service users who have substantial and complex needs. Provide specialist clinical advice to Service Users/Carers, staff, statutory agencies, 3rd sector partner agencies and the public. In collaboration with the Service User and Carer where appropriate, develop Recovery and Wellbeing focused Care Plans, ensuring regular reviews to monitor progress and adapt Care Plan as necessary. To consider Carer needs and ensure Carer and family are involved in Care Planning where appropriate. To deliver evidenced based Clinical and Psychologically based Interventions. The post holder will work as a member of the Multi-disciplinary Team ensuring that high quality individualised care is delivered which ensures safety and a commitment to promoting recovery and wellbeing and maximising independence. Coordinate Treatment Planning & Interventions, Reviews and Discharge Planning. Provide clinical supervision to staff as delegated by Team Manager. To provide compassionate care that is based on empathy, kindness, respect and dignity. To incorporate a client centred philosophy into nursing practice and client centred collaborative care. Work flexibly to meet the needs of Service Users across pathways which may regularly include working extended and flexible hours over 7 days a week. Demonstrate flexibility in the role. This may involve working across clinical pathways to support the needs of the service, whilst ensuring the delivery of high quality care at all times. To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching topromote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

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