Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
Community Nurse
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 registered nurse to work within the Newcastle North and East CTT.
The Band 5 Mental Health Community Nurse is responsible for delivering high-quality, person-centred care within CTT, supporting individuals living with a range of mental health needs in a community setting. The role involves working collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team to promote recovery, independence, and wellbeing, while reducing hospital admissions and supporting early discharge.
The post holder will manage a defined caseload, providing holistic assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care in line with evidence-based practice and organisational policies. Care is delivered in service users’ homes, clinics, and other community settings, ensuring accessibility and continuity of care.
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The role also includes participation in depot and clozapine clinics, ensuring safe administration, monitoring, and follow-up in line with local and national guidelines.
- Undertake comprehensive mental health and risk assessments, contributing to care planning and review processes
- Deliver therapeutic interventions in line with individual care plans, including psychosocial and recovery-focused approaches
- Administer and monitor depot injections in clinic and community settings, ensuring safe practice and adherence to protocols
- Support the delivery of clozapine clinics, including physical health monitoring, blood test compliance, side effect monitoring, and coordinating with pharmacy services
- Monitor mental state, medication concordance, and physical health, escalating concerns appropriately
- Develop and maintain therapeutic relationships to support engagement and promote recovery
- Work collaboratively with service users, carers, families, and partner agencies
- Participate in safeguarding processes and risk management, including crisis response where required
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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.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Terri Leigh Hardy
- Job title: Pathway Manager
- Email address: TerriLeigh.Hardy@cntw.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 0191 287 5300
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