An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 registered professional to work within the West Cumbria CTT.
The Band 5 Community Practitioner 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.
Main duties of the job
- 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
- Monitor depot injections in clinic and community settings, ensuring safe practice and adherence to protocols
- 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
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.
NHS Employees identified as at risk of compulsory redundancy and those eligible for the NENC Re-Deployment careers hub will receive prior consideration.
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