Community Nurse

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.

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

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: ***email_hidden*** Telephone number: 0191 287 5300