Senior community practitioner

Catterick Garrison

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Posted: 18 June

The role

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Community Practitioner to join our friendly and dedicated team at Colburn Medical Practice.

This post would suit a Band 5 looking to develop community assessment and intervention skills.

The WestIntegrated Community Mental Health Team provides mental health services and delivers care to adults across Richmondshire and the Dales areas through two team bases. Our 2nd office is based in Leyburn.

As a member of the team, you will work alongside all members of the multi-disciplinary team which includes Registered Nurses, Social Workers, Psychologists and Psychology Assistants, Consultant Psychiatrists and medics, Team admin and support workers. With access to and support from specialist services available in the trust, and excellent working relationships with local partner organisations.

The team and locality is an area of high activity, and no two days are the same. If you are looking for a new challenge, enjoy variety in your work and are looking to be part of a team striving to make a difference, we will welcome your application for this role.

You must have the Right to Work in the UK in order to be successfully appointed to this role. Please note, this role does not meet the required eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa and therefore the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular role.

Main duties of the job

As a key worker you will be expected to hold a case load of patients, to be able to deliver care to meet the identified patients needs autonomously and with the support from the MDT. You will be required to participate in the duty worker rota and support the patient journey from referral to discharge. As a senior community practitioner, you will be expected to provide support to junior members of the team and to provide an excellent learning environment for students who are placed with the team.

Candidates must have registration with the relevant governing body. Nursing candidates must have 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework at the time of applying.

About us

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention to crisis and specialist care - our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Princess Road Clinic is a short walk from the main town where there are many local shops and cafes. Ryedale is known for its unique blend of rich history, beauty and charming tranquil lifestyle mixed with bustling market towns and small villages.

Details

Date posted

18 June 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

346-NYA-100-26-A

Job locations

Colburn Medical Practice

Orchard House. Easton Way

Colburn

DL94GA

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Current professional registration with an approved professional body.

Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.

For registered nurses: MIP, FLIP, ENB 998 Teaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice or City & Guilds 730 Teaching in Adult Education. Must be achieved within agreed timescale

18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework.

Recognised sign-off mentor, clinical educator or equivalent. Must be achieved within agreed timescale

Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)

Desirable

Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area

Leadership or management qualification

Experience

Essential

Significant experience working with people with mental ill health in a care environment.

Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers.

Providing clinical supervision to individuals or groups as professionally appropriate.

Mentoring or facilitating students on practice placement. Working in a multi-disciplinary team

Desirable

Significant experience working with mental ill health in a community environment.

Knowledge

Essential

Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.

Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment

Understanding of relevant legislation (. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act).

Desirable

The Trust's Quality Improvement System (QIS)

Skills

Essential

Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to patients, carers/families and all members of the multidisciplinary team.

Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and undertake lead professional / care co-ordinator responsibilities

Provide effective clinical supervision, teaching, training and assessing in clinical practice

Desirable

Competency in venepuncture

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