Community Practitioner

We are delighted to offer an opportunity to come and join our busy community service as a community practitioner within the perinatal team. We have 2 posts, 1 full time - 37.5 hours per week based in Newcastle and 1 part time - 30 hours per week based in Northumberland.

To 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 motherhood, recovery and wellbeing and maximising independence., The post holder will be responsible for the assessment and management and care coordination of service users who have a variety of complex needs, diverse presentations, and a range of perinatal mental health conditions.

In collaboration with the Service User and their families, the post holder will facilitate formulation which then informs a Recovery and Wellbeing focussed Care Plans, ensuring regular reviews to monitor progress and adapt Care Plan as necessary. Deliver evidenced based Clinical and Psychologically based Interventions. Coordinate Treatment Planning & Interventions, including reviews and Discharge Planning.

Provide clinical supervision to staff as delegated by Pathway Clinical Lead and Pathway Manager.

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.