Community Practitioner

1 week ago


South Shields, South Tyneside, United Kingdom Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We have an exciting opportunity for a suitably experienced learning disability nurse to come and work in our team as community practitioner.

The post holder will be flexible, approachable and work within the wider health and social care system in South Tyneside supporting children with learning disabilities and their families.


The band 6 community practitioner will also support the wider team with duty, supervision and mentoring of other colleagues and students and contribute to social care team meetings as well as being linked in with special education and SEND colleagues across the borough.

Part of the role will also include supporting with transition into adult teams where appropriate.


This is a varied and diverse, flexible role within a successful and dynamic team currently undergoing lots of exciting development and service improvement work.

For more specific information around the role and wider team please contact the LD Specialist Nurse Paul McElvanney or Team Manager Danielle Callaghan


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.

Will carry a caseload of young people with complex needs relating to their learning disability. Delivering appropriate, evidence based interventions and coordinating their care & treatment.

Take part in the duty rota with other clinicians supporting with calls & queries

Undertake PBS training (if not already qualified)

Carry out clinical assessments following referrals from our partner agency Lifecycle

Supervision and mentoring of junior colleagues and students

Liaison with other services in the system.

Please find attached job description for full details.

Advertising date: 2 nd April 2024

Closing date: 16 th April 2024

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