Community PractitionerNHS

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Practitioner, with an interest in the Children and Young People's PBS Clinical Pathway within CNTW. This specialist support team develops Young People's resilience and recovery, when they may be at risk of hospital admission.

The team offers both an Autism and Learning Disability Pathway, utilising life world models and trauma informed care.

This 9 month secondment is to cover a maternity leave within the service. This post holder will support the young person, their family, and staff supporting them through the development and implementation of a Positive Behavioural Support plan assisting in more integrated care and treatment with their community pathway.

A high level of professional support and continuing professional development can be provided by this post being part of the IPBS team. The post will be carried out with a level of appropriate autonomy as a Community Practitioner, with clinical supervision provided. It is envisaged this part of the role will involve some support into inpatient services, working closely with the clinical team involved in the young people's care and delivery of the PBS plan.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for the Assessment and Management of casework of service users who have substantial and complex needs.

Provide specialist clinical advice to Service Users/Carers, staff, statutory agencies, 3rd sector partner agencies and the public.

In collaboration with the Service User and Carer where appropriate, develop PBS Plans, ensuring regular reviews to monitor progress and adapt Care Plan as necessary.

To consider Carer needs and ensure Carer and family are involved in Care Planning where appropriate.

To deliver evidenced based Clinical and Psychologically based Interventions.

The post holder will 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 recovery and wellbeing and maximising independence.

Coordinate Treatment Planning & Interventions, Reviews and Discharge Planning.

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

To provide compassionate care that is based on empathy, kindness, respect and dignity.

To incorporate a client centred philosophy into nursing practice and client centred collaborative care.

Job description

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Advertising date : 23rd September2026

Closing date : 7th October 2026

We welcome your application.

About us

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.