Job Description

Are you committed to improving access to care and treatment for individuals who are often marginalised and stigmatised within society?



The Personality Disorder Hub Team, are recruiting for an experienced Community Practitioner or those wishing to develop into the role. This is an opportunity for individuals who are interested in developing specialist skills in managing complex risk and promoting safety. Successful candidates will be provided with training, supervision and guidance to help develop their specialist skills.



The Team itself is central to a well-developed and cohesive series of wider pathway developments for service users with personality difficulties.



A strong, positive team culture has been fostered with a particular emphasis on wellbeing and building resilience, for what can undoubtedly be challenging roles. As a team, we welcome diversity, celebrate and cultivate individual differences. We have a strong reflective culture, providing protected time and forums for learning, growth and development.



Our community practitioners work into different localities across the region. We currently have two vacancies, one in the South of the region, covering Sunderland and South Tyneside and the other within the North of the region, covering Northumberland and North Tyneside.



Specialist care co-ordination and treatment for a small number of service users with complex personality difficulties, co-existing conditions and high risk presentation.

Structured Clinical Management (SCM), adapted trauma stabilisation and to a lesser extent Mentalisation Based Treatment (MBT) during the most unstable phase of a service users care pathway.

Focus will be on providing safety, stabilisation, containment and emotional regulation and control.

Scaffolding to a wide range of community teams, inpatient staff and third sector providers.

The Personality Disorder Hub Team is part of a series of wider pathway developments for service users with Personality Disorder aimed at improving overall care, in partnership with a wide range of stakeholders. On this basis, Community Practitioners can expect to interface with many services both within and outside of CNTW.



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.



We welcome applications from qualified RMNs, Occupational Therapists or Social Workers with suitable experience. Please refer to Person Specification for further details.



Please do not hesitate to get in touch for an informal chat about this post. We look forward to hearing from you.



Please find attached job description for full details.

Advertising date :

19 th August 2025

Closing date :

2 nd September 2025



We welcome your application