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Job requirements
Essential
25 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Mobility
Own transport or suitable alternative. Dependence on public transport is not suitable for this role
- Experience
Significant post registration/qualification experience of working with service users with complex mental health needs
- Experience
Significant experience of undertaking comprehensive mental health assessments
- Experience
Demonstrates motivation and commitment to providing high quality service user centred care and patient education
- Qualifications
Current professional registration: Registered Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, physiotherapist or psychologist
- Qualifications
Evidence of relevant post graduate registration training and development in particular motivational interviewing, brief solution focussed interventions, cognitive and behavioural approaches and psychosocial interventions to enable the management of a caseload of service users with complex needs
- Personal Attributes
Emotional resilience
- Personal Attributes
Physically capable for performing the role and responsibilities expected of the post holder
- Knowledge and Skills
Demonstrates effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Knowledge and Skills
Ability to demonstrate leadership and work effectively with others
- Knowledge and Skills
Demonstrates initiative and ability to work independently, able to problem solve and prioritise own and others work
- Knowledge and Skills
Demonstrates planning and organisational skills
- Knowledge and Skills
Demonstrates adaptability and flexibility dependent upon work priorities
- Knowledge and Skills
Able to make judgements based on evidence based practice and translate this for use in the clinical team environment
- Knowledge and Skills
To be able to demonstrate understanding of current developments in the NHS and their implications for leadership and quality care for clients/service users
- Knowledge and Skills
Ability to motivate self and others.
- Knowledge and Skills
Ability to operate a computer to use standard Office programmes and Electronic Patient Record Systems
- Standard Requirements
Commitment to Equality & Valuing Diversity Principles
- Standard Requirements
Understanding of Confidentiality & Data Protection
- Standard Requirements
Understanding of the service users of the Trust (which could include lived experience of conditions the Trust deals with or of receiving services relevant to those the Trust provides)
- Demonstrates a commitment to the Trust’s Behaviours
Valuing one another
- Demonstrates a commitment to the Trust’s Behaviours
Recognising and valuing people’s differences
- Demonstrates a commitment to the Trust’s Behaviours
Working together
- Demonstrates a commitment to the Trust’s Behaviours
Taking personal responsibility
- Demonstrates a commitment to the Trust’s Behaviours
Always learning and improving
Desirable
1 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualifications
Non-medical Prescriber or willing to work towards (those with NMC Registration only)
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for highly motivated, passionate clinical practitioner (Registered Nurse or AHP) to be part of a small team working to prevent unnecessary admissions to mental health hospitals of children, young people and adults with a learning disability and/or autism.
As a clinical practitioner you will oversee a cohort of individuals who have been referred to the Dynamic Support Pathway & whom have been identified as having complex needs requiring additional support to coordinate & manage their care.
You will be confident to work autonomously and as a member of a multi-disciplinary team and have the ability to work across numerous agencies whilst keeping the individual at the centre of everything you do.
You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, be able to problem solve, prioritise and demonstrate the Trust Values in everything you do.
Whilst the role primarily works with adults, the Dynamic Support Pathway is an all age service and experience of working with children and young people is desirable.
You will join the award winning LDA Collaborative and will be part of making a difference and improving the lives of local people. You will hold a professional qualification.
To work autonomously, work within a multi-disciplinary team to ensure effective care plans and treatments are in place for complex services users.
Main duties of the job
To contribute to care quality performance and clinical activity by providing professional leadership and guidance, clinical advice and management in relation to the key dimensions of health care quality:
Patient safety.
The effectiveness of all health care interventions.
Patient experience.
The environment in which care is delivered.
Responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of evidenced based care to a group of service users according to changing healthcare needs and varying levels of complexity in a range of settings.
Recognise, prioritise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations.
Work collaboratively and ensure maintenance of effective partnership communication and with other professionals, agencies and stakeholders to ensure needs are met in relation to care input, support for ongoing care needs and safe discharge.
Ensure that fully accurate, complete and contemporaneous clinical records are written and maintained for each service user in accordance with agreed policy.
Actively participate in the development and implementation and delivery of new ways of working, implementing research based practice in order to promote ongoing care improvement.
Ensure that self and team members act at all times to provide a personalised service to patients in accordance with agreed standards and promote quality, diversity and rights.
About us
We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
Details
- Date posted: 16 September 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 6
- Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: 007106
- Job locations: County Hall, Penn Lloyd Building, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 8TB, United Kingdom
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This advert is for Community Practitioner with Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust in Leicester, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Practitioner role. The advertised salary is £39959.00 to £48117.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 04 Oct 2026.
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