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Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic registered professional to join the Learning Disability Crisis Response and Intensive Support Team (LD CRIST) as a Band 6 Practitioner.
LD CRIST provides a service 7 days a week, 8:00am to 9:00pm, including bank holidays.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to discuss flexible working arrangements within these hours. Weekend and bank holiday working is undertaken on a rotational basis.
As a Band 6 Practitioner, you will manage your own caseload while working within a specialist multidisciplinary team comprising nurses, healthcare support workers, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, psychiatry and psychology colleagues, with input from a range of allied health professionals.
The team provides specialist support, clinical assessments, interventions and risk management for people with learning disabilities who are at risk of admission to an inpatient unit or at risk of placement breakdown within the community across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
Our aim is to support individuals to remain safely within their communities wherever possible.
This post offers an excellent opportunity for a registered professional with experience of working with people with learning disabilities.
A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle insured for business use are essential requirements for this role.
Main duties of the job
It is an ideal role for someone looking to further develop their clinical skills, knowledge and competencies while being part of a passionate and supportive team dedicated to improving outcomes for people with learning disabilities and complex needs.
Please see attached job description and person specification for full details:
Triaging new referrals from a number of sources including referral directly from patients, carers or professionals.
Provide clinical assessment, support, planning and oversight for patients who are in the community at risk of admission and/or placement breakdown.
Offer training and advice to carers, providers and health and social care staff specifically in relation to meeting the individuals needs and through their Positive Behavioural Support Plan.
Provide specialist advice and support to people to enable them to remain in the community and prevent, if possible, in-patient admissions.
Monitor/ support utilising our pathways including the Mental Health Pathway and Positive Behavioural Support Pathway until there is sustainable evidence that the risks are manageable/ reduced and if required handing over to LD Community teams for longer term monitoring.
Applicants who are interested in the post are encouraged to make contact with the team to arrange an informal visit.
We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.
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: 26 August 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: 007289
- Job locations: The Agnes Unit,400 Anstey Lane, Gorse Hill, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 7GL, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
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Person specification
Mobility
Essential
- Own transport or suitable alternative. Dependence on public transport is not suitable for this role
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration/qualification experience of working with service users with complex mental health needs
- Significant experience of undertaking comprehensive mental health assessments
- Demonstrates motivation and commitment to providing high quality service user centred care and patient education
Qualifications
Essential
- Current professional registration: Registered Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, physiotherapist or psychologist
- 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
Desirable
- Non-medical Prescriber or willing to work towards (those with NMC Registration only)
Trust Behaviours
Essential
- Valuing one another
- Recognising and valuing people’s differences
- Working together
- Taking personal responsibility
- Always learning and improving
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Emotional resilience
- Physically capable for performing the role and responsibilities expected of the post holder
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to demonstrate leadership and work effectively with others
- Demonstrates initiative and ability to work independently, able to problem solve and prioritise own and others work
- Demonstrates planning and organisational skills
- Demonstrates adaptability and flexibility dependent upon work priorities
- Able to make judgements based on evidence based practice and translate this for use in the clinical team environment
- To be able to demonstrate understanding of current developments in the NHS and their implications for leadership and quality care for clients/service users
- Ability to motivate self and others.
- Ability to operate a computer to use standard Office programmes and Electronic Patient Record Systems
Standard Requirements
Essential
- Commitment to Equality & Valuing Diversity Principles
- Understanding of Confidentiality & Data Protection
- 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)
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This advert is for LD Crisis Response+Intensive Support Practitioner with Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust in The Agnes Unit,400 Anstey Lane, Gorse Hill, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 7GL, United Kingdom, United Kingdom. It is listed as a Band 6 Mental health professionals role. The advertised salary is £39959.00 to £48117.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 27 Sep 2026.
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