# Mental Health Acute Care Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mental-health-acute-care-nurse/e7ce0dc2-f4d3-4dd2-8535-54e55ffd69e3 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mental-health-acute-care-nurse/e7ce0dc2-f4d3-4dd2-8535-54e55ffd69e3.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** St George's (Trust Headquarters) - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent: Flexible working options available - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (Flexible working options available) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-18T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-02T12:10:54.497Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lincolnshire/Sleaford/Lincolnshire_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Ash_Villa/Ash_Villa-v8339568 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8339568?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.lpft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Based in Sleaford, Ash Villa is a 15-bed female acute inpatient ward. We focus on providing a trauma-informed approach as part of our treatment planning with patients. Due to the varied nature of acute wards, acute care can offer a multitude of learning opportunities and the chance to learn a variety of new skills and approaches. As a valued team member, you will work with service users, carers, and the MDT to deliver evidence-based interventions. Your care, compassion, and collaboration will be a key part of the process of supporting patients. Excellent communication skills are vital, and we also encourage regular supervision and reflective practice to provide a supportive environment and to further enhance skills. Full-time hours working on a rota system. Rotational nights, weekends, and bank holiday working – all of which attract shift enhancements. Excellent rates of pay as per the agenda for change and an additional package of NHS pensions and generous annual leave entitlement. Priority will be given to newly qualified nurses who have yet to secure their first qualified nursing post. ### Main duties of the job To be part of an integrated health/social care team providing inpatient care for service users suffering from a wide range of mental ill health. Offering nursing interventions in a wide variety of clinical, therapeutic, and social forms with the aim of promoting mental health, well-being, autonomy, and independence. The postholder will be responsible for the assessment, development, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care, in liaison with the care team in the capacity of a mental health nurse. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post. When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria. We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include: - Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy - Competitive annual leave allowance - Car leasing scheme - NHS pension scheme - Free eye tests - Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme - Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Demonstrating supportive and sensitive communication to patients, carers and staff, whilst demonstrating an understanding of the nature and effects of some information and barriers to effective communication whilst being considerate of client confidentiality - Relevant experience of working with mental health needs - Sound knowledge of the national agenda for mental health - Sound knowledge of clinical/risk assessment and understanding of Information Government principles. **Desirable** - Previous experience working as a registered mental health nurse with people with mental health problems. - Personal experience in the delivery of physical care to others ### Qualifications **Essential** - RMN or RNLD 1st Level Registration (NMC) or degree or equivalent - Evidence of specialised continued professional training in clinical practice. ## Documents - [lpft info (pdf, 44.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2654) - [staff network (pdf, 321.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2459) - [tips for applicant success (pdf, 670.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2299) - [social worker plan 2025-2027 (pdf, 882.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2416) - [functional skills requirements (pdf, 400.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10663549) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 376.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10663548) - [psychological professions plan 2025-2027 (pdf, 992.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2415) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.