# Mental Health Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mental-health-practitioner/933217cd-f7e6-4601-88e8-38b23e5b42cf - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mental-health-practitioner/933217cd-f7e6-4601-88e8-38b23e5b42cf.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Lincoln - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-05T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-29T12:22:24.691Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lincolnshire/Skegness/Lincolnshire_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Community_Mental_Health_Team/Community_Mental_Health_Team-v8040007 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8040007?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.lpft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are seeking a motivated and compassionate Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner to join our dynamic Locality Mental Health Team, providing high‑quality, recovery‑focused care to adults with complex and enduring mental health needs. You will work both autonomously and as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team, delivering evidence‑based interventions that promote safety, wellbeing, and independence. As a key member of the team, you will hold a defined caseload, act as a lead HCP and deputise for the team manager when required. You will play an active role in assessment, formulation, risk management, and collaborative care planning, ensuring that service users and carers are at the centre of decision‑making. You will be an experienced and confident practitioner with: - Professional registration (RMN, Social Worker, or Occupational Therapist). - Strong clinical assessment, formulation, and risk‑management skills. - Experience working with adults with complex mental health needs in community or acute settings. - A commitment to trauma‑informed, recovery‑focused, and co‑produced approaches. - Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. - Confidence in managing competing demands in a fast‑paced community environment. - Motivation to contribute to service development, quality improvement, and positive team culture. ### Main duties of the job Comprehensive assessment — Undertake biopsychosocial assessments, formulation, and risk assessments for adults referred to the service. Case management — Manage an allocated caseload, developing person‑centred care plans in line with the LMHT SOP and Framework. Risk management — Lead on dynamic risk assessment, crisis planning, and safety interventions. Therapeutic interventions — Deliver evidence‑based interventions, including psychological, psychosocial, and recovery‑focused approaches. Duty work — Participate in the team’s duty rota, responding to urgent referrals and supporting crisis presentations. Multidisciplinary collaboration — Work closely with psychiatry, psychology, social care, primary care, and voluntary sector partners. Clinical documentation — Maintain accurate, timely, and professional records in line with Trust and NMC/HCPC standards. Service development — Contribute to quality improvement, transformation initiatives, and trauma‑informed, recovery‑oriented practice. Supervision and support — Provide supervision, mentorship, and support to junior staff and students. Safeguarding — Uphold safeguarding responsibilities for adults and children, working within statutory frameworks. ### 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 Get in touch today: Our friendly team is here to answer any questions you may have about our roles. For more information, please contact  Rachel Bradley, via email at \[email protected\] or by telephone 01754 800200 ## Job Details We are seeking a motivated and compassionate Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner to join our dynamic Locality Mental Health Team, providing high‑quality, recovery‑focused care to adults with complex and enduring mental health needs. You will work both autonomously and as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team, delivering evidence‑based interventions that promote safety, wellbeing, and independence. As a key member of the team, you will hold a defined caseload, act as a lead HCP and deputise for the team manager when required. You will play an active role in assessment, formulation, risk management, and collaborative care planning, ensuring that service users and carers are at the centre of decision‑making. You will be an experienced and confident practitioner with: Professional registration (RMN, Social Worker, or Occupational Therapist). Strong clinical assessment, formulation, and risk‑management skills. Experience working with adults with complex mental health needs in community or acute settings. A commitment to trauma‑informed, recovery‑focused, and co‑produced approaches. Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. Confidence in managing competing demands in a fast‑paced community environment. Motivation to contribute to service development, quality improvement, and positive team culture. ## Job Description Comprehensive assessment — Undertake biopsychosocial assessments, formulation, and risk assessments for adults referred to the service. Case management — Manage an allocated caseload, developing person‑centred care plans in line with the LMHT SOP and Framework. Risk management — Lead on dynamic risk assessment, crisis planning, and safety interventions. Therapeutic interventions — Deliver evidence‑based interventions, including psychological, psychosocial, and recovery‑focused approaches. Duty work — Participate in the team’s duty rota, responding to urgent referrals and supporting crisis presentations. Multidisciplinary collaboration — Work closely with psychiatry, psychology, social care, primary care, and voluntary sector partners. Clinical documentation — Maintain accurate, timely, and professional records in line with Trust and NMC/HCPC standards. Service development — Contribute to quality improvement, transformation initiatives, and trauma‑informed, recovery‑oriented practice. Supervision and support — Provide supervision, mentorship, and support to junior staff and students. Safeguarding — Uphold safeguarding responsibilities for adults and children, working within statutory frameworks. ## 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 Get in touch today: Our friendly team is here to answer any questions you may have about our roles. For more information, please contact Rachel Bradley, via email at \[email protected\] or by telephone 01754 800200 ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Relevant experience of working with adults with mental health needs. Or clear evidence of substantial experience of working with individuals in crisis and skills that are transferable to both community/in-patient. - Experience of working with people with severe and enduring mental illnesses - Evidence of continuing professional development ### Qualifications **Essential** - Evidence of specialised continued professional training (degree level) in clinical practice. Registered with a professional body e.g. NMC, UKCP, HCPC, BACP - Recognised Professional Qualification in Registered Nursing (RMN,RLDN), Social Worker (CQSW, DipSW), Occupational Therapy RVN or RNLD or RN: 1st Level Registration (NMC) or degree or equivalent. - ENB998 / FliPS or equivalent - Evidence of specialised continued professional training (degree level) in clinical practice - Mentorship Module (degree level) **Desirable** - Management training ### Special Requirements **Essential** - Ability to travel independently across the county ### Skills and Competences **Essential** - Sound knowledge of national agenda for mental health. - Sound knowledge of clinical/risk assessment and understanding of Information Goverance principles. - Delegation whilst maintaining overall responsibility for patients care, where appropriate - Demonstrate the ability to lead a clinical team. - Ability to work independently and collectively. - Highly developed clinical reasoning skills - Highly motivated & able to engage with service users & carers to improve outcomes - Highly developed communication skills. ## 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) - [functional requirements (pdf, 400.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10328457) - [tips for applicant success (pdf, 670.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2299) - [job description and person spec (pdf, 368.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10328458) ## 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.