# 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/c5d63313-4dea-424f-a752-22697b09439f - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mental-health-practitioner/c5d63313-4dea-424f-a752-22697b09439f.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:** 2026-06-14T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-29T12:22:26.982Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lincolnshire/Louth/Lincolnshire_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Community_Mental_Health_Team/Community_Mental_Health_Team-v8035396 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8035396?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.lpft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity is available for a Mental Health Practitioner to join the Integrated Place Based Team (IPBT) for East Lindsey, based in Louth. This role is part of a place-based mental health workforce that is integrated as part of the Locality Mental Health team. Hours of Work: Monday to Friday, 9-5. Lincolnshire is one of only 12 areas in England to be chosen to lead on transforming mental health services. In LPFT we are forging ahead in our community transformation plans that aim to offer a dynamic, localised approach that is responsive, evaluated & tailored to local need, targeting health inequalities. We are focused on helping people towards prevention and recovery, enabling them to live well in their community as much as possible. We work closely with the local community to design and improve services, ensuring we use the existing assets and work to continually improve and develop these. Consideration may be given in view of this being a developmental role. For further information or any questions, please feel free to contact: Heidi Richardson, Senior Mental Health Practitioner/ Team Manager 01507 608959, \[email protected\] ### Main duties of the job Intervention and management of a case load of patients, working as a specialist practitioner working to pro-actively monitor and anticipate changing phase of illness and health and social care needs of patients with serious mental illness. To ensure delivery of a person-centred approach, “What matters to me” to all patients that enables individuals to achieve their optimum physical, psychological and social wellbeing. Being an advocate for the patient in ensuring they receive appropriate timely care. Act as a specialist practitioner, working with a caseload of people referred to them in a manner which demonstrates a specialist knowledge base and specialist clinical skills and competencies. Improve clinical outcomes for patients by enabling them to function independently by increasing their choice to remain in their own home / community and reduce the need for, or prevent inappropriate hospital admission Triage, initial assessment, management and prioritisation of a caseload of patients according to their health status, who are referred by various agencies including GP, hospital, case managers, social care, and independent sector promoting self-care, self-management and independent living. ### 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  Heidi Richardson, Senior Mental Health Practitioner/ Team Manager 01507 608959, \[email protected\] ## Job Details An exciting opportunity is available for a Mental Health Practitioner to join the Integrated Place Based Team (IPBT) for East Lindsey, based in Louth. This role is part of a place-based mental health workforce that is integrated as part of the Locality Mental Health team. Hours of Work: Monday to Friday, 9-5. Lincolnshire is one of only 12 areas in England to be chosen to lead on transforming mental health services. In LPFT we are forging ahead in our community transformation plans that aim to offer a dynamic, localised approach that is responsive, evaluated & tailored to local need, targeting health inequalities. We are focused on helping people towards prevention and recovery, enabling them to live well in their community as much as possible. We work closely with the local community to design and improve services, ensuring we use the existing assets and work to continually improve and develop these. Consideration may be given in view of this being a developmental role. For further information or any questions, please feel free to contact: Heidi Richardson, Senior Mental Health Practitioner/ Team Manager 01507 608959, \[email protected\] ## Job Description Intervention and management of a case load of patients, working as a specialist practitioner working to pro-actively monitor and anticipate changing phase of illness and health and social care needs of patients with serious mental illness. To ensure delivery of a person-centred approach, “What matters to me” to all patients that enables individuals to achieve their optimum physical, psychological and social wellbeing. Being an advocate for the patient in ensuring they receive appropriate timely care. Act as a specialist practitioner, working with a caseload of people referred to them in a manner which demonstrates a specialist knowledge base and specialist clinical skills and competencies. Improve clinical outcomes for patients by enabling them to function independently by increasing their choice to remain in their own home / community and reduce the need for, or prevent inappropriate hospital admission Triage, initial assessment, management and prioritisation of a caseload of patients according to their health status, who are referred by various agencies including GP, hospital, case managers, social care, and independent sector promoting self-care, self-management and independent living. ## 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 Heidi Richardson, Senior Mental Health Practitioner/ Team Manager 01507 608959, \[email protected\] ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Post- Registration experience of working with adults with mental health needs. - Sound knowledge of the national agenda for mental health - Sound knowledge of clinical/ risk assessment and understanding of confidentiality. - Sound knowledge of community care issues, local health and social structures, functions and boundaries - Sound knowledge of the Mental Health Act. **Desirable** - Experience of leading training sessions - Experience of neighbourhood working ### Qualifications **Essential** - Degree in mental health and social care or equivalent: - 1st Level Registration (NMC,HCPC) - Evidence of specialised continued professional training (degree level) in clinical practice - Evidence of specialist training at diploma level or equivalent - Evidence of continuous professional development ### Special Requirements **Essential** - Ability to travel independently across the county ### Skills and Competences **Essential** - Highly developed clinical reasoning skills - Prioritisation and resource allocation, planning and organisational skills - Able to communicate complex and at times highly sensitive information to a variety of stake holders. - Good negotiation skills for conflict resolution. - IT skills- email, word processing, excel, systems use. - Analyse and interpret data and/ or information. - Statistics. - Ability to travel independently throughout the county ## 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=10323351) - [tips for applicant success (pdf, 670.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2299) - [job description and person spec (pdf, 576.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10323352) ## 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.