Assistant Practitioner

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; South Witham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Early access to Psychological Therap"

Physiotherapy access

Competitive annual leave

Car leasing scheme

NHS pension scheme

Free eye tests

Salary sacrifice scheme

Retail/restaurant discounts

Job summary

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Assistant Practitioner to join the Healthy Minds Lincolnshire team. The role focuses on delivering evidence-based emotional wellbeing support for children and young people aged 0-19 in a NHS setting.

The post is full-time with potential flexible patterns, operating Monday to Friday 9am–5pm, across a rural county. Travel and safeguarding knowledge are essential, with a strong focus on collaborative care.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent qualification or equivalent experience.
• Experience of working with people with mental health needs.
• Knowledge of universal children's services.
• Desirable teaching or training qualifications and therapeutic intervention courses.

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-based interventions for children and young people with emotional wellbeing needs.
• Travel around Lincolnshire to support services and work flexibly to meet service needs.
• Maintain safeguarding procedures and liaise with other professionals for holistic care.
• Contribute to the development of the Healthy Minds Lincolnshire service.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Independent working

Interpersonal skills

Safeguarding knowledge

Child development knowledge

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent

Teaching or training qualification

Therapeutic Intervention courses

Job description

Assistant Practitioner

Company: Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Job ID: C9274-26-0419

The closing date is 06 November 2026

Job summary

We currently have two exciting opportunities to join our Children and Young People's Emotional Wellbeing Service as an Assistant Practitioner.

Our Lincolnshire Emotional Wellbeing Service supports children and young people aged 0-19 who are presenting with emotional wellbeing or mental health problems, which are of a low level of complexity and/or intensity, by offering a variety of evidence-based interventions.

Please note that, as we are currently undergoing service transformation work, this post will be part of a new hybrid team that is bringing together the existing Healthy Minds Lincolnshire (HML) and Mental Health Support Teams (MHST). The name of the hybrid teams/service is to be Healthy Minds Lincolnshire.

This is advertised as full-time post operating Monday to Friday 9am-5pm, however other working patterns can be considered and base can be negotiated.

Main duties of the job

Our Lincolnshire Emotional Wellbeing Service work with children and young people on a variety of emotional wellbeing needs, including but not limited to: anxiety, low mood, self-harm, self-esteem, and anger.

This is an exciting opportunity for motivated and highly organised individuals with a passion for children and young people's emotional wellbeing to help shape the Emotional Wellbeing Service. You should be able to travel around this large rural county and able to work flexibly according to the needs of the service. The successful applicant will need to have knowledge and experience of delivering evidence-based therapeutic interventions.

The successful applicant will be expected to be familiar with children's safeguarding procedures in Lincolnshire and demonstrate good working relationships with other professionals to enable the provision of holistic care to children, young people and their families.

You should possess a Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care or equivalent, or extensive experience working within mental health/emotional wellbeing services.

There are well-established links between all of the community-based Children and Young People's Mental Health Services and partner organisations.

About us

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!

We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit being in Lincolnshire to find out more.

Details

Date posted: 23 October 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 4

Salary: £28,392 to £31,157 a year per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number: 274-12283-SP

Job location: Johnson Community Hospital, Spalding Road, Pinchbeck, Spalding, PE11 3DT, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

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

Due to the UKVI immigration changes we are no longer able to offer sponsorship for this role. Please provide details of the visa type and expiry date in your application. Failure to provide the required information will result in your application being rejected.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NVQ level 3 qualification or equivalent in Health and Social Care or equivalent experience

Desirable

• Teaching or training qualification
• Therapeutic Intervention courses

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with people with mental health needs
• Knowledge of universal children's services

Desirable

• Experience of working with children and young people
• Experience of delivering therapeutic interventions
• Experience in delivering training and group work

Skills

Essential

• Sound organisational and time management skills
• Sound verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently and collectively
• Ability to work autonomously and use own initiative
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Sound knowledge of Child Care legislation and Safeguarding
• Good understanding of child and adolescent development

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name: Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Johnson Community Hospital, Spalding Road, Pinchbeck, Spalding, PE11 3DT, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://www.lpft.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details: For questions about the job, contact: Team Manager Rebecca Sowerby, [e-mail], 01522535189