Mental Health Nurse

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Wollaton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Early access to Psychological Therap"

Competitive annual leave allowance

Car leasing scheme

Free eye tests

Salary sacrifice scheme

Discounts on major high street lenders

Job summary

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Mental Health Nurse to join an integrated health and social care team, providing inpatient care for service users with serious and enduring mental illness. You will assess, develop, implement and evaluate nursing care in liaison with the care team.

The role offers flexible working options and access to training and career progression, with a supportive environment that values wellbeing and inclusivity.

Qualifications

• Verbal and written communication with patients, carers and staff.
• Strong clinical reasoning for decision-making and risk assessment.
• Ability to work independently and within a team to deliver care.

Responsibilities

• Assess clients and develop, implement and evaluate nursing care plans.
• Provide inpatient nursing interventions as part of a care team.
• Engage with clients and carers in care planning and delivery.
• Manage client risk and document accordance with procedures.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary colleagues to promote recovery and wellbeing.
• Recognise and value contributions of others in care delivery.

Skills

Communication skills

Clinical reasoning

Independent working

Carer engagement

Education

RMN or RNLD registration

CPD / continuing professional training

Job description

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Mental Health Nurse

The closing date is 20 November 2026

To be part of an integrated health/social care team providing inpatient care for service users suffering from serious and enduring mental illness. Offering nursing interventions in a wide variety of clinical, therapeutic and social forms with the aim of promoting mental health, well-being, self-autonomy and independence. You 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.

Main duties of the job

Your role will include;

• Provide therapeutic interpersonal skills when engaging with a client.
• Perform nursing assessments of a client's personal needs using relevant skills and assessment tools.
• Implement a range of clinical skills in the assessment client risk.
• Construct client care plans and risk management plans based on their assessed needs.
• Perform nursing interventions advocated within the clients care plan.
• Recognise the contribution of others in the provision of client care.
• Involve clients and/or carers in the care panning and care delivery in a compassionate and appropriate manner which considers their diverse needs.

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 arange 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 beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.

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
• Free eye tests
• Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants

Person Specification

Qualifications

• RMN or RNLD 1st Level Registration (NMC) or degree or equivalent
• Evidence of specialised continued professional training in clinical practice.

Experience

• 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.
• 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

Skills & Competences

• Sound clinical reasoning skills.
• Highly motivated and able to engage with service users and carers to improve outcomes
• Ability to work independently and collectively
• 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

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust