Senior Mental Health Practitioner

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Psychological therapies access

Physiotherapy access

Annual leave

Car leasing

Eye tests

Salary sacrifice

Retail discounts

Job summary

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Lincolnshire is seeking a Senior Registered Mental Health Practitioner for the Mental Health Urgent Assessment Centre. You will deliver timely, evidence-based assessments and develop plans to support safe patient recovery, while providing on-shift leadership and professional supervision.

The role focuses on individuals with mental distress, in crisis, with support across children, young people and adults. Flexible hours and NHS benefits apply.

Qualifications

• Experience in crisis mental health settings (adults or CAMHS).
• Experience leading a clinical team and providing supervision.
• Registered professional with UK health registration.
• Commitment to urgent care pathway and evidence-based practice.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality mental health assessments.
• Provide leadership on shift and supervise team.
• Signpost to services and develop recovery plans.
• Lead and supervise staff to ensure safe, responsive care.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Mental health crisis experience

Supervision

Team leadership

Communication skills

Education

NMC/UK registration

Clinical supervision certificate

Management training

Degree in clinical practice

CPD training

Job description

Main area Mental Health Urgent Assessment Centre Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Flexible working options available) Job ref 274-12096-AI-B

Employer Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Peter Hodgkinson Centre Town Lincoln Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 22/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 06/11/2026

NHS AfC: Band 6

Job overview

Are you an experienced CAMHS or Adult Mental Health Practitioner?

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Mental Health Urgent Assessment Centre (MHUAC) for a Senior Registered Mental Health Practitioner.

You should have experience within a crisis mental health setting, working with Children and Young People or Adults, and demonstrate enthusiasm for working within the urgent care pathway. You will be committed to supporting the development of the MHUAC and improving access to a calm and safe alternative to the Emergency Department for individuals experiencing mental distress who have no identified medical need.

The role involves delivering high-quality, timely, evidence-based mental health assessments and developing plans to support safe patient recovery. Service users will receive a comprehensive assessment and be appropriately signposted to services that support their ongoing care.

You will be expected to provide professional practitioner supervision, build effective therapeutic relationships with service users and professionals, and offer expert clinical advice and support. In addition, you will provide leadership and guidance to the team whilst on shift, ensuring safe, responsive, and effective care delivery.

Main duties of the job

• Implement evidence-based practice in the provision of treatment and care to clients.
• Be accountable for the clinical caseload using resources as appropriate.
• Select appropriate assessment tools for assessing specific client needs and risks.
• Demonstrate sound clinical decision-making skills that are in the interests of the client.
• Provide skilled clinical supervision to others.

Working for our organisation

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.

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

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registration with relevant professional body (for nurses specifically: RMN or RNLD or RN: 1st Level Registration (NMC) or degree or equivalent)
• Current Registered Professional
• Evidence of specialised continued professional training (degree level) in clinical practice
• Management training
• Certificate in clinical supervision

Experience

• 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-patients
• Sound knowledge of the national agenda for mental health
• Sound knowledge of clinical/risk assessment and understanding of Information Governance principles
• Experience of working within mental health care

Skills

• Demonstrating supportive and sensitive communication to patients, carers and staff, whilst demonstrating an understanding of the nature and effects of information
• Delegation whilst maintaining overall responsibility for patient care, where appropriate
• Demonstrate the ability to lead a clinical team
• Highly motivated and able to engage with service users and carers to improve outcomes
• Ability to work independently and collectively

As an ethical recruiter we will not pursue applications from red list countries as defined by the World Health Organisation. In order to pursue and apply for this role you must have UK NHS experience.

We reserve the right to withdraw or close a vacancy at any time. We will give priority to employees who are at risk.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.