Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated Band 5 NMC registered Mental Health Nurse to Join the Lincoln City Community Mental Health team. The team provide a 5 day a week service, Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm.

We are a friendly, supportive and proactive team with a culture of delivering a high quality of care. The team works collaboratively with a range of internal and external partners, GPs, Neighbourhood teams, Social workers and Integrated Placed based teams.

The team provide therapeutic interventions for those individuals that experience severe and enduring mental illness. Offering nursing interventions in a wide variety of clinical, therapeutic and social forms with the aim of promoting health, wellbeing, self-autonomy and independence.

The Successful candidate will work effectively in the multidisciplinary team and work collaboratively to provide high quality mental health assessments, treatment plans and risk management plans, providing evidence based nursing interventions.

Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be providing high-quality person-centred care to patients, families and carers. You will act as care co-ordinator, undertaking comprehensive evidence-based assessments and have a sound knowledge of Psycho-social interventions, supporting service users to work towards recovery goals, build self-resilience and promote independent living.

Promote engagement and involve service users/ carers in the planning and delivery of compassionate care.

Monitor the impact and effectiveness of nursing care delivered.

Make and maintain accurate record keeping. Provide problem solving skills by identifying solutions in routine clinical issues. Participate in regular clinical and management supervision.

The successful applicant will be required to have a good knowledge of the medication management policy and safely administer medication as prescribed.

The applicant must have a flexible and 'can do' approach, with the ability to work under pressure and adapt to changes, often at short notice. A positive attitude is essential for effective teamwork and management of the challenges and complexities within our work.

The post holder will also need to have the ability to travel independently in the community to deliver services.

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 .com to find out more.

Details
Date posted: 26 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 274-12301-AC

Job 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 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

Person Specification
Special requirements
Essential

• Ability to travel around the county independently without the use of public transport

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

Skills
Essential

• Sound knowledge of national agenda for mental health.
• Highly developed clinical reasoning skills.
• Sound knowledge of clinical/risk assessment and understanding of Information Governance principles.
• Highly developed communication skills
• Delegation whilst maintaining overall responsibility for patients care, where appropriate.
• Demonstrate the ability to lead a clinical team
• Highly motivated & able to engage with service users & carers to improve outcomes.
• Ability to work independently and collectively

Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Nurse: 1st Level Registration (NMC) or degree or equivalent
• Currently Registered Nurse
• ENB998 / FliPS or equivalent
• Mentorship Module (degree level)
• Evidence of specialised continued professional training (degree level) in clinical practice.

Desirable

• Management training

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Carholme Court, St George's Site, Long Leys Road, Lincoln, LN1 1FS, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.lpft.nhs.uk/

For questions about the job, contact:
Team manager: Kim Taylor
Kim.taylor4@nhs.net
01522421757

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