Job summary
LPFT and APEX Primary Care Network are seeking to recruit a Senior Mental Health Practitioner (Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker) to support patients registered within their primary care network.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative and forward-thinking service committed to supporting individuals on their recovery journey. We are passionate about helping people live independent, meaningful lives, connected to their local communities and supported to achieve their personal health and wellbeing goals.

Person-centred care is at the heart of everything we do. The successful candidate will deliver recovery-focused interventions that promote independence, resilience and positive outcomes for patients and carers. Working across primary and secondary care, the post holder will provide specialist mental health assessment, advice and interventions, supporting people with serious mental illness.

The role offers opportunities for creative and innovative ways of working, enabling practitioners to work autonomously while keeping the individual at the centre of assessment, care planning and intervention. The post holder will manage a caseload of complex cases, work collaboratively with GP practices, neighbourhood teams and secondary mental health services, and contribute to MDT meetings to ensure coordinated, high-quality care.

Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be an experienced clinician with proven expertise in supporting individuals with highly complex mental health needs. You will demonstrate evidence-based practice, strong clinical decision-making, and a commitment to delivering innovative, person-centred care.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Working autonomously within designated GP practices, providing specialist mental health assessment, advice, consultation, and interventions.
• Delivering specialist clinical support to people with serious mental illness, promoting both mental and physical wellbeing.
• Undertaking holistic, person-centred assessments and planning, implementing, monitoring, and reviewing therapeutic interventions with individuals and carers.
• Working closely with secondary mental health services and partner agencies to develop personalised care plans focused on what matters most to the individual.
• Providing mentorship, guidance, and training, including Primary Care and Neighbourhood Multidisciplinary Team (MDT).
• Attending and contributing to neighbourhood and integrated team meetings, working collaboratively with the Neighbourhood Lead and wider partners.
• Facilitating and contributing to case discussions, case conferences, and MDT meetings to ensure coordinated, high-quality care and positive outcomes.
• Supporting a joined-up approach to care, ensuring individuals can access appropriate services, community resources, and interventions to meet their 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 network 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 beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.

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

Get in touch today: Our friendly team is here to answer any questions you may have about our roles. For more information, please contact Christine Coupar, via email at christine.coupar@nhs.net

Person Specification
Essential Experience

• Post-Registration experience of working with adults with mental health needs
• Experience of working autonomously within a senior position
• Experience of managing staff and good leadership skills
• Experience of working across organisations
• 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

• Experience of leading service change/development/transformation
• Experience of leading training sessions
• Experience of neighbourhood working

Essential Qualifications

• Degree in mental health and social care or equivalent
• 1st Level Registration (NMC, HCPC)
• Evidence of advanced clinical practice at post graduate level to masters or equivalent
• Evidence of continuous professional development

Desirable Qualifications

• Management or leadership qualification
• Non-medical prescriber (or ability to complete within first 12 months in post)

Essential Skills

• 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 stakeholders.
• Good negotiation skills for conflict resolution.
• IT skills- email, word processing, excel, systems use.
• Analyse and interpret data and/or information.
• Statistics.

Special Requirements

• Ability to travel independently throughout the county

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.

Employer details
Employer name: Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address: APEX Primary Care Network, West ARRS, WEST ARRS, LN1 1FS, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.lpft.nhs.uk/

Contact
Service Manager: Christine Coupar, Christine.coupar@nhs.net, 07312125245

Closing date: 01 November 2026
Reference number: 274-12286-AC
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Pay scheme: Agenda for change, Band 7