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Job summary

Main area
Adult Community
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
274-11746-AC
Employer
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Johnson Hospital
Town
Spalding
Salary
£31,049 - £37,796 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
17/11/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust logo

Mental Health and Wellbeing Pracitioner

Band 5

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity to join the Spalding Integrated Placed Based team which is part off Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s Adult Community services. The Placed Based Team work closely with the Community mental health team and Neighbourhood team as part of the transformation of mental health services across the local primary care network.

The role facilitates delivery of wellbeing-focused psychologically-informed interventions, aligned to cognitive-behavioural principles, based on the best evidence available, that address problems often experienced by people with severe mental health problems. You will work under close case management supervision from a suitably qualified professional to provide high quality collaborative care planning as a member of the multi-disciplinary team.  Also you will receive clinical skills supervision from an HCPC registered clinical psychologist or BABCP accredited cognitive behavioural therapist to provide specified psychologically-informed wellbeing-focused interventions.

Main duties of the job

To carry out holistic biopsychosocial assessments and facilitate delivery of wellbeing focused psychologically informed interventions based on the individuals assessed needs and following cognitive Behavioural principles. Coordinate care, assess risk and refer appropriately and co-ordinate the patient's journey across the health, social care and voluntary sector system. To maintain comprehensive clinical communication within the locality, neighbourhood colleagues and general practices, ensure that any agreed package of care engages service users and their wider networks in all aspects of their treatment following the trusts policy

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 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 lifeVisit 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

•             NHS pension scheme

•             Free eye tests

•             Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme

•             Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • A graduate certificate (Level 6) or equivalent, delivering the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners (Adult Specialist Mental Health)
  • Registered as a Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner on a professional register recognised for this role by NHS England
Desirable criteria
  • Postgraduate certificate (Level 7) delivering the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners (Adult Specialist Mental Health)

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working with people with mental health needs gained through a graduate certificate or postgraduate certificate training with significant supervised practice
  • Experience running groups/activities
  • Experience working as part of a team
  • Experience of being supervised
  • Experience of analysing and communicating complex information verbally and in writing
Desirable criteria
  • Lived experience of mental health issues/difficulties

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Able to establish and maintain empathic, supportive relationships with people in significant distress or who are cognitively impaired, their families and carers
  • Able to receive, understand and communicate confidential client information of a sensitive and often complex nature, including discussing care with family members within boundaries of confidentiality.
  • Able to communicate in a sensitive and reassuring manner, with empathy, and where appropriate reassurance.
  • Able to make good use of clinical supervision in a group and/or individual format
  • Liaise with other teams and services including external agencies as required for the wellbeing of service users.
  • Commitment to team working and ability to work successfully in a team
  • To be able to travel independently without the use of public transport, throughout the county.
  • Ability to travel across sites in good time
  • Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Sunflower Hidden DisabilitiesTimewise-Flex Positive EmployerVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoMenopause Friendly EmployerCare quality commission - GoodWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerNHS Rainbow badgeAccessAbleStonewall Gold 2022Dying to Work CharterStep into healthCarer Confident -AccomplishedNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality MarkOne Workforce Lincolnshire ICSDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldPastoral Care Quality AwardStonewall Top 100 2024Stonewall Bronze Award 2024Wellness WellbeingNet Zero

Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Louise Smith
Job title
Locality manager Spalding
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07422693810
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