Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LPFT NHS)
Senior Mental Health Practitioner
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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.
Responsibilities
- Deliver high-quality, timely, evidence-based mental health assessments and develop plans to support safe patient recovery.
- Service users will receive a comprehensive assessment and be appropriately signposted to services that support their ongoing care.
- Provide professional practitioner supervision, build effective therapeutic relationships with service users and professionals, and offer expert clinical advice and support.
- Provide leadership and guidance to the team whilst on shift, ensuring safe, responsive, and effective care delivery.
- 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.
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About the Employer
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!
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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 beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Garry Fawn
- Job Title: Team Co-ordinator
- Email Address: garry.fawn@nhs.net
- Telephone Number: 01522 307401
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