Job summary We have a very exciting opportunity to recruit to a Band 4 role at our Lincoln Community Mental Health Team. We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our fantastic community team within Lincoln. Lincoln's Adult Community Mental Health Services are a committed integrated service that strive to provide quality recovery-based support to people with severe and enduring mental health related difficulties. Please refer to the Job Description & Competency Framework for Band 4 Recovery Practitioner Main duties of the job Under the supervision of a Band 6 or Band 5 Registered Professional, support the provision of a comprehensive multi-disciplinary community mental health service. To provide delegated assessments within defined time standards, deliver planned activities and interventions, comply with appropriate legislation and LPFT policies, facilitate feedback from service users and families, work collaboratively with service users, families, colleagues and stakeholders to support the service user and their family/carer, record accurate and appropriate information within the service user's clinical notes using the Trust's clinical information systems, actively contribute to meeting productivity targets and comply with CQC standards 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 2,800 staff, and serving a population of over 766,000, 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, in an area heralded as a fantastic place to live and work. 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 are also leading the way in transforming care, with multi-million-pound transformation of patient environments and radical redesign of community services. This is the time to join and help redesign our services of the future. 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. Date posted 10 January 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 4 Salary £26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum Contract Fixed term Duration 14 months Working pattern Part-time Reference number 274-11219-AC Job locations Carholme Court Lincoln LN1 1FS Job description Job responsibilities Provide a range of structured therapeutic interventions and clinical monitoring in accordance with National guidelines and best-practice within the wider community, working in group or on a one to one basis. Act as a lead professional to service users accepted into the service and identified to be of low to medium complexity, under the supervision of a Registered Professional. Provide support and advice and liaise/engage with partnership agencies, multi-disciplinary teams and the wider community where appropriate. Act as facilitator for the groups programme. Contribute positively to the achievement of service targets and outcomes. Use techniques derived from one or more therapeutic models to engage and optimise service user treatment outcomes and to support their long-term care plan. When indicated refer or signpost on to a range of other specialist and third sector services Work closely with, support and provide information to service user families/carers, and wider community services that support the service-user care-pathway. Comply with and carry out safe practice in accordance with Trust policies and procedures, appropriate Codes of Conduct, the Mental Health Act (1983) and other relevant national and local guidance Participate in the provision of an extended hours service, if required to do so. Work flexibly across the county to support service need. Job description Job responsibilities Provide a range of structured therapeutic interventions and clinical monitoring in accordance with National guidelines and best-practice within the wider community, working in group or on a one to one basis. Act as a lead professional to service users accepted into the service and identified to be of low to medium complexity, under the supervision of a Registered Professional. Provide support and advice and liaise/engage with partnership agencies, multi-disciplinary teams and the wider community where appropriate. Act as facilitator for the groups programme. Contribute positively to the achievement of service targets and outcomes. Use techniques derived from one or more therapeutic models to engage and optimise service user treatment outcomes and to support their long-term care plan. When indicated refer or signpost on to a range of other specialist and third sector services Work closely with, support and provide information to service user families/carers, and wider community services that support the service-user care-pathway. Comply with and carry out safe practice in accordance with Trust policies and procedures, appropriate Codes of Conduct, the Mental Health Act (1983) and other relevant national and local guidance Participate in the provision of an extended hours service, if required to do so. Work flexibly across the county to support service need. Person Specification Qualifications Essential NVQ level 3 qualification or equivalent in Health and Social care Assistant Practitioner qualification or willingness/commitment to work towards Desirable Training in delivering group work Cavendish Care Certificate Experience Essential Experience of working with people with mental health conditions Worked within a Health & Social Care setting Desirable Previous experience as a Band 4 Assistant Practitioner Skills Essential Excellent organisational and time management skills Excellent verbal and written communication skills Ability to work independently and collectively Ability to work autonomously and use own initiative Excellent interpersonal skills. Thorough understanding of mental health issues. Ability to embrace and adapt to new challenges Ability to support an individual's recovery IT skills Experience of managing a caseload/community experience Ability to travel independently to other bases and Service User homes Flexible and able to support extended hours opening, if required. Person Specification Qualifications Essential NVQ level 3 qualification or equivalent in Health and Social care Assistant Practitioner qualification or willingness/commitment to work towards Desirable Training in delivering group work Cavendish Care Certificate Experience Essential Experience of working with people with mental health conditions Worked within a Health & Social Care setting Desirable Previous experience as a Band 4 Assistant Practitioner Skills Essential Excellent organisational and time management skills Excellent verbal and written communication skills Ability to work independently and collectively Ability to work autonomously and use own initiative Excellent interpersonal skills. Thorough understanding of mental health issues. Ability to embrace and adapt to new challenges Ability to support an individual's recovery IT skills Experience of managing a caseload/community experience Ability to travel independently to other bases and Service User homes Flexible and able to support extended hours opening, if required. 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. Employer details Employer name Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Address Carholme Court Lincoln LN1 1FS Employer's website https://www.lpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)