Main area Lincoln Crisis and Home Treatment Team Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Flexible working options available) Job ref 274-12045-AI
Employer Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Peter Hodgkinson Centre Town Lincoln Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 03/06/2026 23:59
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Lincoln CRHT is seeking a skilled and motivated Acute Care Worker to join our community‑based Crisis and Home Treatment Team within Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. We are based at Peter Hodgkinson Centre but we offer a flexible approach to working life.
You will play a key role in the assessment, coordination and delivery of high‑quality, evidence‑based mental health care to adults experiencing acute mental health crises.
Working autonomously and within a multidisciplinary team, you will manage a team‑held caseload, complete comprehensive assessments and risk management plans, and ensure effective care planning and discharge arrangements. The role includes working across Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment services, whilst also liaising with our inpatient services, local social care providers, police colleagues, AMHP and community‑based services.
As a senior practitioner, you will provide professional advice and clinical leadership within the team, support service users and carers to engage in care, and promote recovery and independence.
This role requires flexibility to work as part of a 7‑day service covering nights, days, weekends and bank holidays. We also offer an excellent opportunity to further develop leadership and specialist crisis care skills within a supportive and dynamic team.
Working in CRHT at LPFT means making a real difference at times of crisis, supported by a Trust that values collaboration, learning and innovation.
Main duties of the job
Undertake comprehensive mental health assessments and risk assessments for adults experiencing acute mental health crises.
Plan, implement and regularly review person‑centred care plans in collaboration with service users, carers and the multi‑disciplinary team.
Manage a defined team‑held caseload, ensuring safe, effective and timely interventions and discharge planning.
Deliver crisis care across CRHT services, including the Section 136 Suite, Triage Car and Rapid Response services. Liaison with our inpatient services, local social care providers, police colleagues, AMHP and community‑based services.
Promote recovery, independence and safeguarding in line with Trust policies and national guidance.
Maintain accurate, timely and high‑quality clinical records and documentation.
Provide clinical leadership, professional advice and role modelling within the team.
Deliver management and clinical supervision to Band 5 and Band 3 staff, supporting development and safe practice.
Contribute to clinical governance, audit, service improvement and quality initiatives.
Work flexibly as part of a 7‑day 24‑hour crisis service, inclusive of nights, weekends and bank holidays.
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 life. Visit 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.
Benefits
* Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
* Competitive annual leave allowance
* Car leasing scheme
* Free eye tests
* Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
* Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants
Person specification
Qualifications
* RMN or RNLD or RN: 1st Level Registration (NMC) or degree or equivalent
* Evidence of specialised continued professional training (degree level) in clinical practice
* Current Registered Professional
* ENB998 / FliPS or equivalent
* Management Training
Experience
* 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 the community/in‑patient
* Experience of working with people with severe and enduring mental illnesses
* Evidence of continuing professional development
Skills & Competences
* 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.
As an ethical recruiter we will not pursue applications from red list countries as defined by the World Health Organisation. In order to pursue and apply for this role you must have UK NHS experience.
We reserve the right to withdraw or close a vacancy at any time. We will give priority to employees who are at risk.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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