Mental Health Acute Care Nurse

Based in Sleaford, Ash Villa is a 15-bed female acute inpatient ward. We focus on providing a trauma-informed approach as part of our treatment planning with patients.

Due to the varied nature of acute wards, acute care can offer a multitude of learning opportunities and the chance to learn a variety of new skills and approaches.

As a valued team member, you will work with service users, carers, and the MDT to deliver evidence-based interventions. Your care, compassion, and collaboration will be a key part of the process of supporting patients.

Excellent communication skills are vital, and we also encourage regular supervision and reflective practice to provide a supportive environment and to further enhance skills.

Full-time hours working on a rota system. Rotational nights, weekends, and bank holiday working - all of which attract shift enhancements. Excellent rates of pay as per the agenda for change and an additional package of NHS pensions and generous annual leave entitlement.

Priority will be given to newly qualified nurses who have yet to secure their first qualified nursing post.

Main duties of the job

To be part of an integrated health/social care team providing inpatient care for service users suffering from a wide range of mental ill health. Offering nursing interventions in a wide variety of clinical, therapeutic, and social forms with the aim of promoting mental health, well-being, autonomy, and independence.

The postholder will be responsible for the assessment, development, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care, in liaison with the care team in the capacity of a mental health nurse.

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 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 arange 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.Visitbeinlincolnshire.comto find out more.

Details

Date posted

12 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043 a year

per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time,

Flexible working

Reference number

274-12127-AI-A

Job locations

Ash Villa

Willoughby Road

Sleaford

NG34 8QA

United Kingdom

Job 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

Job 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

• RMN or RNLD 1st Level Registration (NMC) or degree or equivalent
• Evidence of specialised continued professional training in clinical practice.

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrating supportive and sensitive communication to patients, carers and staff, whilst demonstrating an understanding of the nature and effects of some information and barriers to effective communication whilst being considerate of client confidentiality
• Relevant experience of working with mental health needs
• Sound knowledge of the national agenda for mental health
• Sound knowledge of clinical/risk assessment and understanding of Information Government principles.

Desirable

• Previous experience working as a registered mental health nurse with people with mental health problems.
• Personal experience in the delivery of physical care to others

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• RMN or RNLD 1st Level Registration (NMC) or degree or equivalent
• Evidence of specialised continued professional training in clinical practice.

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrating supportive and sensitive communication to patients, carers and staff, whilst demonstrating an understanding of the nature and effects of some information and barriers to effective communication whilst being considerate of client confidentiality
• Relevant experience of working with mental health needs
• Sound knowledge of the national agenda for mental health
• Sound knowledge of clinical/risk assessment and understanding of Information Government principles.

Desirable

• Previous experience working as a registered mental health nurse with people with mental health problems.
• Personal experience in the delivery of physical care to others

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 .

Additional information

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

Ash Villa

Willoughby Road

Sleaford

NG34 8QA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.lpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ash Villa

Willoughby Road

Sleaford

NG34 8QA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.lpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job 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

Qualifications

Essential

• RMN or RNLD 1st Level Registration (NMC) or degree or equivalent
• Evidence of specialised continued professional training in clinical practice.

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrating supportive and sensitive communication to patients, carers and staff, whilst demonstrating an understanding of the nature and effects of some information and barriers to effective communication whilst being considerate of client confidentiality
• Relevant experience of working with mental health needs
• Sound knowledge of the national agenda for mental health
• Sound knowledge of clinical/risk assessment and understanding of Information Government principles.

Desirable

• Previous experience working as a registered mental health nurse with people with mental health problems.
• Personal experience in the delivery of physical care to others