Community Practitioner
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Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust Community Practitioner
The closing date is 04 October 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for highly motivated, passionate clinical practitioner (Registered Nurse or AHP) to be part of a small team working to prevent unnecessary admissions to mental health hospitals of children, young people and adults with a learning disability and/or autism.
As a clinical practitioner you will oversee a cohort of individuals who have been referred to the Dynamic Support Pathway & whom have been identified as having complex needs requiring additional support to coordinate & manage their care.
You will be confident to work autonomously and as a member of a multi-disciplinary team and have the ability to work across numerous agencies whilst keeping the individual at the centre of everything you do.
You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, be able to problem solve, prioritise and demonstrate the Trust Values in everything you do.
Whilst the role primarily works with adults, the Dynamic Support Pathway is an all age service and experience of working with children and young people is desirable.
You will join the award winning LDA Collaborative and will be part of making a difference and improving the lives of local people. You will hold a professional qualification.
To work autonomously, work within a multi-disciplinary team to ensure effective care plans and treatments are in place for complex services users.
Main duties of the job
To contribute to care quality performance and clinical activity by providing professional leadership and guidance, clinical advice and management in relation to the key dimensions of health care quality:
Patient safety.
The effectiveness of all health care interventions.
Patient experience.
The environment in which care is delivered.
Responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of evidenced based care to a group of service users according to changing healthcare needs and varying levels of complexity in a range of settings.
Recognise, prioritise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations.
Work collaboratively and ensure maintenance of effective partnership communication and with other professionals, agencies and stakeholders to ensure needs are met in relation to care input, support for ongoing care needs and safe discharge.
Ensure that fully accurate, complete and contemporaneous clinical records are written and maintained for each service user in accordance with agreed policy.
Actively participate in the development and implementation and delivery of new ways of working, implementing research based practice in order to promote ongoing care improvement.
Ensure that self and team members act at all times to provide a personalised service to patients in accordance with agreed standards and promote quality, diversity and rights.
About us
We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
Details
Date posted
16 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
007106
Job locations
County Hall
Penn Lloyd Building
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE3 8TB
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Job description
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Person Specification
Qualifications
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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
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Address
County Hall
Penn Lloyd Building
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE3 8TB
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Address
County Hall
Penn Lloyd Building
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE3 8TB
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Clinical Team Lead
Andrew Buck
Details
Date posted
16 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
007106
Job locations
County Hall
Penn Lloyd Building
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE3 8TB
United Kingdom
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