Advanced Practitioner - Mental Health
| Posting date: | 16 June 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £42,839 to £47,181 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 June 2026 |
| Location: | Louth, Lincolnshire |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 1 day per week |
| Company: | Lincolnshire County Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 16657/3112 |
Summary
About the role
As an Advanced Practitioner within our Mental Health Team, you will play a key role in shaping and driving excellent social care practice. Working closely with the Team Manager, you will provide day-to-day practice leadership across the team while maintaining a complex caseload.
This is a pivotal role where you will bridge frontline practice and leadership, supporting colleagues to deliver confident, strengths-based interventions and ensuring high-quality, consistent decision-making in complex and high-risk situations.
You will:
Manage a caseload of complex and high-risk cases, using a strengths-based, outcome-focused approach
Work alongside the Team Manager to support oversight of practice quality and consistency
Lead on practice development, supporting colleagues to deliver high-quality assessments, care planning, and risk management in line with the Care Act
Provide professional advice, mentoring, and constructive challenge to strengthen practice and build confidence
Champion person-centred approaches that promote independence, recovery, and wellbeing
Work collaboratively with health partners and other agencies to deliver integrated, holistic support
Promote a culture of reflection, learning, and continuous improvement across the team
You will be instrumental in embedding high standards of practice while helping to shape and influence the future direction of our Mental Health service.
About you
You are an experienced and passionate practitioner who is ready to lead, inspire, and make a difference at both an individual and service level.
You bring strong experience in complex casework, strengths-based assessment, and risk management, along with the confidence to support and develop others. You are committed to high standards of practice and are motivated by achieving the best possible outcomes for people.
We’re looking for someone who:
Is a confident, knowledgeable practitioner with experience of complex mental health work
Leads by example, promoting strengths-based, person-centred approaches in all aspects of practice
Has the ability to coach, mentor, and support others to develop their skills and confidence
Demonstrates sound professional judgement and decision-making in complex and high-risk situations
Communicates effectively, using empathy, professional curiosity, and clarity to influence outcomes
Is proactive, resilient, and solution-focused, with a drive to continuously improve practice
Values collaboration and contributes to a positive, supportive, and learning-focused team culture
Above all, you share our commitment to Making a Difference—empowering people, promoting independence, and helping shape a service that delivers outstanding mental health support across Lincolnshire.
About the team
We are the Mental Health Social Work Team, at Lincolnshire County Council. We are at an exciting time for you to join us as we shape and strengthen our future service.
Our team is made up of Social Workers and Social Work Assistants working across three localities in Lincolnshire. Together, we bring a range of experience, skills, and perspectives, creating a supportive and collaborative environment where everyone’s contribution is valued.
We are passionate about working proactively and embrace a strengths-based approach in everything we do—supporting people to build on their abilities and live as independently as possible. We place the individual at the centre of every conversation, ensuring their voice is heard, their choices are respected, and their goals are at the heart of the support we provide.
As a team, we pride ourselves on being inclusive, welcoming, and forward-thinking. We recognise the value that new colleagues bring and actively encourage fresh ideas, innovation, and shared learning.
About the offer
We celebrate our Team's achievements and share our experiences. It is important that Practitioners feel appreciated and supported – our staff are our most valued asset. We provide 1-1 meetings and monthly team meetings.
Along with a competitive salary we offer:
A generous pension scheme - (contribution rate of approx. 24%)
Reimbursement for professional registration fees
Career progression opportunities including the opportunity to progress to a Qualified Social Worker.
A generous annual leave entitlement
“Green book” Local Government terms and conditions
Comprehensive benefits package including salary sacrifice for cars, cycles, plus excellent discount schemes
37 hour working week (as full time) including flexible and hybrid working
A generous leave entitlement with a minimum of 25 days plus bank holidays and the option to buy more
Free financial wellbeing advice
As an Advanced Practitioner within our Mental Health Team, you will play a key role in shaping and driving excellent social care practice. Working closely with the Team Manager, you will provide day-to-day practice leadership across the team while maintaining a complex caseload.
This is a pivotal role where you will bridge frontline practice and leadership, supporting colleagues to deliver confident, strengths-based interventions and ensuring high-quality, consistent decision-making in complex and high-risk situations.
You will:
Manage a caseload of complex and high-risk cases, using a strengths-based, outcome-focused approach
Work alongside the Team Manager to support oversight of practice quality and consistency
Lead on practice development, supporting colleagues to deliver high-quality assessments, care planning, and risk management in line with the Care Act
Provide professional advice, mentoring, and constructive challenge to strengthen practice and build confidence
Champion person-centred approaches that promote independence, recovery, and wellbeing
Work collaboratively with health partners and other agencies to deliver integrated, holistic support
Promote a culture of reflection, learning, and continuous improvement across the team
You will be instrumental in embedding high standards of practice while helping to shape and influence the future direction of our Mental Health service.
About you
You are an experienced and passionate practitioner who is ready to lead, inspire, and make a difference at both an individual and service level.
You bring strong experience in complex casework, strengths-based assessment, and risk management, along with the confidence to support and develop others. You are committed to high standards of practice and are motivated by achieving the best possible outcomes for people.
We’re looking for someone who:
Is a confident, knowledgeable practitioner with experience of complex mental health work
Leads by example, promoting strengths-based, person-centred approaches in all aspects of practice
Has the ability to coach, mentor, and support others to develop their skills and confidence
Demonstrates sound professional judgement and decision-making in complex and high-risk situations
Communicates effectively, using empathy, professional curiosity, and clarity to influence outcomes
Is proactive, resilient, and solution-focused, with a drive to continuously improve practice
Values collaboration and contributes to a positive, supportive, and learning-focused team culture
Above all, you share our commitment to Making a Difference—empowering people, promoting independence, and helping shape a service that delivers outstanding mental health support across Lincolnshire.
About the team
We are the Mental Health Social Work Team, at Lincolnshire County Council. We are at an exciting time for you to join us as we shape and strengthen our future service.
Our team is made up of Social Workers and Social Work Assistants working across three localities in Lincolnshire. Together, we bring a range of experience, skills, and perspectives, creating a supportive and collaborative environment where everyone’s contribution is valued.
We are passionate about working proactively and embrace a strengths-based approach in everything we do—supporting people to build on their abilities and live as independently as possible. We place the individual at the centre of every conversation, ensuring their voice is heard, their choices are respected, and their goals are at the heart of the support we provide.
As a team, we pride ourselves on being inclusive, welcoming, and forward-thinking. We recognise the value that new colleagues bring and actively encourage fresh ideas, innovation, and shared learning.
About the offer
We celebrate our Team's achievements and share our experiences. It is important that Practitioners feel appreciated and supported – our staff are our most valued asset. We provide 1-1 meetings and monthly team meetings.
Along with a competitive salary we offer:
A generous pension scheme - (contribution rate of approx. 24%)
Reimbursement for professional registration fees
Career progression opportunities including the opportunity to progress to a Qualified Social Worker.
A generous annual leave entitlement
“Green book” Local Government terms and conditions
Comprehensive benefits package including salary sacrifice for cars, cycles, plus excellent discount schemes
37 hour working week (as full time) including flexible and hybrid working
A generous leave entitlement with a minimum of 25 days plus bank holidays and the option to buy more
Free financial wellbeing advice
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