Lead professional-Assertive Outreach Service

Lead professional-Assertive Outreach Service

Closing date: 22 April 2026

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) to join the Assertive Outreach Service as a Band 6 Community Lead professional. The right candidate will be enthusiastic and a highly organised mental health professional who is able to provide high quality care, assessment and treatment.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will provide a comprehensive Community Mental Health Service across a whole range of clients experiencing mental ill health within the Assertive Outreach and Community Rehabilitation pathway. The service will be delivered in collaboration with representative agencies; therefore, the ability to work independently and with partner agencies is essential.

Applicants must demonstrate post-registration experience as an RMN or other qualified staff, which may include inpatient and community settings.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Current registration as a level one Mental Health nurse/RMN
• Willingness to undertake additional training relevant to the role
• Evidence of post-registration training and experience
• Non medical Prescriber
• Counselling qualification
• PSI Training

Experience

• Demonstrable post registration experience as an RMN
• Professional experience of working in mental health services
• Experience of MDT working
• Skills in coordinating and planning interagency approaches in mental health care
• Experience of assessing and managing risk
• Working with the MHA and MCA
• Experience of working in a community service
• Experience of working with statutory and non statutory agencies
• Experience of working at Band 6 level
• Experience of delivering evidence based treatments

Knowledge

• Ability to use initiative and work without immediate supervision
• Knowledge and understanding of the legislative framework for mental health services, particularly the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and NICE Guidelines
• Empathic approach
• Skills in coordinating and planning interagency approaches in mental health care
• Ability to work as part of a multiprofessional team
• Excellent assessment skills - communication, establishing rapport, gathering pertinent information, probing questions and synthesising mental health knowledge to agree an appropriate outcome and plan
• Completing robust initial risk assessments and reviewing historic risk
• Understanding of the importance of user/carer involvement in care planning
• Understanding of local safeguarding policies and procedures
• Ability to prioritise workload when conflicting demands are made
• Skills in CBT
• Ability to work in a changing environment
• Knowledge and understanding of the roles of other professionals working within mental health
• Ability to translate personal and professional skills into practice

Skills

• Team worker
• Reflective
• Good personal awareness
• Empathic
• Ability to manage stress / resilience awareness
• Ability to work flexibly to support service needs

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exemption Order) 1975 and requires a disclosure submission to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) to check for any previous convictions.

Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 per annum, pro rata