Assertive Outreach worker (Qualified)

• • Maintain accurate clinical records, care plans, and reports • Supervise Band 4 staff • Work both autonomously and collaboratively Core function You will act as a dedicated Assertive Outreach keyworker, holding a small caseload (1015 patients) and delivering intensive, time-limited support over a structured 6month model: • First 3 months: high-intensity engagement (3 contact attempts/week) • Next 3 months: step-down and transition phase (2 attempts/week) • Focus on reintegrating patients into routine CMHH care Key responsibilities Outreach & engagement • Deliver assertive, flexible, and persistent outreach (home visits, community contacts, phone/text) • Maintain a no discharge for DNA approach • Build strong therapeutic relationships using empathy and trauma-informed care Clinical care • Provide comprehensive mental health nursing care, including: • Assessment and formulation • Care planning and treatment • Evidence-based interventions (e.g. CBT-informed approaches) • Address holistic needs: mental and physical health, housing, substance use, and social factors Risk management • Conduct robust initial and ongoing risk assessments • Manage and escalate risk appropriately • Work within Mental Health Act (MHA), Mental Capacity Act (MCA), and safeguarding frameworks Care coordination & MDT working • Collaborate closely with: • CMHH multidisciplinary team (MDT) • Crisis services and inpatient wards • Statutory and voluntary agencies • Coordinate interagency care plans and safe transitions • Lead on step-down and discharge planning Documentation & leadership Key skills & requirements Essential • Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) with post-registration experience • Strong skills in: • Assessment, care planning, and therapeutic engagement • Risk assessment and management • MDT and interagency working • Knowledge of MHA, MCA, NICE guidelines, and safeguarding • Ability to prioritise workload and work independently • Excellent communication, empathy, and resilience Desirable • Non-medical prescribing • Clinical skills (e.g. venepuncture, ECG) • Experience working at Band 6 level • Experience delivering evidence-based intervention • Use therapeutic engagement to support patients to engage. • Supervision of band 4 support staff • To hold case load of 10-15 patients Job description Job responsibilities • • Maintain accurate clinical records, care plans, and reports • Supervise Band 4 staff • Work both autonomously and collaboratively Core function You will act as a dedicated Assertive Outreach keyworker, holding a small caseload (1015 patients) and delivering intensive, time-limited support over a structured 6month model: • First 3 months: high-intensity engagement (3 contact attempts/week) • Next 3 months: step-down and transition phase (2 attempts/week) • Focus on reintegrating patients into routine CMHH care Key responsibilities Outreach & engagement • Deliver assertive, flexible, and persistent outreach (home visits, community contacts, phone/text) • Maintain a no discharge for DNA approach • Build strong therapeutic relationships using empathy and trauma-informed care Clinical care • Provide comprehensive mental health nursing care, including: • Assessment and formulation • Care planning and treatment • Evidence-based interventions (e.g. CBT-informed approaches) • Address holistic needs: mental and physical health, housing, substance use, and social factors Risk management • Conduct robust initial and ongoing risk assessments • Manage and escalate risk appropriately • Work within Mental Health Act (MHA), Mental Capacity Act (MCA), and safeguarding frameworks Care coordination & MDT working • Collaborate closely with: • CMHH multidisciplinary team (MDT) • Crisis services and inpatient wards • Statutory and voluntary agencies • Coordinate interagency care plans and safe transitions • Lead on step-down and discharge planning Documentation & leadership Key skills & requirements Essential • Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) with post-registration experience • Strong skills in: • Assessment, care planning, and therapeutic engagement • Risk assessment and management • MDT and interagency working • Knowledge of MHA, MCA, NICE guidelines, and safeguarding • Ability to prioritise workload and work independently • Excellent communication, empathy, and resilience Desirable • Non-medical prescribing • Clinical skills (e.g. venepuncture, ECG) • Experience working at Band 6 level • Experience delivering evidence-based intervention • Use therapeutic engagement to support patients to engage. • Supervision of band 4 support staff • To hold case load of 10-15 patients