Case Manager- Developmental Post
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 28/08/2026
- Closes
- 13/09/2026
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Role summary
This is a developmental Band 5 mental health nurse post within the Leeds Assertive Outreach Teams (AOT), offering support to progress to a permanent Band 6 position over 12-24 months. The role involves providing city-wide, seven-day extended hours service, working with service users experiencing severe and enduring complex mental health problems. You will manage a smaller caseload, deliver individual packages of care through a multidisciplinary team approach, and require a car for travel.
Essential criteria
- Have a nursing (mental health) qualification and registration with the NMC
- Experience of working with service users with severe and enduring mental illness
- Experience of working with service users in the community
- Values
Desirable criteria
- Tell us about a time when you spotted something small going wrong and did something to stop it becoming a bigger issue.
- Tell us about a time when you realised a colleague or someone you know needed a bit of support and you offered to help.
- Tell us about a time when you showed someone kindness or understanding.
- Have a nursing (mental health) qualification and registration with the NMC
- Experience of working with service users with severe and enduring mental illness
- Experience of working with service users in the community
- Values
- Tell us about a time when you spotted something small going wrong and did something to stop it becoming a bigger issue.
- Tell us about a time when you realised a colleague or someone you know needed a bit of support and you offered to help.
- Tell us about a time when you showed someone kindness or understanding.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 6d ago · Closes in 11d
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Job summary
A new & exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 mental health nurse to join the Leeds Assertive Outreach Teams (AOT).
The teams provide a city wide seven-day extended hours service, with working hours of Monday - Friday 9am-8pm & weekends & Bank Holidays 9am - 5pm. Due to the area the service covers being a car driver is essential.
This a developmental post & we welcome applicants of all experience. Whether you are a preceptee or have many years of experience at Band 5. Are you just starting your nursing career or are you an experienced Band 5 looking for that support to progress into a Band 6 role? You will be supported over a 12-24-month period to enhance & develop your practice. You will be supervised by existing Case managers in the team to achieve the required competencies to meet Band 6 criteria & on completion of this you will be offered a permanent Band 6 position within the team.
Main duties of the job
Ideally you will have had community and care coordination experience, but this is certainly not essential and you will be supported to gain confidence in this. You will need to have experience of working with psychosis, and a genuine interest in supporting the recovery of people experiencing severe and enduring complex mental health problems who are difficult to engage, may have a dual diagnosis and a history of risk. You will need to demonstrat
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