Assertive Outreach Practitioner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 02/09/2026
- Closes
- 16/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
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Role summary
This role is for a Band 6 Assertive Outreach Practitioner to join a new, high-impact team supporting individuals with severe mental illness who are at risk of disengaging from services. The practitioner will deliver intensive, proactive, community-based care, engaging patients in their homes and local environments to stabilize their mental health and reduce crisis presentations. It is a patient-facing position requiring direct contact and consistent face-to-face intervention, and is not suitable for remote or hybrid working.
Essential criteria
- Registered mental health professional qualification (e.g. RMN, OT, Social Worker or equivalent relevant professional qualification)
- Current professional registration with the relevant professional body
- Evidence of post-registration experience in mental health practice
- Experience of working with people with complex mental health needs
- Experience of working with high-risk service users
- Experience of risk assessment, formulation and safety planning
- Experience of working with hard-to engage or disengaged individuals
- Experience of community-based working, including home visits or outreach
- Experience of care coordination / caseload management
- Experience of MDT and multi-agency working
Desirable criteria
- Experience in Assertive Outreach, Crisis, HTT or urgent care settings
- Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
- Knowledge of mental health conditions and treatment approaches
- Understanding of Assertive Outreach principles, including persistent engagement and no discharge for DNA
- Knowledge of risk management and safeguarding frameworks
- Understanding of community mental health pathways and system interfaces
- Knowledge of care planning and documentation standards
- Ability to deliver autonomous clinical assessment and decision-making
- Strong risk assessment and management skills
- Ability to engage and sustain relationships with difficult-to-engage individuals
- Ability to deliver persistent, proactive and flexible outreach
- Ability to develop and implement care plans and safety plans
- Ability to work independently in community settings
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to prioritise and manage a complex caseload
- Ability to work effectively within an MDT and across agencies
- Awareness of wider system partners such as housing, social care or substance misuse services
- Compassionate and non-judgemental approach
- Persistent, proactive and solution focused
- Resilient and able to work with complexity, uncertainty and disengagement
- Commitment to recovery-focused and person-centred care
- Ability to travel across the borough and undertake regular home visits
- Willingness to work flexibly, including evening/weekend outreach where required locally
- IT literacy and ability to use clinical systems and documentation platforms
- Education & Qualifications
- Registered mental health professional qualification (e.g. RMN, OT, Social Worker or equivalent relevant professional qualification)
- Current professional registration with the relevant professional body
- Evidence of post-registration experience in mental health practice
- Experience of working with people with complex mental health needs
- Experience of working with high-risk service users
- Experience of risk assessment, formulation and safety planning
- Experience of working with hard-to engage or disengaged individuals
- Experience of community-based working, including home visits or outreach
- Experience of care coordination / caseload management
- Experience of MDT and multi-agency working
- Experience in Assertive Outreach, Crisis, HTT or urgent care settings
- Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
- Knowledge of mental health conditions and treatment approaches
- Understanding of Assertive Outreach principles, including persistent engagement and no discharge for DNA
- Knowledge of risk management and safeguarding frameworks
- Understanding of community mental health pathways and system interfaces
- Knowledge of care planning and documentation standards
- Ability to deliver autonomous clinical assessment and decision-making
- Strong risk assessment and management skills
- Ability to engage and sustain relationships with difficult-to-engage individuals
- Ability to deliver persistent, proactive and flexible outreach
- Ability to develop and implement care plans and safety plans
- Ability to work independently in community settings
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to prioritise and manage a complex caseload
- Ability to work effectively within an MDT and across agencies
- Awareness of wider system partners such as housing, social care or substance misuse services
- Compassionate and non-judgemental approach
- Persistent, proactive and solution focused
- Resilient and able to work with complexity, uncertainty and disengagement
- Commitment to recovery-focused and person-centred care
- Ability to travel across the borough and undertake regular home visits
- Willingness to work flexibly, including evening/weekend outreach where required locally
- IT literacy and ability to use clinical systems and documentation platforms
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £45,953 – £54,254 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 5d ago · Closes in 10d
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Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Assertive Outreach Practitioner
The closing date is 16 September 2026
Job summary
We are seeking motivated Band 6 practitioners to join our Assertive Outreach Team (AOT), a new, high-impact service designed to support individuals with severe mental illness who are at risk of disengaging from services and require intensive, proactive, community-based care.
This is a dynamic, community-facing role, focused on engaging patients in their homes and local environments to stabilise their mental health and reduce crisis presentations.
The Assertive Outreach Team (AOT) role is fundamentally a patient-facing position, focused on engaging and managing individuals who are often reluctant to engage with services. Given the nature of this work, requiring proactive outreach, direct contact, and consistent face-to-face intervention, the role is not suitable for remote or hybrid working arrangements.
Main duties of the job
As a Band 6 AOT Practitioner, you will:
- Deliver intensive assertive outreach, including regular home visits and community-based engagement
- Work with individuals who are difficult to engage or do not attend appointments, using persistent and flexible approaches
- Undertake clinical assessments, risk management and care planning for a high-risk cohort
- Act as care coordinator/keyworker, ensuring continu
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