Assertive Outreach worker (Qualified)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 22/09/2026
- Closes
- 30/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
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Role summary
This role is for an experienced Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) to join the Assertive Outreach pathway within the Westminster Community Mental Health Hub. The worker will provide time-limited and intensive support to adults with severe mental illness (SMI) at risk of disengagement, aiming to stabilise care, reduce risk, and prevent crisis. It involves delivering person-centred care, including assessment, care planning, risk management, and therapeutic interventions in a community setting. The postholder will act as a dedicated keyworker, managing a small caseload and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and external agencies.
Key responsibilities
- Deliver assertive, flexible, and persistent outreach, including home visits and community contacts.
- Act as a consistent keyworker, building therapeutic relationships with individuals who find it difficult to engage.
- Provide comprehensive mental health nursing care, including assessment, care planning, and evidence-based interventions.
- Conduct robust initial and ongoing risk assessments, managing and escalating risk appropriately.
- Collaborate closely with CMHH multidisciplinary teams, crisis services, and other agencies to coordinate care plans and transitions.
- Maintain accurate clinical records, care plans, and reports, and supervise Band 4 staff.
Essential criteria
- Current Professional Qualification in either mental health nursing, social work or occupational therapy.
- Registration must be live with professional body
- Evidence of post registration training and CPD.
- Substantial post-registration experience
- Experience of working in multidisciplinary mental health team with clients with acute/severe and enduring mental health problems
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including report writing and presentations / IT skills.
- Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate a comprehensive care plans for the identified client group, using a wide range of resources.
- Able to develop a comprehensive programme of intervention and support for the identified client group and their families
- Skills in risk assessment and management.
- Can demonstrate understanding of psychosis and its impact on service users and carers
- Knowledge of current legislation and guidance applicable to this client group.
- Can demonstrate understanding of the needs of diverse groups, e.g. residents of inner city; black and minority ethnic groups, and skills in engaging with them.
- Skills in psychosocial interventions
Desirable criteria
- Training in Psychosocial Interventions Other relevant training, e.g. psychosocial interventions
- Non-medical Prescriber
- Counselling qualification
- Venepuncture qualification
- ECG application qualification
- Work with clients with acute/severe and enduring mental health problems who are homeless/rootless
- Work with people experiencing mental health crisis.
- Supervision of students and junior staff.
- Audit and research; Teaching; Working with people who use substances
- Skills in leadership: ability to motivate others, use initiative and manage change.
- Basic counselling and group work skills
- Dual diagnosis or experience working in substance misuse services
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £47,951 – £56,863 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Assertive Outreach worker (Qualified)
The closing date is 30 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity for an experienced Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) to join a developing Assertive Outreach pathway within the Westminster Community Mental Health Hub. The role focuses on engaging adults with severe mental illness (SMI) who are at risk of disengagement, with the aim of stabilising care, reducing risk, and preventing crisis. The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic, proactive, and highly organised mental health professional, capable of delivering high-quality, evidence-based nursing care. They will demonstrate strong skills in assessment, care planning, and treatment, with a commitment to supporting individuals with complex mental health needs within a community setting.
Main duties of the job
The Assertive Outreach Worker will delivertime-limited and intensive support to adults with severe mental illness (SMI) who are at risk of disengaging from care. This role will involve delivering person-centred care, including assessment, care planning, risk management, and therapeutic interventions to individuals with complex needs.
The service will be delivered in close collaboration with colleagues from partner agencies. Therefore, the ability to work both independently and as part of a mult
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