Job summary
An exciting and rare opportunity has arisen for an experienced mental health nurse to join the Leeds Assertive Outreach Teams (AOT).
o To work as a member of the Assertive Outreach team in providing a city wide service for patients with highly complex, severe and persistent mental health problems seven days per week;
o To provide day to day co-ordination of the team, as required;
o To act as care coordinator, responsible for the management of a case load including the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of care packages;
o To ensure an effective learning environment for students and other staff, regardless of the professional background;
o To carry continuing responsibility for the setting and monitoring of standards of care in line with Clinical Governance requirements;
o To promote nursing values and interventions in the MDT and with service users
o To establish and maintain good working relationships with other community teams/agencies within the statutory voluntary and private sector.
The teams provide a city wide seven day extended hours service, with working hours of Monday - Friday 9am-8pm and weekends and Bank Holidays 9am - 5pm. Due to the area the service covers being a car driver is essential.
Main duties of the job
Ideally you will have had community and care coordination experience but this is 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 demonstrate innovative and creative ways to working with service users and have knowledge of working within the mental health act.
Through the CPA process you will offer individual packages of care working with a smaller caseload than is typical in a CMHT of twelve service users as a full time worker within a team approach structure. This care will be delivered through the team approach in a multidisciplinary team, therefore good communication and team working skills are necessary. The MDT team will support you to deliver quality care to service users both in the community informally, subject to CTOs, and service users who require hospital admission.
We would welcome any interested applicants to have a discussion either over the phone or to come and visit the team to find out more.
About us
The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.
There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.
We also have a bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.
Applicants should be aware that individuals requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles(this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.
Details
Date posted
10 February 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£38,682 to £46,580 a year pa
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
EDRS-A
Job locations
Asket Croft
Asket Place
Leeds
LS14 1PP
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.
So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read theCandidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.
So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read theCandidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Have a nursing (mental health) qualification and registration with the NMC
Experience
Essential
* Significant post registration experience of working with service users who have mental health difficulties who experience psychosis
* Experience of delivering a range of different interventions for people with experience psychosis.
* Experience of co-ordinating care for people with complex mental health needs, or a strong interest in this.
Skills
Essential
* Car driver with a valid driving licence and business insurance.
Knowledge
Essential
* An understanding of the team approach.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Have a nursing (mental health) qualification and registration with the NMC
Experience
Essential
* Significant post registration experience of working with service users who have mental health difficulties who experience psychosis
* Experience of delivering a range of different interventions for people with experience psychosis.
* Experience of co-ordinating care for people with complex mental health needs, or a strong interest in this.
Skills
Essential
* Car driver with a valid driving licence and business insurance.
Knowledge
Essential
* An understanding of the team approach.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Asket Croft
Asket Place
Leeds
LS14 1PP
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Employer details
Employer name
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Asket Croft
Asket Place
Leeds
LS14 1PP
Employer's website
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