Assertive Outreach Team Manager

Cambridgeshire And Peterborough Nhs Foundation Trust; Cambourne; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a clinician to lead the Assertive Outreach team across the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area. The role requires independent travel with a full UK driving licence and a vehicle to meet tight service deadlines.

You will co-ordinate care under CPA/Dialogue+ in a multidisciplinary setting and support staff development. You will manage a diverse caseload of complex cases, mentor team members, and contribute to policy development

Qualifications

• Registered professional qualification in nursing or allied mental health field.
• Experience in management and teaching desirable.
• Competence in working within multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Ensure professional development of the clinical team.
• Maintain high standards of care and service delivery.
• Lead nursing input to multi-disciplinary meetings and manage budgets.

Skills

Communication skills

Driving ability

Leadership ability

Time management

IT literacy

Education

Registered Nurse/OT/Clinical Psychologist/Social Work

Job description

Job summary

We are excited to announce the launch of our new Assertive Outreach Team. This fantastic opportunity will enable you to take part in the roll out and development of our new county-wide service, with two bases one in Peterborough to cover the North of the county and one in Cambridge to cover the South of the county.

Our Assertive Outreach team will work in collaboration with our existing CPFT services to support the patients with the most complex and severe needs. In this role you will provide clinical nursing expertise within an MDT. The service will carry a small caseload to enable intensive community-based mental health care to patients with complex mental health needs who struggle to engage with traditional services.

We are looking for experienced clinicians with an interest in working in an innovative and developing service. This role will provide a fantastic development opportunity for a clinician looking to further develop their clinical management skills or someone with an interest in moving into a management role in the future.

Main duties of the job

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

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• We are looking for a clinician to support working-age adults who have complex and severe clinical needs and struggle to engage with traditional services. As a CPN in our Assertive Outreach team you will be expected to provide care co-ordination for a caseload of patients, ensuring that full assessments for individual nursing care needs are completed for every patient and that care is planned, implemented, and reviewed on a regular basis.
• This role will offer you an opportunity to work with a diverse and complex range of patients. We are looking for individuals who can work confidently and compassionately within a multi-disciplinary team. We can support agile working for staff, using appropriate IT equipment and support.
• You will be expected to deliver care co-ordination to a specified caseload operating under the DIALOGUE+ framework. You will have the opportunity to access training and development to support you in your role within the team.

About us

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

• To ensure the professional development of the clinical team.
• To always promote the highest professional standards by demonstrating clear management responsibility, through ensuring high standards of care and that the smooth day to day running of this highly complex service is maintained to the highest level.
• To comply with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Professional Conduct or appropriate professional body.
• To set, implement and monitor high standards of professional conduct for all staff.
• Be responsible for the assessing, planning, implementing and evaluation of all patient care using CPA / DIALGUE +framework and leading staff to provide the highest standards of care.
• Take a lead role in ensuring nursing input to multi-disciplinary meetings.
• Ensure the reports provided by the clinical staff to support specialist placements for those with complex needs and for Mental Health Act tribunals and managers hearings are of a high standard and provide the necessary information in a timely way.
• Provide specialist consultation and advice to the nursing team, multi-disciplinary team, clients and their families, user groups, statutory and non-statutory agencies.
• Adopt an appropriate style with staff for achieving group objectives monitoring and evaluation workloads. Providing vision and inspiration through effective clinical leadership to ensure that the skills and competencies of staff are actively developed.
• Be conversant and proactive with Government legislation pertaining to the Mental Health Act, CPA/ DIALOGUE +, National Service Framework, Clinical Governance and NHS Plan.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse/Occupational Therapist/Clinical Psychologist/Social Work qualification
• NMC or HCPC registered

Desirable

• Qualification in a Therapy

Experience

Essential

• Management experience
• Experience in leadership role
• Experience of developing and providing teaching programmes
• Experience of contributing to and developing policies
• Experience of inter-agency working
• Experience & evidence of recruiting and managing and training staff
• Experience of developing user and carer involvement strategies in the recovery process

Desirable

• Qualification in leadership
• Qualification in teaching
• Further training in HR
• Lived experience of mental health
• Further training in team management
• Finance management training

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Effective organisational and time management skills
• Ability to work flexibly
• Management of budgets
• Basic IT
• Ability to undertake Mandatory training requirements
• Ability to adhere to the NHS Plan
• Ability to contribute to service development and ability to manage change
• Ability to manage and lead a team
• Pragmatic approach to problem solving

Desirable

• IT qualification
• Ability to develop and lead new initiatives within the clinical care environment
• Ability to represent the nursing function within the adult management structure

Knowledge & Understanding

Essential

• Working knowledge of the Mental Health Act
• Knowledge and understanding of managing teams to ensure service objectives and outcomes are achieved
• Commitment to and understanding of IT
• Knowledge and understanding of Health & Safety regulations
• Knowledge and understanding of requirements of the National Service Framework
• Knowledge and understanding of key issues in clinical practice in mental health

Desirable

• Mental Health Act Training

Physical Requirements

Essential

• bility to travel independently around the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area meeting required timescales. A full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Union House
37 Union Lane
Cambridge
CB4 1PR
United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Service Manager
Sarah Davies
[e-mail]
07743176290

Details

Date posted

11 August 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

310-MASMH-7673448-B

Job locations

Union House
37 Union Lane
Cambridge
CB4 1PR
United Kingdom

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.