Assertive Outreach Team Manager

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT); Cambridge; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Band 7 Team Manager for the Assertive Outreach Service in Cambridge, covering the North and South of the county. The role is full time (37.5 hours) and permanent, with travel across the county and a driving licence required.

The post involves clinical nursing leadership within an MDT and development opportunities in a growing service. The successful candidate will coordinate care using the DIALOGUE+ framework, lead the clinical

Qualifications

• Registered professional qualification in nursing, occupational therapy, psychology or social work.
• Registration with NMC or HCPC is essential.
• A therapy qualification supports clinical leadership and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Promote professional development of the clinical team.
• Maintain high standards of care and ensure smooth day-to-day service operation.
• Lead nursing input to MDT meetings and care planning under CPA/Dialogue+.

Skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Organisational skills

Time management

Flexibility

Budget management

IT literacy

Education

Registered Nurse/OT/Clinical Psychologist/SW qualification

NMC/HCPC registered

Therapy qualification

Job description

Main area Team Manager of Assertive Outreach Service Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 310-MASMH-7673448-B

Site Union House Town Cambridge Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 25/08/2026 23:59

Job overview

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.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main 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

• Registered Nurse/Occupational Therapist/Clinical Psychologist/Social Work qualification
• NMC or HCPC registered
• Qualification in a Therapy

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
• 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

• 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
• Ability to develop and lead new initiatives within the clinical care environment
• Ability to represent the nursing function within the adult management structure
• 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
• Mental Health Act Training

Physical Requirements

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

Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.

We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:

• Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
• Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
• Children’s community services in Peterborough;
• Ground-breaking research

We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visit https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/equalityanddiversity .

CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances.

Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a ‘Red List’ country.

Applicants who require entry into the UK will be required to provide a valid police certificate from the relevant authority from each country (except the UK) where the applicant has been present for 12 months or more, 10 years before the date of visa application, while aged 18 or over.

If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.

All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Sarah Davies Job title Service Manager Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07743176290 Additional information

Please contact Sarah Davies if you would like to arrange a visit or if you would like to have further information regarding the post.