Senior Assertive Outreach Practitioner | Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust; Uxbridge (MA); On-site; USD 74,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust in Uxbridge is seeking a Band 7 Senior Assertive Outreach Practitioner to lead a new Assertive Outreach Team, delivering intensive, home-based care to individuals with complex mental health needs who are at risk of disengagement.

This leadership role involves line management, risk management, and collaboration with CMHT, Crisis Teams and partner agencies to ensure coordinated care and safe, compassionate support in community settings.

Qualifications

• Registered mental health professional (e.g., RMN, OT, Social Worker).
• Experience with complex mental health needs and high-risk patients.
• Experience in clinical leadership, supervision and team management.
• Strong skills in risk assessment, care planning and crisis management.
• Experience in community-based or outreach work.
• Driving licence and access to a vehicle for work.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and operational leadership to a multidisciplinary outreach team.
• Ensure delivery of high-intensity, assertive engagement, including home visits and community-based care.
• Lead on risk management, safety planning and complex clinical decision-making for a high-risk cohort.
• Deliver and embed a model of persistent engagement with no discharge due to non-attendance.
• Provide line management, supervision and support to team members.
• Oversee team performance, caseloads and quality of care delivery.
• Collaborate with CMHT/CMHH, Crisis Teams, inpatient services and partner agencies.
• Go out to patients and maintain engagement when others disengage.
• Provide practical support to prevent crises.
• Not clinic based.

Skills

Leadership

Risk assessment

Crisis management

Community outreach

Mental health experience

Driving licence

Education

Registered mental health professional

Job description

Senior Assertive Outreach Practitioner | Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Company: CNWL NHS Foundation Trust

Salary: £55,524 - £62,652 per annum inc HCAS (pro rata if P/T)

Hours: Full-time

Location: Uxbridge, UB8 2YF

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 16 Oct 2026

Closing date: 15 Nov 2026

This advert closes on Friday 30 Oct 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Team Lead to join our newly established Assertive Outreach Team (AOT) in Hillingdon. This is a key leadership role within a transformational model of care, designed to support individuals with severe mental illness who are at risk of disengagement and require intensive, proactive community-based support. This is a high-impact, community-focused role, where you will lead a team delivering care directly to patients in their homes and local communities, ensuring no one is lost to follow-up. 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.

• Provide clinical and operational leadership to a multidisciplinary outreach team
• Ensure delivery of high-intensity, assertive engagement, including home visits and community-based care
• Lead on risk management, safety planning and complex clinical decision-making for a high-risk cohort
• Deliver and embed a model based on:
  • Persistent engagement
  • No discharge due to non-attendance
  • Proactive, flexible contact with patients
• Provide line management, supervision and support to team members
• Oversee team performance, caseloads and quality of care delivery
• Work collaboratively with CMHT/CMHH, Crisis Teams, inpatient services and partner agencies to ensure coordinated care pathways
• Going out to patients
• Maintaining engagement when others disengage
• Providing practical support that prevents crisis
• Not clinic based

The Team is committed to delivering safe, compassionate and high-quality care across all services.

The Assertive Outreach Team is a new and developing service, offering:

• The opportunity to shape and lead a new model of care
• A strong focus on patient safety, engagement and outcomes
• A supportive multidisciplinary environment with clear leadership oversight
• Opportunities for professional development within a growing Trust-wide model

Essential

• Registered mental health professional (e.g. RMN, OT, Social Worker)
• Experience working with complex mental health needs and high-risk patients
• Experience of clinical leadership, supervision and team management
• Strong skills in risk assessment, care planning and crisis management
• Experience of community-based or outreach working
• Driving licence and access to a vehicle for work

Desirable

• Experience in assertive outreach, crisis or urgent care services
• Experience of service development or transformation

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