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: | 30 Jul 2026 |
| Closing date: | 29 Aug 2026 |
Summary
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
This advert closes on Thursday 13 Aug 2026
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