Job summary
- Main area
- Community Mental Health
- Grade
- 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 6 months (No Specified end date at this time.)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (9-5)
- Job ref
- 285-0600-MH
- Employer
- Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Dudley South Community Mental Health Team
- Town
- West Midlands
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 Monthly
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
CPN Band 6 Assertive Outreach Team
6
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is growing and changing. We provide specialist mental health, learning disability and community services across Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton, and we’re hiring people who want to shape what comes next.
Formed on 1 April 2020 through the merger of Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, we’re now focused on the future with a new Trust Strategy and our Best for the Black Country programme.
What we do
· Adult and older adult mental health
· Children and young people’s mental health
· Specialist learning disability services
· Community healthcare for children, young people and families in Dudley
Why join now
· We’ve got real momentum right now. New strategy, clear priorities and our Best for the Black Country work mean things are moving in the right way, fast.
· Our values aren’t just posters. People are genuinely compassionate, take responsibility, treat you with respect and help you feel confident and empowered.
· You’ll be looked after. Flexible working, family-friendly policies, supportive teams, proper wellbeing support and chances to learn with coaching and development.
· There’s room to grow. Loads of services to explore and real space to try ideas and be heard.
· It’s a good place to live. Friendly diverse communities, easy transport, good schools and colleges, shopping, food, lots to do, plenty of green space and a lower cost of living than many other city regions.
What it’s like to work here
You’ll join friendly, skilled teams who look out for each other. We plan together, share caseload pressures, and celebrate wins. New starters get a warm welcome and clear induction; early careers colleagues have preceptorship and buddying; experienced staff can lead, teach and innovate. You’ll have space to do good work, speak up, and see the difference you make.
Who we are
We’re 4,000+ colleagues from many backgrounds, committed to improving health and wellbeing for our communities and for each other. If you’re excited about the role but don’t tick every box, please apply. We value potential and transferable experience.
Job overview
To work in conjunction with the Multi Disciplinary Team to provide an evidenced based Assertive Outreach Service which delivers diverse community care packages to Service Users experiencing long term mental health problems.
These service users may be experiencing serious problems in daily living, employment, interpersonal relationships, housing, social and leisure activities.
They may have chaotic lifestyles, have precarious housing tenure and may be at greater risk of psychiatric hospitalisation.
Main duties of the job
Will manage a defined caseload under supervision from the clinical lead within the Community Mental health Team, undertaking risk assessment, intervention and appropriate escalation regards to presenting risk to senior team members and/or external agencies.
Working as active member of the team undertaking the further assessment needs of patients flagged as requiring assertive engagement with patients in community as well as within their home environment.
Contribute to the team management of the Duty system
To share responsibility within the relevant multidisciplinary team for the management of referrals and waiting list according to CMHT Policies.
To assume the role as a lead professional/Care Co-ordinator for patients under their care
Take the lead role in the development of a collaborative and patient centred care plan
To ensure that each patient in care receives an individual assessment and a regularly updated care plan which is formulated in collaboration with the patient.
To ensure that information regarding the patients needs and progress are communicated promptly and accurately to other people involved in their care, having due regard for confidentiality.
Working for our organisation
Employees, workers, and / or contractors will be expected to uphold the values of the Trust and exhibit the expected Trust behaviours aligned to the Trust’s values. Individuals have a responsibility to ensure that they display the Trust values and behaviours in carrying out their job and that individuals feel able to challenge (or raise a challenge) when other colleagues’ behaviours breach the spirit of Trust values.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The main challenge of this post is to provide therapeutic care and treatment to service users with complex health and social care issues who find it difficult to engage with traditional psychiatric services
The post holder will be clinically responsible for supporting the delivery of a flexible, responsive local service within the Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) and have close links into the Complex Rehabilitation Team to support the step up and step down of service users.
Will work collaboratively with colleagues, key partners and those within the local community to develop services to meet the mental health needs of the community.
The post holder will employ a wide range of skills, building on and developing their expertise and actively seeking advice and collaboration with issues which may not be readily within their sphere of competence.
As a senior registered practitioner they are professionally and legally accountable under their identified code of professional practice.
Ensure that the requirements of the Mental Health Act 1983 and Mental Capacity Act 2006 are met and that patient’s rights under the Acts are upheld.
Regularly review own caseload in caseload management with supervisor to promote efficacy and contribute to the overall management of service.
To share responsibility with your supervisor in receiving clinical and line management supervision in accordance with the Trust Policies.
Deliver supervision and facilitate Personal Development Conversations (PDC) with more junior members of staff.
Participate in own PDC process, identifying training and development needs, and pursuing relevant actions to maintain and improve level of competence and effective contribution.
Provide clinical supervision and accountability as designated by the Service manager.
Provide guidance and advice to colleague in supporting care delivery and developing plans of care in the wider team.
Liaise with other organisations to support the care plan developed for the patient for their wider holistic needs.
Responsible for the delivery of core interventions and WRAP plans, and where appropriate specialist interventions.
Implement Outcome measures as per trust guidelines as is reportable for service review needs.
Ensure the therapies provided should be appropriate to meet the specific needs of the individual based on their diagnosis, Life stage and abilities.
The post holder will promote health education in accordance with the trust making every contact count and based upon individuals holistic assessments.
Ensure that patients on their caseload have up to date safety plans in place, completed in collaboration and shared where appropriate across the health community.
Work in conjunction with current Mental health framework processes, assuring that clinical systems are in place for individuals on their caseload
The post holder will be responsible for assuring individuals on their caseload have a personalised plan of care that is formulated, with agreed outcomes associated with current evidence.
Person specification
essential
Essential criteria
- NMC - RMN Registration
- Commitment to undertake continuing personal development
- Experience of working within mental health services
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
- Evidence of continued development or training
- Knowledge of Mental Health Act 1983 and Mental Capacity Act 2006 and other relevant legislation
- Knowledge and skills in risk assessment, needs assessment and care planning for both service users and carers
- Professional approach
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate training relevant to Mental Health
- Experience of working in community settings
- Knowledge of NHS issues and current policies and practices in mental health
- Evidence of managing change and supporting service development
- Awareness of local and national influences on service provision for secondary mental health service users
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sian Darlington
- Job title
- Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01384 325270
- Additional information
If the team Lead is not available please ask for the Clinical Lead Claire Robinson.
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