Case Manager - RNMH
The closing date is 02 March 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced mental health nurse to join Leeds East Assertive Outreach Team.
To work as a member of the Assertive Outreach team in providing a city-wide service for patients with highly complex, severe and persistent mental health problems seven days per week.
To provide day-to-day co-ordination of the team, as required.
To act as care coordinator, responsible for the management of a case load including the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of care packages.
To ensure an effective learning environment for students and other staff, regardless of the professional background.
To carry continuing responsibility for the setting and monitoring of standards of care in line with Clinical Governance requirements.
To promote nursing values and interventions in the MDT and with service user.
To establish and maintain good working relationships with other community teams/agencies within the statutory voluntary and private sector.
The teams provide a city wide seven day extended hours service, with working hours of Monday - Friday 9am-8pm and weekends and Bank Holidays 9am - 5pm.
The post holder will need to have the ability to travel independently across the city, and sometimes further for both direct and indirect interventions and administration. Including lone home visits.
Main duties of the job
Ideally you will have had community and care coordination experience, but this is not essential, and you will be supported to gain confidence in this. You will need to have experience of working with psychosis, and a genuine interest in supporting the recovery of people experiencing severe and enduring complex mental health problems who are difficult to engage, may have a dual diagnosis and a history of risk. You will need to demonstrate innovative and creative ways of working with service users and have knowledge of working within the mental health act.
Through the MDT and within a team approach structure you will offer individual packages of care, therefore good communication and team working skills are necessary. Working with a smaller caseload of twelve service users as a full-time worker. The MDT team will support you to deliver quality care to service users both in the community informally, subject to CTOs, and service users who require hospital admission.
We would welcome any interested applicants to have a discussion either over the phone or to come and visit the team to find out more.
About us
The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.
There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.
We also have a bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.
Applicants should be aware that individuals requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles(this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.
Details
Date posted
16 February 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
8 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
173-06526-EDRS
Job locations
Assertive Outreach Team – East Team
Asket Croft
Leeds
LS14 1PP
Employer details
Employer name
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Assertive Outreach Team – East Team
Asket Croft
Leeds
LS14 1PP
Employer's website
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