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Case Manager- Developmental Post

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Leeds, LS14 1PP £32,073 – £39,043 a year Permanent Posted 28 August 2026 Apply by 13 September 2026

Home Office register entry: Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Leeds

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Role description

Job summary

A new & exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 mental health nurse to join the Leeds Assertive Outreach Teams (AOT).

The teams provide a city wide seven-day extended hours service, with working hours of Monday - Friday 9am-8pm & weekends & Bank Holidays 9am - 5pm. Due to the area the service covers being a car driver is essential.

This a developmental post & we welcome applicants of all experience. Whether you are a preceptee or have many years of experience at Band 5. Are you just starting your nursing career or are you an experienced Band 5 looking for that support to progress into a Band 6 role? You will be supported over a 12-24-month period to enhance & develop your practice. You will be supervised by existing Case managers in the team to achieve the required competencies to meet Band 6 criteria & on completion of this you will be offered a permanent Band 6 position within the team.

Main duties of the job

Ideally you will have had community and care coordination experience, but this is certainly 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 to working with service users and have knowledge of working within the mental health act.

Through effective care planning you will offer individual packages of care working with a smaller caseload than is typical in a CMHT. This care will be delivered through the team approach in a multidisciplinary team, therefore good communication and team working skills are necessary. 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.

Date posted

28 August 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043 a year Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

173-46026-EDRS

Job locations

Asket Croft

Leeds

LS14 1PP

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.

All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team recruitment.lypft@nhs.net

Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.

So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read theCandidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Have a nursing (mental health) qualification and registration with the NMC

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with service users with severe and enduring mental illness
Experience of working with service users in the community

Values

Desirable

Tell us about a time when you spotted something small going wrong and did something to stop it becoming a bigger issue.
Tell us about a time when you realised a colleague or someone you know needed a bit of support and you offered to help.
Tell us about a time when you showed someone kindness or understanding.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.