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Job Summary

We are looking for a motivated & enthusiastic Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker to work in the Rough Sleepers Mental Health Service (RSMHS).

Job Summary

We are looking for a motivated & enthusiastic Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker to work in the Rough Sleepers Mental Health Service (RSMHS).

The focus of this role will be to contribute to the exciting new Single Homeless Accommodation Programme (SHAP). SHAP aims to provide accommodation for some of Leeds' most entrenched rough sleepers, with considerable wrap-around support which this role will be a key part of. The RSMHS will be supporting the SHAP project in partnership with other statutory & third-sector organisations according to the principles of a Psychologically Informed Environment (PIE). This role will be providing mental health assessment & interventions to SHAP tenants as well as working more broadly with people who are rough sleeping or are at most risk of rough sleeping as part of the RSMHS' service user pathway.

The RSMHS is a newly developed team, working collaboratively with the city's other street support teams to provide exceptional holistic treatment to rough sleepers and those at most risk of sleeping rough. We are proud to be part of a partnership delivering SHAP & this role will be key in influencing service culture & the skills development of housing & healthcare staff using a trauma-informed approach. The service has a real opportunity to use relational approaches to embed Psychologically Informed Environment principles & in doing so to have a significant impact on people's lives.

Main duties of the job

Our Team is a Monday to Friday service with the core hours being 9am to 5pm, however we offer a hybrid model of working and flexible working arrangements. We require a motivated individual, with good initiative and organisational skills. You will ensure that the service users' goals are identified and central to their formulation and care planning needs.

It is important to us that you have significant experience working in the community with people who struggle to access mainstream services. Our client group have experience of rough sleeping/ living in precarious environments, and like other vulnerable groups they often face difficulties and barriers in accessing and engaging with NHS and other support services.

We are a specialist mental health team; you will need to have significant experience of working with people with severe and complex mental health difficulties. You will be person centred, have good risk assessment skills and be able to provide a range of therapeutic interventions supported by evidence-based practice.

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 an incredible 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 any individual requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only (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

08 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year Per Annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

173-31125-COMM

Job locations

St Marys Hospital

Leeds

LS12 3QE

Job Description

Job responsibilities

This post will provide a trauma-informed service for people experiencing poor mental health who are housed within SHAP accommodations.

The Rough Sleepers Mental Health Service (RSMHS) is a small multi-disciplinary team that consists of a Clinical Team Manager, Principal Psychological Therapist, Consultant Psychiatrist, Mental Health Practitioner, Community Support Worker and an Administrator. The team works work closely with partner services who also support rough sleepers, including Forward Leeds drug and alcohol service, Community Mental Health Teams, Leeds City Council, York Street GP practice and third sector street support services.

The RSMHS is expanding due to an exciting new opportunity to be involved in a partnership with Leeds City Council and other organisations to deliver the Single Homelessness Accommodation Programme (SHAP). SHAP aims to accommodate some of the most entrenched rough sleepers in Leeds, through providing both appropriate accommodation and significant housing and healthcare support for residents. You will work with the support of the wider RSMHS team, with a focus on supporting adults who are accommodated in SHAP housing alongside the SHAP Senior Psychological Professional and a young persons SHAP Mental Health Practitioner.

With access to appropriate clinical and management supervision, you will be able to demonstrate and practice a range of appropriate skills to include assessment (including risk assessment), formulation, safety planning and clinical interventions.

The ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience of working as a qualified Mental Health Nurse/ Social Worker/ Occupational Therapist, including post-qualification experience relevant to the specialty. You will have experience of working with people who are homeless, socially excluded and/or otherwise difficult for services to engage through traditional means.

The service operates Monday to Friday, and the hours can be flexible, depending on the needs of the post-holder, the service, and the client group. There may be a small requirement to work some evening hours, to meet service users needs.

You will need to have the ability to travel between work bases around the Leeds area.

This job role description sets out in generic terms the role and competencies needed to be a band 6 Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner in the Trust. A more detailed job plan will be provided to the post holder specific to the Rough Sleepers mental health service.

To work closely with the Clinical Team Manager (CTM) in overseeing efficiency and effectiveness of treatment given and support the CTM in carrying out his/her duties.

To present as a positive and professional role model to all staff within the unit, striving to maintain a philosophy of service user involvement in continuously improving the service

• To work as an integrated member of the clinical team, participating in all aspects of day to day service provision.
  
  

• To work as an integrated member of the clinical team, participating in all aspects of day to day service provision.
  
  

• oRelevant Core Professional Qualification - ie Registered MH / LD Nurse, BSc, Dip social Worker, DipCoT,
  
  

• oEvidence of post qualification development
• oProven experience of working effectively at a high level with people with mental health problems.
• oExperience of supervising other staff.
• oExperience of working with people at risk.
• oCan demonstrate experience of formulating care plans for people with ongoing complex and acute mental health needs.
• oExperience of complex care co-ordination and developing need / age specific care packages
  
  

• oEvidence of post qualification development
• oProven experience of working effectively at a high level with people with mental health problems.
• oExperience of supervising other staff.
• oExperience of working with people at risk.
• oCan demonstrate experience of formulating care plans for people with ongoing complex and acute mental health needs.
• oExperience of complex care co-ordination and developing need / age specific care packages
  
  

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Mental Health Care

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