Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen as part of our Complex Emotional Needs Pathway development. We are seeking two Complex Emotional Needs Advanced Practitioners to work across our Community Mental Health Teams in Bradford AireWharfe and Craven alongside other professionals in the MDT. The posts are specialist roles requiring an advanced level of knowledge about the development and treatment of complex emotional needs. Working in a trauma-informed recovery focused way, the successful candidates will work in collaboration across services to ensure an individualised, multi-agency approach to care and support.
Closing date: 07/12/2025
Shortlisting date: 08/12/2025
Interview date: TBC
Main duties of the job
To bring a person-centred, trauma-informed and individualised approach to ensure appropriate treatment and clinical management of people with complex emotional needs by supporting the development of multi-agency care plans
To ensure that barriers to effective care are challenged, overcome and analysed, options compared and reviewed to agree the best way forward.
To facilitate the development of a coherent care plan for individuals who present across a number of different services (Community Mental Health Teams, crisis services, Police, Ambulance and voluntary services etc.) are enacted as agreed
To provide clinical consultation and advice to healthcare professionals across all localities.
To support adherence to relevant NICE guidance
To maintain clinical skills by delivering direct clinical care in line with evidenced based practice such as DBT or SCM
Working for our organisation
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -
We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
We Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs
We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :
Increase mileage rates for > 3500
A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
Plus many more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please read the attached Job description and person specification for more details about this role.
Right to Work in the UK
Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.
Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.
Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trust’s eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.
As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. *BSc or MSc in a core profession (Occupational Therapy, Nursing, Social work). *If BSc - working towards or prepared to undertake a Master’s degree programme
2. Registration with Health & Care Professions Council, NMC, Social Work England
Desirable criteria
3. Accreditation in a clinical intervention relevant to people with CEN such as Dialectical Behaviour Therapy or Structured Clinical Management
4. Teaching (clinical practice) qualification/certificate or equivalent experience.
5. Leadership training.
6. Supervision (clinical) qualification/certificate or equivalent experience.
Experience
Essential criteria
7. Significant experience in relevant area of mental health practise (CEN & trauma) – at least 3 years post qualification.
8. Application of evidenced based specialist interventions relevant to the clinical service – CEN and trauma.
9. Experience of Service Development
Desirable criteria
10. Experience of working in a CMHT and/or crisis/inpatient services
Knowledge
Essential criteria
11. Able to contain, explore and formulate an understanding of high levels of distress both directly with patients and indirectly via supervision or case reviews with other staff.
12. Evidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable criteria
13. Master’s level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis
Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidates best interest to apply as soon as possible.
In view of Home Office Immigration Regulations all applicants must state their current immigration status, including expiry dates.
Bradford District Care Trust is an award-winning Trust that provides a range of innovative services that have been recognised as best practice nationally. As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and/or community health needs we are dedicated to providing a high-quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual’s needs.
The Trust’s purpose is to create connected communities and help people to feel as healthy as they can be at every point in their lives and our vision is to connect people to the best quality care, when and where they need it and be a national role model as an employer and provide our staff with the best place to work.
Bradford has been awarded the coveted status of UK City of Culture 2025. The year is set to deliver more than 1000 new performances and events including 365 artist commissions, a series of major arts festivals as well as exciting national and international collaborations. Its themes will be rooted in the unique heritage and character of Bradford and will reveal the magic of the district that is held in its people, its ambition, and above all, its potential.
We would welcome applicants with lived experience of providing unpaid care and/or support to a family member or friend with a disability, health condition, frailty, mental health problem, addiction or other health and care needs.
We welcome people from all backgrounds and in particular Bradford District Care Trust is keen to reflect the population we serve, we are currently underrepresented in terms of black and minority ethnic staff. Applications are encouraged from these groups, but it must be stressed that selection will be solely on merit and in accordance with the Trust recruitment policy.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
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.