Description
Job responsibilities
* Provide clinical leadership, supervision, support and consultation to the community teams for the management of CERN
* Support care coordinators and MDTs in the management of cases as required
* Assess and develop formulations for the interventions for people with CERN in the community
* Provide therapeutic interventions for people with CERN, to include but not limited to Structured Clinical Management (SCM) and Mentalization Based Therapy (MBT)
* Deputise for the Service Manager in his/her absence and take on any delegated management duties as required
* Provide clinical supervision to Senior Practitioners for CERN and others requiring expert supervision as required
* Provide training to workforce and EBE on therapeutic interventions
* Ensure effective evaluation and development of the CERN pathway and service developments in line with the strategy
* Develop effective service interfaces
* Contribute/participate in group therapy for service users with CERN
* Lead a Reflective Practice Group and ensure provision of groups across the locality offer
* Identify training needs in the community teams
* Contribute to the development of the trust CERN strategy
* Contribute to the Operational on Call and Operational on Site rotas
About Us
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations. We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity. Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Details
Date posted 29 January 2026
Pay scheme Agenda for change
Band Band 8a
Salary £55,690 to £62,682 a year per annum pro rata
Contract Permanent
Working pattern Full-time
Reference number 437-7703560-A
Job locations Medowbrook unit, Salford royal Hospital, Salford, M6 8HG
Staff Benefits
* Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays
* 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
* Excellent pension
* Cycle to work scheme
* Salary sacrifice car scheme
* Wellbeing programme
* Blue Light Card Discounts
Person Specification
Education / qualification
* Essential: Registered Mental Health Nurse, Psychologist, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker or similar professional qualification
* Desirable: Masters level qualification; evidence of post qualifying education
Experience
* Essential: Demonstrable experience of working with this service user group; post registration experience in a multi-disciplinary clinical setting; evidence of post registration training / development; experience of audits, service evaluation and service development; experience of completing a training needs analysis and delivering training; experience of delivering key performance indicators
* Desirable: Additional qualifications in SCM/MBT/DBT or similar
Knowledge
* Essential: Ability to offer advice and consultation based on best evidence; contribute to clinical governance; lead on implementing the Trust-wide strategy; facilitate lifelong learning; participate in clinical supervision; ensure policy compliance; lead multi-agency meetings; understand Clinical Governance and CERN practice; knowledge of Complex Emotional and Relational Needs; understanding of current national policy for severe mental health issues related to CERN; understanding of DoH / Professional body policy
Work related circumstances
* Essential: Frequent travel within locality and occasional travel across the Trust footprint for meetings
Trust Mandatory Requirements
* Understand all trust policies and procedures; understand the trust's strategic goals; safeguard children and vulnerable adults
* Maintain high standards of quality in record keeping; health and safety responsibilities; report incidents; protect service users and staff from health care associated infections; commit to own learning and development
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. See NHS Careers website for details.
Other
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks and Certificate of Sponsorship statements are included in the original description; see full text for details as provided by the employer.
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