Clinical Lead Mental Health Nurse in Manchester

Make a real difference to people living with complex mental health needs. We're looking for an experienced Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) to join our clinical team as a Clinical Lead Mental Health Nurse, providing specialist clinical leadership and oversight to people with complex mental health and psychological needs across community settings and specialised living establishments. This is a senior clinical role for an RMN who understands the complexity of mental health care and is confident in supporting people across the pathway - with a strong understanding of both inpatient mental health services and community-based care.

You'll have clinical accountability for a caseload of complex mental health service users, ensuring they receive safe, evidence-based and recovery-focused care. You'll also play a key role in supporting and developing the carers and nurses delivering day-to-day care.

About the role

You'll work closely with service users, families, carers and a wide range of professionals to assess needs, manage risk and develop detailed, individualised mental health and crisis plans. Your clinical expertise will be particularly important when supporting people experiencing complex presentations, deterioration in mental state or periods of crisis.

• Provide specialist clinical leadership for complex mental health service users in the community and specialised living settings across Manchester and Cheshire with remote service nationally
• Conduct regular mental health assessments, risk assessments, psychological reviews and face-to-face home visits
• Develop, implement and regularly review holistic mental health care and crisis plans
• Assess and manage complex risks, including self-harm, suicide, substance misuse, safeguarding, self-neglect and mental capacity
• Provide specialist advice and support to carers, nurses and operational teams working with complex clients
• Support staff to understand and respond effectively to complex mental health presentations
• Provide clinical supervision and training, including de-escalation, motivational interviewing, crisis intervention and understanding complex mental illness
• Support evidence-based, recovery-focused and trauma-informed approaches to care
• Work collaboratively with GPs, psychiatrists, social workers, community mental health teams and other MDT professionals
• Respond appropriately to changes in mental state, escalating clinical concerns and risks in line with policy
• Contribute to clinical governance, quality improvement, safeguarding and regulatory requirements
• Support the development of complex mental health care packages and pathways
• Contribute to the recruitment, development and retention of staff with the appropriate mental health skills
• Participate in a national out-of-hours/on-call advice rota
• Work alongside the Head of Clinical Services and Service Director on wider mental health projects and service development

What we're looking for

This is a specialist role and significant mental health experience is essential. You must have:

• Active NMC registration as a Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN)
• Minimum Diploma in Nursing
• At least two years' post-qualification experience in mental health settings
• Proven experience across inpatient and community mental health environments
• Strong experience working with people with complex and enduring mental health needs
• Excellent communication skills and advanced therapeutic skills
• Proven leadership and management experience, including clinical supervision or team leadership
• The ability to confidently assess, prioritise and manage complex mental health risks
• Strong multidisciplinary working skills and the ability to build effective professional relationships
• A flexible approach to working hours, including participation in an out-of-hours advice service with some flex to work remotely
• A full driving licence and access to your own vehicle

Recent experience within a community mental health setting is particularly valuable, as this role involves regular face-to-face visits and clinical oversight within people's homes and specialised living environments.

Desirable experience

It would be advantageous if you have:

• Teaching and assessing experience or qualifications
• Training in areas such as suicide prevention or mental health first aid
• Postgraduate training in areas such as CBT, PBS, NAPPI, brief solution-focused therapy or complex trauma
• Experience supporting people with dual diagnoses, including mental health alongside physical health needs or substance misuse
• Experience delivering clinical training and supervision
• Good IT skills

Why this role?

This is an opportunity to use your clinical expertise where it can have a genuine impact. You'll be supporting people whose needs can be highly complex, helping ensure they receive the right clinical input, appropriate risk management and consistent, compassionate care - while also empowering the teams around them to provide high-quality support. If you're an experienced RMN who can combine strong clinical judgement with compassionate leadership, and you're passionate about improving outcomes for people with complex mental health needs in the community, we'd love to hear from you. This is a role where your expertise can make a real difference.

About Cera

Cera's vision is to empower people to live their best lives, in their own home, through the use of technology, professional care and support. Joining Cera, you are contributing to making this vision a reality. The work you do promotes the dignity, respect, independence and choice of our service users, enabling you to make a real difference. We are changing the way people receive care by empowering our professional carers with insight and improved decision making. Our technology is enabling carers to do what they do best, care.