Clinical Lead for CERN Wigan

Main area Mental Health Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (predominantly Mon - Fri 9-5, although weekends and out of hours will be required as part of the on call rota) Job ref 437-8314397

Site Wigan SCMHT Town Wigan Salary £57,528 - £64,750 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 02/11/2026 23:59

Job overview

We are seeking an innovative, responsive, and adaptable Clinical Lead for Complex Emotional and Relational Needs (CERN) to provide clinical leadership to the SCMHT CERN service, drive service development, support the wider team, and promote collaborative, team-based ways of working that deliver high-quality care and positive outcomes for service users.

Main duties of the job

• Clinically lead the Wigan CERN pathways across adult and older adult community services, ensuring the pathways are compliant with best practice and standards and are codesigned, coproduced and evaluated with experts by experience (EBE).
• Provide clinical leadership, supervision, support and consultation to the locality teams.
• Through consultation and direct engagement with people with CERN, support other MDT professionals in the management of cases as required.
• To provide therapeutic interventions as required for people with complex emotional and relational needs, to include but not limited to Structured Clinical Management (SCM) and Mentalization Based Therapy (MBT).
• To provide clinical supervision to Senior Practitioners for CERN and other staff requiring expert supervision as required.
• Provide training as appropriate on therapeutic interventions for CERN.
• To ensure effective evaluation and development of the CERN pathways and associated service developments in line with the Trust strategy.
• To work in collaboration with wider psychological professionals and engage in the continued development of the Psychological Therapies Hub and the wider transformation of community mental health services.
• The successful candidate will be trained/accredited, or willing to undertake training/accreditation, in one of the six core therapeutic modalities: SCM, MBT, EMDR, CBT-P&B, CAT, or BFT.

Working for our organisation

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. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

• 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
• Registered Mental Health Nurse, Psychologist, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker or similar professional qualification.
• Evidence of completion of accredited training in SCM or MBT.
• Masters level qualification Evidence of post qualifying education.

Experience

• Demonstrable experience of working with this service user group
• Post registration experience of working in multi-disciplinary team in a clinical setting
• Evidence of post registration training / development
• Experience of service evaluation and service development
• Experience of planning and delivering training
• Additional qualifications in psychological or psychologically informed interventions such as DBT/CAT/EMDR
• Experience of working within a CMHT
• Experience of providing clinical and line management supervision

Knowledge

• Understand the Clinical Governance agenda and provide representation in local groups supporting consultation and implementation.
• Knowledge and understanding of the theory underpinning working with people with Complex Emotional and Relational Needs
• Understanding of the national and regional legislation, guidance, and policy directives in relation to the development and delivery of psychological therapies within community services. Specifically, Community Transformation agenda.

Skills/abilities

• Must demonstrate the ability to: Offer advice and consultation to members of the multi disciplinary team based on best evidence.
• Participate in and ensure provision of clinical supervision, both as supervisee and supervisor
• Lead on and participate in multi-agency meetings e.g. Protection of Vulnerable Adults, Child Protection.

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We have added a disclaimer to our application process advising that the use of AI is monitored. GMMH reserves the right to follow up with a candidate at the interview on specific responses and those examples used in the supporting statement to explore it further.

Sponsorship

We are proud to be an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Applications from individuals who require sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications. Please be aware that not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible roles and salary requirements on the UK Government’s website –

If you are offered a role with us and you require sponsorship, we will check your eligibility in line with the information on the above website. Your offer of employment could be withdrawn if the role is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not otherwise able to evidence your right to work in the UK.

The Home Office introduces new changes from 22/07/2025 that impact the health and care sector, you may wish to familiarise with it here .

Do you have experience outside the NHS?

We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities.

We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment. Please contact our Recruitment Team for more information.

Please note, this vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

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