Clinical Lead for CERN

Job summary The post holder, in conjunction with the Trust's CERN best practice groups/clinical network, will lead and develop the Bolton locality CERN pathways across adult and older adult community teams, ensuring the pathways are compliant with best practice standards, and providing expert support, guidance and development to the CERN senior practitioners within the teams. Interviews to be held on 22 December 2025. Main duties of the job 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, including 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. 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 (formerly known as the bronze on call/site). 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. 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. Details Date posted: 01 December 2025 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: 437-7613807 Job locations Birch Management Suite, Royal Bolton Hospital Minerva Road, Farnworth Bolton BL4 0JR 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. Education / Qualification (Desirable) Masters level qualification. Evidence of post qualifying education. Experience (Essential) 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 participating in audit and an understanding of quality improvement, implementing PDSA cycles and action plans relating to the outcome of audits. Experience of service evaluation. Experience of service development. Experience of completing a training needs analysis and subsequent planning and delivery of training. Experience of delivering key performance indicators for a service. Experience (Desirable) Additional qualifications in psychological or psychologically informed interventions such as SCM/MBT/DBT. Knowledge (Essential) Offer advice and consultation to members of the multi-disciplinary team based on best evidence. Contribute to clinical governance processes including completing complaints and report writing in relation to incidents. Lead on the implementation of the Trust-wide strategy across the provider led services within the locality ICB. Facilitate a culture of lifelong learning, including involvement in the process of Appraisal, Knowledge Skills Framework, and Personal Development Plans. Participate in and ensure provision of clinical supervision, both as supervisee and supervisor, and an understanding of the Knowledge, Skills Framework under Agenda for Change. Ensure compliance with policy, procedure and protocol, in consultation with the Service Managers, Operational Managers, other Senior Practitioners and Professional Leads. Lead on and participate in multi-agency meetings e.g. Protection of Vulnerable Adults, Child Protection. 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 current national policy and initiatives in relation to severe and enduring mental health issues specifically CERN. Understanding of DoH /Professional body policy in relation to this area of practice. Work Related Circumstances (Essential) Frequent requirement to travel mainly within the locality and occasional requirement to travel across the wide footprint of the Trust to attend meetings and events relevant to the role. Trust Mandatory Requirements (Essential) Understand all trust policies and procedures. Understand the trust's strategic goals and how they can support them. Understand the need to safeguard children and vulnerable adults. Carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with Equal Opportunities, equality and Diversity and dignity in care and work policies and principles. Maintain high standards of quality in corporate and clinical record keeping ensuring information is always recorded accurately, appropriately and kept up to date. Take reasonable care of the health and safety of yourself and other persons. Contribute to the control of risk and report any incident, accident or near miss. Protect service users, visitors and employees against the risk of acquiring health care associated infections. Take responsibility for own learning and development. Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT Birch Management Suite, Royal Bolton Hospital Minerva Road, Farnworth Bolton BL4 0JR Employer's website https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab) #J-18808-Ljbffr