# Clinical Lead for CERN Wigan > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-lead-for-cern-wigan/49586247-6be7-4a9e-9c13-332637f132cf - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-lead-for-cern-wigan/49586247-6be7-4a9e-9c13-332637f132cf.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** North View - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Lead (legacy management group) - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (predominently Mon - Fri 9-5, although weekends and out of hours will be required as part of the on call rota) - **Closing date:** 2026-11-02T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-20T09:20:52.724Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Wigan/Greater_Manchester_Mental_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v8314397 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8314397?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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 The post holder will – - 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. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached job description and person specification 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 ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - - 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. ### 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 service evaluation and service development - Experience of planning and delivering training **Desirable** - 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 ### Skills/abilities **Essential** - 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. ### education / qualification **Essential** - - Registered Mental Health Nurse, Psychologist, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker or similar professional qualification. - - Evidence of completion of accredited training in SCM or MBT. **Desirable** - - Masters level qualification - Evidence of post qualifying education. ## Documents - [important candidate information (pdf, 2.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=931) - [cern clinical lead jd and ps wigan (pdf, 186.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10668945) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.