Consultant Clinical Psychologist, CERN Lead

NHS; Rochdale; On-site; GBP 76,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Rochdale is seeking a Consultant Clinical Psychologist to lead the Complex Emotional & Relational Needs pathway. Applicants should have a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and experience in senior clinical leadership. The role includes providing expert supervision, leading service development, and working collaboratively across disciplines. Competitive salary and generous benefits offered.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Flexible working opportunities

Access to Continued Professional Development

Qualifications

• Eligible to be a member of the British Psychological Society.
• HCPC registered.
• Trained in psychological therapies for personality disorder.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert leadership and supervision to MDT colleagues.
• Lead the development of multi-agency leadership teams.
• Carry a small specialised clinical caseload.

Skills

Advanced clinical skills

Leadership

Interprofessional collaboration

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Job description

Overview

Permanent, full-time, Consultant Clinical Psychologist to lead the Complex Emotional & Relational Needs (CERN) pathway across the borough of HMR and help transform community mental health services in line with the NHS Long Term Plan.

You will join a team of structured clinical management (SCM) practitioners, secondary care colleagues, DBT, MBT and DTC services, and colleagues across four boroughs who also lead CERN pathways, working with a range of professionals to shape service delivery.

Main duties

• Take a strategic clinical lead within HMR for policy and service developments relating to adults (including older adults) with complex emotional and relational needs and/or a diagnosis of personality disorder.
• Provide expert leadership and supervision to MDT colleagues across inpatient, community and specialist services.
• Support the Trust Lead for CERN at a GM level and contribute to strategic development of services for people with complex emotional and relational needs.
• Lead the development of multi-agency leadership teams with inputs from experts by experience, carers and other stakeholders to develop pathways and networks.
• Work with existing networks to develop service-user involvement schemes for people with CERN within the Trust.
• Carry a small specialised clinical caseload and lead the development and provision of specific psychotherapeutic programmes for CERN, including Structured Clinical Management.

About us

We provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, inpatient and community-based, across five Greater Manchester boroughs: Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop. Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and for our staff to deliver the very best care. We are proud of our #PennineCarePeople and strive to be a great place to work.

We encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership. We also welcome applications from individuals with lived experience of mental illness, either as a service user or as a carer.

What you will get

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff
• Flexible working opportunities to support work/life balance
• Access to Continued Professional Development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to staff wellbeing services
• Staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Details

Date posted: 15 September 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for Change

Band: Band 8c

Salary: £76,965 to £88,682 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 311-R378-25

Job locations: Birch Hill Hospital, Birch Road, Wardle, Rochdale, OL12 9QB

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for further detail and to support your application for this post.

Our trust values are: Kindness, Fairness, Ingenuity, Determination

If this sounds like you, we’d love you to join us. For informal enquiries please contact Dr Miranda Budd, Associate Network Director for Psychological Therapies, at [e-mail], 07745 741681.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications – Essential:

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent post-qualification CPD; eligible to be a member of the British Psychological Society; HCPC registered; post-graduate qualification in a psychological therapy approach; evidence of training in psychological therapies for personality disorder; ongoing CPD.

Experience – Essential:

• Experience and track record in senior clinical leadership within psychological therapy services; substantial experience delivering evidence-based interventions for personality disorder or complex emotional needs (e.g., DBT, SCM, MBT); experience supervising others; experience training multi-professional groups; multidisciplinary and multi-agency work; risk assessment and safeguarding; experience in a multicultural context; service development.

Knowledge – Essential:

• Knowledge of current government strategy and NHS Long Term Plan implications; broad understanding of Integrated Care Systems and Primary Care Networks; extensive knowledge of evidence for interventions for complex emotional and relational needs; trauma-informed practice principles.

Skills and Abilities – Essential:

• Advanced clinical skills in psychological interventions, supervision, leadership, and interprofessional collaboration; ability to lead change, manage budgets, problem-solve, and work under pressure.

Work related circumstances – Essential:

• Ability to prioritise workload, travel as needed within the Trust footprint, commitment to anti-discriminatory practice, and awareness of DBS requirements.

Disclosures

Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post requires a DBS check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.

Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers requiring Skilled worker sponsorship will be considered; guidance available at UK Visas and Immigration. UK registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration.