Consultant Clinical Psychologist, CERN Lead | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Pennine Care NHS FT; Wardle; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent mental health services provider in England is seeking a permanent, full-time Consultant Clinical Psychologist to lead the Complex Emotional & Relational Needs pathway. In this role, you will provide strategic leadership and support the transformation of community mental health services, working alongside various health professionals. Candidates should hold a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and possess strong leadership and clinical skills. Generous annual leave and flexible working options are included.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Flexible working opportunities

Access to Continued Professional Development

Health and Wellbeing activities

Staff discounts on retail and leisure

Qualifications

• Experience in clinical psychology with a focus on complex emotional and relational needs.
• Ability to lead and supervise multidisciplinary teams.
• Involvement in community mental health services transformations.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for policy and service developments for adults with complex needs.
• Support strategic service development at a GM level.
• Lead multi-agency teams in developing pathways and networks.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical expertise in psychological therapies

Team collaboration

Service development

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a permanent, full-time, Consultant Clinical Psychologist to help further develop, embed and lead the specialist Complex Emotional & Relational Needs (CERN) pathway across the borough of HMR.

A key aspect of this role will be to support the transformation of community mental health services in line with the ambitions of the Long-Term Plan.

There have been exciting developments within the CERN pathway in HMR over the past year, but there are still opportunities for the postholder to come and shape service delivery. You will join a team of structured clinical management (SCM) practitioners, secondary care colleagues, DBT, MBT and DTC service, acute service colleagues and there are 4 other Consultant Psychologists leading the CERN pathway across the trusts other 4 boroughs- who you will work alongside.

Responsibilities

• Take a strategic clinical lead within HMR for policy/ service developments in relation to the provision of services for adults (including older adults) with complex emotional and relational needs and/ or a diagnosis of personality disorder.
• Provide expert leadership and supervision to a range of MDT colleagues across relevant service areas including inpatients, community and specialist services.
• Support the Trust Lead for CERN at a GM level and will contribute to the strategic development of services for people with complex emotional and relational needs.
• Take a lead in the development of multi-agency leadership teams within the locality which will comprise experts by experience, experts by occupation, carers and other stakeholders in order to develop pathways and networks.
• Work alongside existing networks to develop the service-user involvement schemes for people with CERN within PCFT.
• Carry a small specialised clinical case load and will take a lead on the development and provision of specific psychotherapeutic programmes for people with CERN including Structured Clinical Management.

About us / Our vision

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

Benefits

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

How to apply

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

Our values

• Kindness
• Fairness
• Ingenuity
• Determination

Enquiries

For informal enquiries please don’t hesitate to contact: Dr Miranda Budd, Associate Network Director for Psychological Therapies. [e-mail] 07745741681

This advert closes on Monday 29 Sep 2025