CERN Senior Clinical Practitioner - Inpatients

GMMH are developing services in line with the organisational objectives to ensure that care is delivered is trauma informed and close to home. We have an exciting opportunity that is part of this development journey for our inpatient services.

As a Senior Practitioner, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality, person-centred care to individuals experiencing acute mental health crisis. You will provide specialist psychological and relational interventions, support trauma-informed care approaches, and contribute to the development of staff expertise in working with Complex Emotional and Relational Needs (CERN).

You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams (MDTs), offering consultation, supervision, and training to enhance staff confidence in managing emotional intensity, relational difficulties, and crisis behaviours. Your leadership will ensure a compassionate, recovery-focused environment, improving patient experiences and outcomes.

• Be part of a progressive and supportive team committed to improving inpatient mental health care and crisis intervention.
• Access to ongoing professional development, training, and supervision.
• Opportunities to shape service delivery and influence best practices.
• Work in an environment that values compassion, collaboration, and innovation.

We currently have opportunities across all of our adult inpatient sites across the Trust.

Main duties of the job

• Provide specialist assessment and interventions for individuals with complex emotional and relational needs.
• Support inpatient teams in delivering trauma-informed, psychologically informed care.
• Offer clinical supervision, consultation, and training to enhance staff skills and resilience.
• Lead on service development initiatives, ensuring best practices in relational and emotional needs care.
• Work collaboratively with MDTs, urgent care and community teams, as well as external agencies to facilitate safe and effective transitions of care.
• Contribute to risk management, crisis intervention, and de-escalation strategies.

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

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme

Person specification

Experience

• Experience of working with people who have a diagnosis of personality disorder
• Experience of working within inpatient or urgent care care mental health services
• Experience of providing a supervisory role to staff
• Experience of delivering training
• Experience of working with high risk service users

Knowledge

• Understanding of therapeutic approaches in managing crisis
• Knowledge and application of structured therapeutic interventions
• Knowledge and application of interventions in inpatient services

The Trust mandates all post holders who require a DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment with GMMH.

Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health,…