Clinical Lead

Are you a registered professional working within mental health services (nurse, allied health professional, social worker) looking for a new challenge? Do you have a passion to transform services and to support clients who may have "fallen through the gaps" in other services? If so why not consider a role with the Complex Needs Service in East Cheshire.

We support clients who meet the criteria for a personality disorder by providing a range of NICE recommended therapies. We are a small multidisciplinary team committed to working in a trauma informed manner and providing support to clients to achieve their goals and outcomes. We also provide education and support to our wider professional colleagues.

We are currently recruiting to the role of Clinical Lead to our East Cheshire Team. You would be required to travel between work bases at Macclesfield and Crewe, and attend training events in other areas of the Trust footprint . Access to transport for work purposes essential for this role.

We welcome conversation with applicants interested in this post. We also particularly welcome applications and conversation with applicants from underrepresented communities., This role will be focused on supporting patients in the East Complex Needs Service. The post holder will be expected to work autonomously within a multi disciplinary framework, providing training and staff development, specialist assessment, clinical support and time limited intervention to service users.

The post holder will act as a source of expertise and point of contact within the team and demonstrate highly specialised communication skills and problem solving abilities when prioritising risk.

At least 3 years post registration experience of working within Mental Health Services is essential.

Experience of Structured Clinical Management, DBT or MBT is advantageous however, not required as full training will be provided.

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.

We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you'll find something to suit you at CWP.