Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Job summary
Are you passionate about supporting clients who may have ‘fallen through the gaps’ and interested in transforming services? If so, we have an exciting role in our Complex Needs Service for a Structured Clinical Management Practitioner. The role is based in Macclesfield with some cross-site travelling within East-Cheshire.
Our role within the Complex Needs Service offers many benefits including:
A friendly and welcoming teamFlexible working consideredWeekly group clinical supervision and regular individual supervisionWe can provide SCM training if required and we can also offer paidadditional training in other therapeutic approachesSecondments from internal CWP teams can be consideredOpportunities to attend conferences and be involved with clinicalresearch
The Complex Needs Service offers assessment, formulation and psychologically informed treatments for adults who may attract a diagnosis of ‘personality disorder.’We offer NICE recommended therapies including Structured Clinical Management, Dialectic Behavioural Therapy and Mentalisation Based Therapy in a communitysetting lasting up to 18 months. Our practitioners hold a limited caseload to allow for relational ways of working and enable clients to reach their goals
Please note this opportunity welcomes applications from a variety of professional backgrounds- including but not limited to; nursing, social work and Occupational Therapists
Please note interviews will be face to face only.
Main duties of the job
– To support the implementation of the SCM pathway for clients with complex emotional difficulties, including clients with a diagnosis of Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD).
– To manage a capped caseload and deliver interventions which align to the SCM framework i.e. Assessment phase, stabilization phase and intervention phase
– To work collaboratively with clients to develop a shared understanding / formulation of needs. To hold a supportive and collaborative therapeutic stance to support clients to take a problem-solving approach.
– To support the delivery of the SCM problem solving group or similar psychological intervention for clients with complex emotional difficulties.
– To attend and participate in regular SCM supervision.
– To work as a role model to other staff, supporting the delivery of evidence-based interventions to clients with symptoms linked to complex emotional difficulties.
– To advocate for clients who may have Complex Emotional Difficulties. To promote collaborative working with carers, supporting a joint partnership and engagement in care planning as agreed with clients
– To demonstrate the application of specialist skills and knowledge in order to maintain professional competence and fitness to practice as a SCM practitioner.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to diploma/degree level and registered with the appropriate professional body
- Professional knowledge acquired through a relevant degree or experience plus relevant experience working with complex cases
Desirable
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Relevant mentorship qualification as required by governing body
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
- In-depth knowledge and experience of working within the recovery focused philosophy framework
- Knowledge of delivering individual service user focused specialist assessments
- Knowledge of evidence based interventions which are measureable and which promote the service users journey along the recovery pathway
- An in-depth knowledge of delivering psychosocial interventions (PSI)
- Knowledge and understanding of physical health needs
- Professional knowledge acquired through a relevant degree plus relevant experience for working in the community
- Highly developed accurate physical skills and be able to manipulate fine tools and materials
- Knowledge of developing specialist programmes of care, care packages
- Knowledge of providing specialised advice in relation to care
- Knowledge of recording personally generated information
- Knowledge of working closely with commissioners and care providers
Desirable
- Knowledge of legal frameworks including the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act
- Experience of undertaking surveys or audits necessary to own work
- Experience of undertaking research and development activity and clinical trials
- Knowledge of complex care management including the development of bespoke support packages
Experience
Essential
- A minimum of 2 years’ experience working with adults with mental health problems with a complex nature
- Experience of planning and organising complex activities or programmes requiring formulation and adjustment
- Experience of developing specialist programmes of care, care packages
- Experience of providing specialised advice in relation to care
- Experience of working closely with commissioners and care providers
Desirable
- Experience of following policies and providing comments to propose changes to practice/procedures in own work area
- Experience of safe management of equipment and resources
- Experience of being an authorised signatory
- Experience of conducting professional/clinical supervision
- Ability to undertake surveys, R&D activity or audits as necessary to own work
- Ability to regularly undertake equipment testing and adaptation
- Experience of working within a rehabilitation framework
Closing Date: 9 August 2026
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