Senior Practitioner for Complex Emotional and Relational Needs, OACMHT in Sale inSale PUBLISHED MON 3 NOV 2025 Jump to job information section

Senior Practitioner for Complex Emotional and Relational Needs, OACMHT Job details Posting date: November 2025 Salary: Not specified Additional salary information: £47,810 - £54,710 pa Hours: Full time Closing date: December 2025 Location: Sale, M33 7FT Company: Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Job type: Permanent Job reference: 7515792/437-7515792 Apply for this job Summary A Vacancy at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Trafford Older Adult Community Mental Health Team in a sought after role as the Senior Practitioner for Complex Emotional and Relational Needs. The role will involve supporting a small caseload of Older Adults who may have Complex Emotional and Relational Needs, as well as providing input to the team to support the wider team caseload, supporting group work in the community (for example, Structured Clinical Management groups) and supporting the wider leadership of the team. The Practitioner will work in a busy and dynamic team, working alongside other professions, including Doctors, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, Psychologists, Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners, Support Workers and Administrators. The Practitioner will work closely with Psychology and Therapy colleagues, as we as a team, and Trust, expand our non-pharmacological offer to the client group. • Providing Clinical Leadership, Supervision and Support to all staff in the team to ensure the support of people who may present with complex emotional and relational needs. • Act as a Care Co-ordinator for a small caseload of highly complex cases who mat present with complex emotional and relational needs. • Carry out and develop detailed assessments and formulations in the wider team or service for people who present with complex emotional and relational needs. • Contribute to the development of and provide therapeutic intervention using Structured Clinical Management (SCM) and via other relevant clinical pathways, to service users who present with complex emotional and relational needs and be prepared to engage with any relevant additional training which supports the role. • Provide specific training to the wider team/services on the area of complex emotional and relational needs, trauma, emotional regulation and interpersonal difficulty and other areas as appropriate. • Contribute to, deliver and facilitate the SCM group intervention for service users who present with complex emotional and relational needs. • Collaborate and liaise with other specialist clinicians working with complex emotional and relational needs across the district (both secondary and primary care) in developing services that deliver optimum evidence-based care for people. 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. Please see Job Description and Person Specification This advert closes on Monday 17 Nov 2025