Complex Emotional Needs Pathway Operational Lead

Are you passionate about ensuring better outcomes for people with complex emotional needs? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified Mental Health Practitioner who is highly experienced in working with service users with complex emotional needs. You will provide operational leadership in the development, implementation, delivery and evaluation of the Complex Emotional Needs (CEN) Pathway, working in collaboration with service users, carers, front line staff, clinical leads and operational managers across services for Bradford, Aire Wharfe and Craven.

Closing Date: 1st November 2026 at midnight Shortlisting Date: 4th November 2026 Interview Date: 18th November 2026

• Lead the operational delivery and implementation of the Complex Emotional Needs (CEN) Pathway, ensuring safe, effective and recovery-focused care.
• Work closely with the CEN Clinical Lead, clinical leads, operational managers and partner agencies to support pathway development and delivery.
• Support the delivery of a sustainable system-wide training programme for the CEN Pathway.
• Contribute to a standardised framework for individuals with high-intensity service use.
• Develop and implement multi-agency response plans for high-risk and high-frequency service users.
• Support the reduction of inappropriate Section 136 detentions, unnecessary A&E attendances and avoidable hospital admissions through coordinated care planning.
• Act as Clinical Lead for Structured Clinical Management (SCM).
• Coordinate, deliver and supervise SCM within the CEN Pathway, ensuring compliance with governance and best practice standards.
• Provide consultation, supervision and training to staff supporting the pathway and SCM delivery.
• Hold operational management responsibility for CEN Practitioners.
• Maintain clinical expertise through the provision of direct clinical care in line with evidence-based SCM practice.

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -

We Care

• We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference

We Listen

• We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs

We Deliver

• We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

Benefits We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :

Increase mileage rates for > 4500

A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages

A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities

Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidate’s best interest to apply as soon as possible For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Eva Costoya Job title: Programme Manager Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 07739627807

Pauline McAvoy - Clinical Pathway Lead

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