Band 7 Clinical Team Manager - Bristol

Job summary

Sequoia is an innovative service supporting people with Complex Emotional Needs (CEN) and Personality Difficulties across Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire. We offer evidence-based interventions including:

• DBT and MBT-informed groups

• Psychoeducation courses

• Peer support and community-led social groups

Co-delivered with our partners at Rethink Mental Illness, we provide both clinical and community-based support. All interventions are available online and in person, with flexible delivery across home and community settings throughout BNSSG.

Why Join Us?

• Inclusive Culture - We celebrate diversity and foster a welcoming space for staff and service users

• Innovative Approach - Help shape a developing service built on a "test and learn" model

• Professional Growth - Benefit from robust supervision, training, and skill-building opportunities

• Flexible Working - Enjoy a hybrid model that supports wellbeing and work-life balance

Training and Development

• DBT and MBT training opportunities

• Regular supervision and ongoing development

• Hybrid working across remote and community settings

Ready to Make a Difference? If you're organised, empathetic, and ready to help build a service that transforms lives--we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

As a key member of the Sequoia team, you'll play a vital role in running a dynamic, high-volume service supporting individuals with mild to moderate Complex Emotional Needs (CEN), including Personality Difficulties. Your work spans clinical support, service coordination, and collaboration with co-delivery partners at Rethink Mental Illness.

Clinical and Group Work Responsibilities

• Facilitate support conversations (our term for assessments) throughout a person's journey

• Join the duty team to triage referrals and respond to ad hoc situations

• Act as a link to referring teams, maintaining relationships and sharing feedback

• Support individuals with higher needs alongside Senior Practitioners

• Deliver DBT or MBT sessions under supervision

• Supervise staff managing complex cases, offering guidance through shadowing and feedback

• Collaborate with Rethink to assess group suitability and shape volunteer-led work

Operational and Service Development Duties

• Be the go-to for process and procedure, ensuring smooth operations

• Manage the admin team and oversee service processes

• Audit performance via clinical records and reports

• Monitor caseloads to ensure safe progression through pathways

• Support data collection and work with Clinical and Research Leads to analyse service data

• Use feedback and insights to improve delivery

• Co-design service improvements with Rethink's Expert by Experience team

• Share your CEN/PD expertise to shape AWP and Rethink-led interventions

About us

Sequoia is a new AWP service - please see the service summary attached to the job advert.

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust): a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.

We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

Details

Date posted

10 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

342-BR178-1025

Job locations

Callington Road

Marmalade Lane

Bristol

BS4 5BJ