SMHS Clinical Lead

Perkbox; Remote; GBP 50,000 - GBP 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health services provider in the UK is seeking an SMHS Clinical Lead to oversee their Secondary Mental Health Service. This role involves managing clinical teams and maintaining high standards of care, ensuring effective service delivery in a remote setting. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in Secondary Mental Health Services and possess strong clinical decision-making skills. You will also manage performance and risk assessment, contributing to audits and policy development, while being part of an evolving team focused on employee wellbeing.

Benefits

Access to expert mental health services

Variety of employee benefits and wellbeing tools

Inclusive workplace culture

Qualifications

• Professional registration with relevant health authority.
• Experience managing complex and high-risk mental health cases.
• Ability to balance leadership responsibilities with a clinical caseload.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Secondary Mental Health Service and clinical governance.
• Manage Clinical Case Managers and ensure high-quality service delivery.
• Oversee service performance, budgets, and reporting.

Skills

Professional registration (NMC, HCPC, BACP, BABCP, or equivalent)

Significant experience within Secondary Mental Health Services

Strong clinical decision-making skills

Proven experience leading multidisciplinary teams

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Understanding of safeguarding and risk assessment

Job description

📍UK Remote

Does this sound like you?

You are a confident, compassionate clinical leader who thrives on making a meaningful difference. You bring credibility, calm judgement, and a people-first mindset to complex mental health environments. You enjoy balancing strategic oversight with hands‑on clinical input, and you are motivated by building high‑performing teams that deliver outstanding care, even in high‑pressure situations.

What you’ll be doing (in a nutshell):

As our SMHS Clinical Lead, you will take full ownership of the Secondary Mental Health Service within our EAP. You will lead, shape, and continuously improve the SMHS pathway, ensuring high‑quality, evidence‑based, and compassionate care for clients. Alongside strategic leadership, you will manage and develop Clinical Case Managers, maintain robust clinical governance, and hold oversight of risk, safeguarding, and service outcomes.

Day to day you can expect to:

• Provide professional and clinical leadership across the SMHS team, acting as a champion for best practice
• Oversee the Secondary Mental Health care pathway, ensuring safe, effective, and client‑centred delivery
• Line manage Clinical Case Managers and EAP Counsellors, including PDPs, supervision, and performance reviews
• Chair team meetings, case discussions, and contribute to senior clinical and governance forums
• Maintain oversight of risk management, safeguarding, and immediate‑risk cases with confidence and clarity
• Manage a small clinical caseload alongside leadership responsibilities
• Build strong relationships with internal teams, senior stakeholders, and third‑party providers
• Use evidence‑based assessments, diagnostic tools, and interventions to support client outcomes
• Monitor service performance, budgets, and MI reporting to identify trends and drive improvement
• Contribute to audits, evaluations, and the development of policies, SOPs, and innovative practices
• Be part of the Gold on‑call rota, supporting the service during critical incidents

To be successful you’ll have:

• Professional registration (NMC, HCPC, BACP, BABCP, or equivalent Allied Health registration)
• Significant experience within Secondary Mental Health Services
• Strong clinical decision‑making skills, particularly with complex and high‑risk presentations
• Proven experience leading, motivating, and developing multidisciplinary teams
• Confidence delivering clinical supervision and managing performance constructively
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including report writing and presentations
• A robust understanding of safeguarding, risk assessment, and evidence‑based pathways
• The ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining high standards of care

Bonus points if you bring:

• Experience working closely with third‑party providers and external partners
• A background in service improvement, audits, or pathway redesign
• Confidence working in fast‑paced, evolving environments
• A proactive approach to challenging stigma and championing mental health awareness

Please note, all applicants must be legally entitled to accept and perform work in the UK and all positions are subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Why Perkbox?

In 2025, Perkbox and Vivup came together under one name: the new and evolved Perkbox.

We joined forces to create something bigger and better - a single, unified platform built to care for, connect with, and celebrate employees in all areas of life. With more than 20 years of combined experience across public, private, SME and corporate sectors, we’re now supporting over 4 million employees across 7 500 organisations.

From access to expert mental health services to help with the cost of everyday essentials, our expanded range of benefits and wellbeing tools meets people where they are - at work and beyond.

Together, we’re redefining what employee benefits can be. And we’re just getting started.

The Interview Process

• Application
• 30‑minute call with a member of the TA team
• 60‑minute video call with Hiring Manager and one other team member

Our average process takes around 2‑3 weeks, but we will always work around your availability. You will have the chance to speak to our recruitment team at various points during your process. If you have any specific questions ahead of this, please contact us on [e-mail]

We’re committed to being an inclusive employer and creating a fair workplace for all. We encourage applications from candidates across all backgrounds, circumstances, ages, disabilities, ethnicities, religions or beliefs, gender identities, or sexual orientations.

We're happy to offer reasonable adjustments during our hiring process. Just let us know, and we'll make it work for you. Your comfort and success matter to us!