Job summary
Band 7 Psychological Therapist - Dialectic Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
Band 6 Trainee Psychological Therapist - Dialectic Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 7 psychological therapist specialising in DBT to work within the South and West DBT consult.
We would also welcome interest for aTrainee DBT Therapist. This unique role offers a funded salary: throughout your training journey, you'll be employed at Band 6, with progression to a substantive DBT Therapist B7 position upon completion of training and accreditation.
The South and West Consult is embedded in the complex emotional needs pathway and has strong links with two other consults within central locality. There will be further opportunities for continued professional development including the family connections programme. We will strongly encourage developing links with other areas that are also developing their DBT pathways
Main duties of the job
If you are passionate about delivering evidence based psychological therapies and are experienced in working psychologically with adults with complex presentations associated with community mental health, then this role will be perfect for you.
We are seeking someone who is trained, nearing the end of their post graduate diploma training in DBT or has a desire to train in DBT (band 7 salary will be dependant on achieving the qualification and accreditation) to work alongside another DBT Therapist and develop the current service.
The applicant would be able to carry out psychological assessment, formulation and therapy alongside psychological consultation, and deliver teaching/training to the multi-disciplinary team. Duties would also include attendance and contribution to MDT meetings.
About us
Benefits
Benefits included with this role are: -
- NHS pension
- a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- career progression
- starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- staff physio service
- NHS discounts and many more.
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.
NSFT is committed to lifelong learning and continuous professional development (CPD) for its entire staff. There are a variety of definitions of CPD across the professions, but it is usually taken to mean learning activities which update existing skills.
CPD is determined through appraisal with a personal development plan agreed between an individual and their manager, with the commitment of the necessary time and resources.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
You will be contacted via email and invited to book a time for interview. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
You will be contacted via email and invited to book a time for interview. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Postgraduate Diploma or Certificate in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT). Applicants close to completion, or willing to train,will be considered and salary will be dependent on achieving qualification
- Must be either a core profession and registered to practice with a regulatory professional body OR A Clinical Associate in Psychology with 2 years post qualification experience and be registered the BPS OR Accredited Psychotherapist or Psychological Therapist with substantial NHSE experience and registration with NMC, HCPC, BABCP.
Experience
Essential
- Post qualification experience of working with people with serious mental health problems or complex emotional needs
- Experience of delivering DBT to a range of service users
Desirable
- Experience in a service where agreed targets are in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
- Experience of working in a service for people with severe mental health problems
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health
- Demonstrates a high level knowledge of DBT, including the theoretical foundations and overarching principles
Skills
Essential
- Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets
- Ability to manage own caseload and time
- Computer literate
- Has received training (either formal or through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practices
Other
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding of a range of mental health difficulties and how they may present in Secondary Care.
- Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post.
- Able to integrate training into practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Postgraduate Diploma or Certificate in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT). Applicants close to completion, or willing to train,will be considered and salary will be dependent on achieving qualification
- Must be either a core profession and registered to practice with a regulatory professional body OR A Clinical Associate in Psychology with 2 years post qualification experience and be registered the BPS OR Accredited Psychotherapist or Psychological Therapist with substantial NHSE experience and registration with NMC, HCPC, BABCP.
Experience
Essential
- Post qualification experience of working with people with serious mental health problems or complex emotional needs
- Experience of delivering DBT to a range of service users
Desirable
- Experience in a service where agreed targets are in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
- Experience of working in a service for people with severe mental health problems
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health
- Demonstrates a high level knowledge of DBT, including the theoretical foundations and overarching principles
Skills
Essential
- Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets
- Ability to manage own caseload and time
- Computer literate
- Has received training (either formal or through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practices
Other
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding of a range of mental health difficulties and how they may present in Secondary Care.
- Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post.
- Able to integrate training into practice.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
