Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

DBT Therapist

The closing date is 18 January 2026

Job summary

To provide high quality specialised psychological input to people/clients of the Basingstoke Community Mental health Team.

To provide specialist psychological assessment and treatment to people in these settings. Work will also involve working with other people involved in clients care (e.g. family or named carers). A recovery focused approach is essential.

To offer advice, consultation and supervision on clients psychological care to other members of the multi-disciplinary team. Emphasis here is on having an understanding/appreciation of the complex nature of the acute mental health care system and to develop insight and understanding to all others involved in peoples care.

To participate in the delivery of DBT by attending consult, facilitating skills groups, providing individual therapy and coaching.

To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development, and research in line with service need; to contribute to a research culture in the clinical team

To provide teaching and training in line with the service needs identified.

The post-holder will place an emphasis on co-production and demonstrate an attitude which respects and values clients and their carers and the core values of the trust: patients and people first; partnership; and respect.

Main duties of the job

To provide specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to the team based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care.

To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a clients mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings.

To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

Date posted

05 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year Salary will be pro rata for 22.5 hours

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

348-MNH-9877

Job locations

The Bridge Centre (Basingstoke)

New Road

Basingstoke

Hampshire

RG21 7PJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Clinical or Applied Psychologist OR Qualification as RMN, Dip SW, Dip OT or BSc OT with post-qualification in psychological therapy equivalent to a diploma or Masters level qualification or above. Applications from Mental Health Practitioners or Associate Mental Health Practitioner will be considered. Advanced post-registration training, continuing professional development and supervised practice in psychological therapies e.g. DBT Registration with relevant psychological professional body e.g. HCPC, BABCP, DBT, ACAT.

Desirable

Training and qualifications in CBT, DBT, research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.

Experience

Essential

Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a range of care settings (e.g. in-patient, community and primary care settings).
Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.
Experience of maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
Experience of application of DBT for complex trauma.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Clinical or Applied Psychologist OR Qualification as RMN, Dip SW, Dip OT or BSc OT with post-qualification in psychological therapy equivalent to a diploma or Masters level qualification or above. Applications from Mental Health Practitioners or Associate Mental Health Practitioner will be considered. Advanced post-registration training, continuing professional development and supervised practice in psychological therapies e.g. DBT Registration with relevant psychological professional body e.g. HCPC, BABCP, DBT, ACAT.

Desirable

Training and qualifications in CBT, DBT, research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.

Experience

Essential

Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a range of care settings (e.g. in-patient, community and primary care settings).
Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.
Experience of maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
Experience of application of DBT for complex trauma.

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.

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

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Bridge Centre (Basingstoke)

New Road

Basingstoke

Hampshire

RG21 7PJ

Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Bridge Centre (Basingstoke)

New Road

Basingstoke

Hampshire

RG21 7PJ

Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)