Band 7 Specialist Clinical Psychologist

West London NHS Trust; Ealing; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider is seeking a skilled DBT therapist who enjoys working with clients facing emotional and behavioral challenges. The role involves delivering a comprehensive DBT programme and providing psychological consultation within a multidisciplinary team. The successful candidate will join the Mental Health Integrated Network Team in Ealing, supporting clients with Borderline Personality Disorder and other emotional dysregulation issues. Strong collaboration and assessment skills are essential for effective service delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience working in mental health services, preferably with DBT.
• Ability to work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong communication and consultation skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the running of the DBT Programme in collaboration with the DBT Lead.
• Deliver therapy to clients with self-harm and suicidal behaviours.
• Conduct specialist assessments and monitor clinical outcomes.

Skills

DBT therapy

Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams

Psychological assessment

Consultation skills

Emotional regulation techniques

Education

Relevant qualification in psychology or related field

Job description

Overview

In order to continue to deliver excellent care and treatment to our service users, we are seeking a skilled DBT therapist who is passionate about DBT and enjoys working with clients who struggle to regulate their emotions, behaviours and relationships. The successful candidate will join our Mental Health Integrated Network Team (MINT) in Ealing. MINT is a multidisciplinary service providing holistic support and treatment to adults presenting with a range of mental health difficulties within a stepped-care framework. We have an established psychology team which is well integrated and highly valued in the service.

Responsibilities

• The post holder will be responsible for supporting the running of the DBT Programme in collaboration with the DBT Lead. The service delivers a comprehensive DBT programme, consisting of individual therapy, skills training groups, weekly consultation team meetings, and phone coaching. The post holder will be delivering therapy to a client group who struggle with self-harm and suicidal behaviours, so the work can be challenging but also deeply rewarding. The successful applicant will be joining our supportive psychology team and DBT consult team.
• You will provide a specialist DBT service to clients with Borderline/Emotionally-Unstable Personality Disorder (BPD/EUPD) and comorbid difficulties associated with underlying emotional dysregulation.
• The job will involve delivering comprehensive DBT (individual DBT sessions, DBT skills training group sessions, DBT telephone skills coaching and attending weekly DBT Team Consult meetings).
• It will also involve conducting specialist assessments and monitoring of clinical outcomes, and plan and deliver training or teaching as needed. The post holder will also be required to contribute to service evaluation, audit and research.
• The successful candidate will be committed to working collaboratively with service users and colleagues to create a psychologically safe environment that enables the delivery of effective treatment. You will provide psychological consultation and guidance to the whole MDT and so a genuine desire to work within an MDT and promote psychological ways of working is essential.
• This post also involves embedding and developing psychological principles and thinking within the work of the whole MDT. Therefore, we require a candidate who thrives in a team environment and is passionate about dissemination of psychological thinking and consultation.

About the Trust and team

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation. Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m. The Trust is rated as 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.

wider context

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.