CAMHS Clinical Specialist Practitioner (N&S DBT) | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK seeks an experienced CAMHS Clinical Specialist to join their Dialectical Behaviour Therapy team. The role involves providing specialist assessments, treatment planning, and clinical supervision, focusing on supporting young people with emotional challenges. The Trust offers flexible working hours, aiming for work-life balance and professional development in a collaborative environment. This position emphasizes inclusion and welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Experience in DBT and working with young people.
• Strong background in clinical assessments and treatment.
• Background in teaching, supervision, or consultation.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical assessments with young people and families.
• Deliver DBT interventions to young people in a safe space.
• Contribute to service evaluation and research projects.

Skills

Assessment skills

Flexible working

Clinical supervision

Anti-racism practice

DBT model adherence

Education

DPsych in Clinical/Counselling Psychology

Job description

Overview

The N&S CAMHS DBT Service is looking for an experienced and committed CAMHS Clinical Specialist to join our established Dialectical Behaviour Therapy team. This is a fantastic opportunity to join us in delivering a high-quality, evidence-based Dialectical Behaviour Therapy programme with young people and their parents and carers. There are opportunities to be involved in our active programme of research and service evaluation, as well as teaching, supervision and consultation to other NHS teams.

We believe diversity is a strength and we particularly welcome applications from those underrepresented in psychology, i.e. minoritised racial, ethnic and cultural groups, as well as people from all marginalised groups, communities and backgrounds.

*Please note applications from a range of qualified professions are welcomed (see JD and person specification); DPsych Clinical/Counselling trainees who are in the final stages of completing their doctorate would be considered for this job provided they anticipate completion. However, special transitional arrangements will be put in place if proof of qualification and HCPC registration have not been received by the start date, and provided all clinical placements have been passed.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist clinical input to the N&S CAMHS DBT Service’s DBT-A programme, including specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes.
• Contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by creating a psychologically safe environment and developing anti-racism knowledge and practice.
• Provide clinical supervision as appropriate to junior members of the team.
• Undertake service evaluation, audit and research projects.
• Provide specialist clinical input to the N&S CAMHS DBT Service’s DBT-A programme, including specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes.
• Contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by creating a psychologically safe environment and developing anti-racism knowledge and practice.
• Provide clinical supervision as appropriate to junior members of the team.
• Undertake service evaluation, audit and research projects.

Working pattern

Flexible working: The Trust is proud to offer flexible working as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage. In this role you will be able to work Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with occasional slightly earlier starts or later finishes in line with service needs, which will allow a good work-life balance. (This may include working early mornings, later evenings or Saturdays as part of the core working hours/working pattern for this post).

Role duties

• Provide specialist assessments with young people and carers to determine the appropriateness of DBT as a treatment for the young person’s range of difficulties.
• Provide individual, group and phone-consultation interventions to young people and their parents/carers in adherence with the evidence-based DBT model.
• Work with young people and families with complex histories and risk concerns, to support them to get the most out of DBT.
• Assess and manage risk and identify and respond to safeguarding concerns as appropriate.
• Be part of a supportive DBT consultation team to support you and other therapists in working effectively within the DBT model.
• Provide training to other professionals on working with young people with emotion dysregulation and engaging in high-risk behaviours and on DBT more generally.
• Work with complex professional networks, including social workers, GPs, local CAMHS care coordinators, in order to most effectively support young people and their families.
• Support service-related research and service evaluation projects.
• Support service development and improvements.

This advert closes on Thursday 2 Oct 2025