CAMHS DBT Therapist

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity to join Whittington Health as a full-time band 7 clinician in the DBT-A service. The role involves providing high-quality therapeutic support to young people with emotional dysregulation, alongside ongoing training and professional development in Dialectical Behavior Therapy.

Qualifications

• Experience in therapeutic roles with young people presenting with self-harm.
• Interest in working with clinical complexities and risk management.
• Candidates from various core professions are welcome.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the full DBT programme, including individual and group therapy.
• Work with a small caseload of young people (5-10).
• Participate in team development and consultation.

Skills

Therapeutic work with young people

Risk management

Education

Core profession qualification (e.g., Mental Health Nursing, Psychology)

Job description

Job summary

We are pleased, following further fixed term investment, to recruit a full time band 7 post into our DBT-A service. Whittington Health has been providing the DBT-A service for over 2 years, offering high-quality and intensive therapeutic work for young people presenting with significant emotional dysregulation.

DBT is an evidence-based treatment for individuals with recurrent self-harm and emotional dysregulation, and will be included in the upcoming updated NICE guidelines for managing self-harm in children and young people. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced clinician to join our team and contribute to developing a new, innovative service. The CAMHS DBT service will deliver the full DBT programme, including weekly individual therapy, group sessions, family sessions, care coordination, and telephone coaching. The team will hold a caseload of up to 20-25 young people.

Clinicians will offer the full range of DBT interventions to a small caseload of 5-10 young people, as per their job plan.

Main duties of the job

DBT experience is not essential; however, experience in therapeutic work with young people and risk management is desirable. If not already trained, full DBT training will be provided, along with a supportive environment. The service will receive consultation and support from the National & Specialist CAMHS DBT service during its development to ensure adherence to the DBT model and clinical skill consolidation. Candidates should have experience working therapeutically with young people, risk management, and inter-agency liaison.

We welcome applicants from any core profession, including Registered Mental Health Nurses, Counselling/Clinical Psychologists, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, CBT Therapists, and Systemic Therapists, who have an interest and experience in working with young people presenting with self-harm, clinical complexity, and risk. Enthusiasm and commitment to innovation and clinical excellence are encouraged. You are also invited to contact us to discuss this exciting role.

There is scope to gain experience in the wider Islington CAMHS service as part of this role.

About us

Whittington Health serves a diverse population and strives to ensure all services are fair and accessible. We value diversity in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. As a public sector organization, we are committed to fair employment policies and practices, which help us better serve our patients and create a supportive workplace.