DBT Practitioner

North London NHS Foundation Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Discounts

Generous annual leave

NHS pension scheme

Excellent internal staff network

Job summary

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) seeks a Band 6 DBT Practitioner to deliver specialist Dialectical Behaviour Therapy to adults with complex needs. The role works within the Barnet Complex Emotional Needs Pathway, collaborating with psychology and pathway teams to provide evidence-based, trauma-informed care.

The post offers autonomous practice within professional guidelines and opportunities for training to upskill in DBT, with a focus on reducing inpatient admissions and supporting

Responsibilities

• Delivering individual DBT-informed interventions and co-facilitating DBT skills training groups.
• Managing a caseload of service users with complex emotional and relational difficulties, including those at risk.
• Undertaking comprehensive assessments, care planning, risk assessment, and ongoing clinical reviews.
• Supporting service users to develop skills in emotional regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness.
• Participating in weekly DBT consultation meetings and contributing to DBT fidelity.

Skills

DBT

Trauma-informed

Risk assessment

Care planning

Team collaboration

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated clinician with a passion for working therapeutically with individuals with complex emotional needs within a supportive and dynamic specialist team. This importantrole is part of the Barnet Complex Emotional Needs (CEN) Pathway. The remit ofthedynamicDBT Pathway is to offer Barnet residents referred into the service a consistent evidence-based therapeutic approach, to reduce inpatient admissions and to support the quick transitions of those in an inpatient service back into the community. The post holderwill bejoiningaestablished and vibrant DBT Pathwayand willbe working closely with theBarnet Adult Psychology TeamandtheComplex Emotional Needs Pathway Team. Ideallyyou will have a strong enthusiasm to work in a psychologically informed wayandhadexperienceof DBT, but this is notessentialas trainingwill be provided. The post holderwill provide formal DBT psychologicalinterventionsusingatrauma -informedapproachwhilst undertaking necessary trainingto upskill for this role asrequired. The post holder will workautonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governanceofappropriate professionalpractice within the service/team., As a Band 6 DBT Practitioner, you will play a key role in delivering specialist Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) to adults experiencing severe emotional dysregulation and complex mental health difficulties. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will provide high-quality, evidence-based interventions that support recovery and promote meaningful change. Key responsibilities include:

Key responsibilities

• Delivering individual DBT-informed interventions and co-facilitating DBT skills training groups.
• Managing a caseload of service users with complex emotional and relational difficulties, including those presenting with significant risk.
• Undertaking comprehensive assessments, care planning, risk assessment, and ongoing clinical reviews.
• Supporting service users to develop skills in emotional regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness.
• Participating in weekly DBT consultation meetings and contributing to the maintenance of DBT treatment fidelity.
• Working collaboratively with service users, carers, and partner agencies to ensure coordinated and person-centred care.
• Maintaining accurate clinical records and contributing to service evaluation and outcome monitoring.
• Providing specialist advice, consultation, and support to colleagues within the wider mental health services.
• Contributing to service development, quality improvement initiatives, and the promotion of psychologically informed practice.

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT)

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

• We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
• With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all.
• We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.