Dialectical Behavioural Therapy Team Lead

The Methodist Church in Britain; Brecon, Bronllys; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain seeks a Team Lead to establish and grow a Dialectical Behavioural Therapy service within Powys Adult Secondary Care Mental Health Services. You will lead a small multidisciplinary DBT team, oversee DBT groups and clients, and set up in-reach to acute wards and outreach to out-of-County placements.

The role involves a significant caseload of highly complex clients with severe trauma, and requires registration in a relevant health profession.

Qualifications

• Master's level or equivalent postgraduate qualification or equivalent clinical practice experience.
• Post-registration DBT foundation or intensive training with supervision.
• DBT specialist training such as a master class or commitment to it in year one.
• Training or knowledge in at least one other psychological or psycho-social intervention; good CPD record.

Responsibilities

• Grow and implement the new DBT treatment service across working age adult mental health services.
• Lead a small multidisciplinary team of DBT clinicians.
• Provide operational oversight of DBT groups and clients across community settings.
• Act as clinical lead to DBT practitioners and their clients.
• Set up DBT in-reach to acute wards and outreach to out-of-County placements.
• Manage a small caseload of highly complex clients.
• Carry out assessments, consultations and up-skilling for mental health teams.

Skills

Leadership

Operational management

Staff supervision

DBT delivery

Multi-professional work

Clinical communication

Autonomous decision-making

Change management

Education

Master's level qualification

DBT foundation training

Additional DBT specialist training

Training in other psychological/psycho-social intervention

Job description

This team lead post sits within the Complex Emotional Needs Service in Powys Adult Secondary Care Mental Health Services, building a new Dialectical Behavioural Therapy service. The post holder leads a small multidisciplinary DBT team, oversees groups and clients, and sets up in-reach to acute wards and outreach to out-of-County placements. The caseload involves severe, complex trauma, and the role is Pan-Powys with blended home working. A registration with NMC, HCPC or Social Care Wales is needed.

What the job involves

• Grow and implement the new DBT treatment service across working age adult mental health services
• Lead a small multidisciplinary team of DBT clinicians
• Provide operational oversight of DBT groups and clients across community settings
• Act as clinical lead to DBT practitioners and their clients
• Set up DBT in-reach to acute wards and outreach to out-of-County placements
• Manage a small caseload of highly complex clients
• Carry out assessments, consultations and up-skilling for mental health teams

What’s required

Qualifications

• Master's-level or equivalent postgraduate qualification, or equivalent clinical practice experience
• Post-registration DBT foundation or intensive training, with evidenced practice and supervision
• Additional DBT specialist training such as a master class, or commitment to it in year one
• Training or knowledge in at least one other psychological or psycho-social intervention; good CPD record

Registration & licences

• NMC (mental health nurse), HCPC (occupational therapist or practitioner psychologist) or Social Care Wales (social worker) registration

Experience

• Leadership and/or operational management experience, and clinical or managerial supervision of staff
• Managing concerns, complaints, investigations and service performance issues
• Significant post-qualification experience as a registered mental health practitioner in secondary services with complex emotional needs
• Significant experience delivering DBT within a comprehensive DBT service
• Multi-professional or multi-agency working, teaching and liaising with other professions, and service development or change management

Skills & knowledge

• Specialist knowledge of severe mental health issues and suicidal behaviour, including risk assessment
• Highly specialist knowledge of the complex emotional needs client group, including complex trauma
• Knowledge of evidence-based psychological therapies and collaborative, person-centred formulation
• Highly developed clinical and communication skills, engaging hard-to-treat clientsTeam leadership and delegation, with autonomous decision-making and responsibility for own practice

Nice to have

• DBT qualification, training beyond entry level, or specific advanced DBT accreditation
• Line management of staff and/or recruitment experience
• Research, service evaluation and/or service development experience

What’s offered

• Training in advanced DBT and other therapies, with support to become accredited
• Specialist DBT training and supervision
• Access to the resources and support of the wider psychology service
• Opportunities for blended home working
• Part-time hours can be considered
• Welsh language training support
• Career development pathways
• Focus on staff well-being