Psychological Therapist DBT

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a qualified and accredited DBT Therapist to join the Harrogate and Ripon Community Mental Health Team. Band 7 for accredited applicants; band 6 training role considered for those with RMN or equivalent qualification. Training may require placement outside Harrogate.

On accreditation, increment to Band 7 is expected. The role covers delivery of a full DBT programme, high risk management, MDT collaboration, leadership and governance

Qualifications

• Experience delivering psychological therapy to people with severe mental health problems.
• Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience delivering supervision and staff training in harm/suicide prevention.
• Demonstrable interest and training in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT).
• Willingness to engage in further study towards accreditation.

Responsibilities

• Delivery of a comprehensive DBT programme: pre-treatment, engagement, individual DBT therapy, and inter-session coaching.
• High Risk Management & Assessment: crisis intervention and safeguarding.
• Consultation, peer support & MDT collaboration: weekly DBT consult team and specialist advice.
• Leadership, Training and Governance: supervision and governance activities.

Skills

Severe mental health experience

MDT experience

Risk assessment

Clinical supervision

Staff training - harm/suicide

Complex cases therapy experience

Education

Regulatory registration

DBT accreditation

CPD evidence

Job description

Psychological Therapist DBT

The closing date is 28 September 2026

We are seeking to appoint a qualified and accredited DBT Therapist to work as part of the DBT team in the Harrogate and Ripon Community Mental Health Team.

If we are unable to appoint an accredited DBT therapist at band 7 level, we will also consider applicants for a training role at band 6. These applicants will be required to have either RMN or equivalent mental health core qualification at degree level post 1993 and be registered with a professional regulatory body. They will have experience of delivering psychologically informed interventions to people experiencing severe mental health problems in a secondary care setting. They will be required to have a strong demonstrable interest in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and to have completed DBT training with a licenced DBT training provider to either Foundation (five days) or Intensive (10 days) level. We would also consider applicants with Essential Skills (2 day) training or Trust Introduction to DBT (3 day) training. A willingness to engage in further study and practice towards eventual accreditation as a DBT therapist is essential. During training, placement outside the Harrogate locality may be required. The offer of trainee post to the successful applicant will be contingent on acceptance on an accredited training course. On achieving accreditation, the post holder would be upgraded to a Band 7 Psychological Therapist role and salary.

Main duties of the job

1. Delivery of a comprehensive DBT programme

• Pre-treatment and engagement
• Individual DBT Therapy
• Inter-session telephone coaching

2. High Risk Management & Assessment

• Crisis Intervention
• Safeguarding

3. Consultation, peer support & MDT collaboration

• Weekly DBT consult team
• MDT integration
• Specialist advice

4. Leadership, Training and Governance

• Supervision

About us

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

TEWV is a proactive organisation who is well led and established to supportive Psychological therapists.

Psychological Therapy is highly valued within the Trust with good professional support. The Trust is a strongly value based, person centred organisation which has taken a strategic approach to continued service improvement, the modernisation of clinical roles and the use of care pathways embedded within a functioning system of governance.

Psychologists & Psychological Therapists provide key leadership roles within the Trust. To support this we have developed leadership profiles for each psychology band and the profile card associated with this post is attached on NHS Jobs. You can find more information about the NHS Leadership Academys Healthcare Leadership Model and the profiles at their website. We encourage you to look at these resources as they will play a part in the interview process.

This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. However, sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements, therefore, we recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

Person Specification

Experience

• Working with people with severe and enduring mental health problems
• Delivering psychological therapy in ownfield
• Experience of working with multi-disciplinary teams
• Assessing and managing risk of self
• Working in multi-disciplinary team settings
• Delivering clinical supervision
• Delivering staff training -harm / suicide
• Experience of psychological therapy provision in complex cases

Qualifications

• AND - Registration with a professional regulatory body (HCPC, GMC, NMC or Social Work England). (If a different regulatory body please seek advice from Head of Psychological Professions)
• AND - Accreditation in one of the four Governed Psychological Therapies outlined in the table below
• Dialectical Behavioural Therapy Accreditation as a Dialectical Behavioural Therapist with the Society for Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (SfDBT).
• AND - Evidence of continuing professional Development

Knowledge

• Evidence- based practice relevant to the role
• Risk assessment and risk management
• Clinical governance
• Legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
• Awareness of: The Trust's Quality Improvement System

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust