Senior CAMHS DBT Lead | Clinical & Service Development

The Methodist Church in Britain; City Of London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Leadership post heading the National and Specialist CAMHS Dialectical Behaviour Therapy service. Based at the Maudsley, the role provides clinical and operational leadership, ensures fidelity to the DBT model, and supervises a team with senior cover across the week.

The post also covers service development, research, outcome monitoring, and training/consultation for DBT-A programmes and CAMHS colleagues nationally.

Qualifications

• Entry-level qualification and demonstrable practice in a recognised psychological role, accepted for professional registration.
• Additional DBT training beyond entry level to postgraduate diploma level or equivalent, through formal training or evidenced supervised practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and operational leadership for the DBT team and its wider activities.
• Ensure fidelity to the evidence-based DBT model and promote adherent practice across the team.
• Provide senior cover across the week for complex clinical dilemmas involving risk and safeguarding.
• Hold a small caseload of DBT clients.
• Provide training, supervision and consultation to DBT-A programmes and CAMHS colleagues nationally.
• Lead service developments, evaluations and research.
• Monitor programme outcomes and ensure Trust performance targets are met.
• Work with the Senior Management Team to keep the service within budget.
• Develop strategy for and manage delivery of the specialist psychological therapy service, providing expert clinical input.
• Take the lead on professional standards, clinical governance and quality of psychological work in the service.
• Provide systematic professional supervision.
• Work with the N&S CAMHS Senior Leadership Group on wider organisational developments and collective leadership.

Skills

Leadership theory

Psychological practice

Cultural competence

Complex communication

Training others

Education

Entry-level qualification in recognised psychological role

Postgraduate DBT training (diploma level or equivalent)

HCPC/UKCP/ACP/BPC/BABCP registration

Job description

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Leadership post heading the National and Specialist CAMHS Dialectical Behaviour Therapy service. Based at the Maudsley, the role provides clinical and operational leadership, ensures fidelity to the DBT model, and supervises a team with senior cover across the week.

The post also covers service development, research, outcome monitoring, and training/consultation for DBT-A programmes and CAMHS colleagues nationally.