Trainee Dialectical Behavioural Therapist

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust seeks a trainee Dialectical Behavioural Therapist at Band 6 AfC, with a plan to complete a postgraduate DBT diploma and progress to Band 7 on accreditation. The role emphasizes delivering a DBT programme under supervision within a secondary care setting.

You will engage in risk management, MDT collaboration and leadership activities, with potential placement outside the Scarborough locality during training.

Qualifications

• They must hold an RMN or equivalent mental health core qualification and be registered with a regulatory body.
• Experience delivering psychologically informed interventions to people with severe mental health problems in secondary care.
• Demonstrable interest in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and willingness to pursue accreditation.

Responsibilities

• Delivery of a comprehensive DBT programme (pre-treatment, individual DBT, skills training group, and coaching).
• High risk management and assessment including risk formulation and crisis intervention.
• MDT collaboration, weekly DBT consult team, and specialist advice.
• Leadership, supervision, governance, service evaluation and record keeping.

Skills

DBT interest

Secondary care

Accreditation pursuit

Education

RMN qualification

Registered with professional regulator

Job description

We are seeking to appoint a trainee Dialectical Behavioural Therapist at Band 6 AfC level. The role will involve undertaking a post graduate diploma in Dialectical Behavioural Therapy. The offer of 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., The post will focus in the first 2 years on undertaking the Dialectical Behavioural Therapy post graduate diploma, as a DBT therapist in training the role will involve carrying out the following tasks under close supervision.

1. Delivery of a comprehensive DBT programme

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

2. High Risk Management & Assessment

• Risk formulation
• Crisis Intervention
• Safeguarding

3. Consultation, peer support & MDT collaboration

• Weekly DBT consult team
• MDT integration
• Specialist advice

4. Leadership, Training and Governance

• Supervision
• Service evaluation & audit
• Record keeping

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 TEWV 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 Scarborough locality may be required.

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.