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Job summary

Main area
Psychological Therapy - Adult Mental Health
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
346-DDA-143-24
Employer
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Chester-Le-Street Health Centre
Town
Chester-Le-Street, County Durham
Salary
£35,392 - £42,618 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
04/08/2024 23:59
Interview date
28/08/2024

Employer heading

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust logo

Trainee Dialectical Behaviour Therapist (DBT)

NHS AfC: Band 6

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 overview

This post is funded by HEE and is part of the Community transformation work to provide interventions.

Chester-Le-Street Community Adult Mental Health Team are looking to recruit a Trainee Dialectical Behaviour Therapist (DBT) this is an exciting opportunity to join our established DBT service and be part of its continued growth and development.

Main duties of the job

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. A willingness to engage in further study and practice towards eventual accreditation as a DBT therapist is essential. During the course of training study and placement outside the Durham locality may be required. There will be no costs for further training incurred by the individual however 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 

Working for our organisation

TEWV offers a range of wellbeing services.

TEWV is a great place to work.

Lease car scheme.

Employee Support services.

Training - continuous professional development

Established MDTs

Supervision

Detailed job description and main 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.

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 Academy’s 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.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • A recorded/registered qualification in one of the following at degree level (post 1993) in nursing, social work, occupational therapy.
  • Registered with a professional regulatory body (HCPC, NMC, GMC, Social Work England)
  • Numeracy, Literacy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Working with people with severe and enduring mental health problems
  • Working in multi-disciplinary team settings
  • Experience of delivering psychological informed interventions to people experiencing severe mental health problems in a secondary care setting

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Completed DBT training with a licenced DBT training provider to either Foundation (five days) or Intensive (10 days) level.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

We are a Living Wage EmployerApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employer

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jade Welsh
Job title
Team Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0191 33336036
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