Practitioner Psychologist, Psychotherapist & Psychological Therapist

We are pleased to offer a full time, permanent, band 7 Specialist DBT Therapist post in our Southwark Service. This post offers the opportunity to join a friendly team of committed clinicians and to work with complex presentations and includes the management of risk, personality difficulties, complex trauma, mental health and social inequalities.

An important part of the role is supporting CMHT colleague in the work they do with clients with Borderline Personality Disorder who may present with high risk and interpersonal challenges. This is an ideal post to apply these skills as well as to provide training and education to care coordinators and teams.

The DBT service delivers the full DBT programme, consisting of weekly individual therapeutic work, group sessions, phone consultation as indicated, and weekly DBT team consultation.

A commitment to considering the impact of a client's cultural context is essential working in Southwark. We welcome applicants with experience in working with a diverse population and a desire to reach out to under-represented groups.

Main duties of the job

To offer 1:1 DBT therapy to clients from the Southwark DBT WL and to co-facilitate skills training groups.

To provide additional DBT skills groups as per service need (DBT-S or a waiting list group)

To offer regular consultation to teams eg CMHTs offering DBT understandings of BPD and enhancing the skills of the teams in these spaces.

To offer planned training and education to care coordinators and teams in DBT.

To attend and contribute to the weekly DBT Consult space (Wednesday's 2.30pm - 5pm).

To contribute to the efficient running of the service in use of the systems and processes in place.

To help contribute to the development of the service to perform at its maximum efficiency and effectiveness.

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. There are very few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with mental illness.

SLaM employ around 5000 staff and serve a local population of 1.1 million people. We have more than 230 services including inpatient wards, outpatient and community services. Currently, we provide inpatient care for approximately 5,300 people each year and treat more than 45,000 patients in the community in Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; as well as substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich.

By coming to work at SLaM, you will gain experience of being part of an organisation with a rich history and international reputation in mental health care. You will have access to professional development and learning opportunities, and have the chance to work alongside people who are world leaders in their field. In addition, our working relationship with King's Health Partners allows those working at the Trust to get involved in academic research.