South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Trainee DBT Therapist Lambeth SCPT
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South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, with NHS England, are offering opportunities for a candidate wishing to train in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) for people presenting to secondary care inpatient and community mental health services with complex affective and interpersonal difficulties.
About the Role
Posts offer two years of DBT training with an NHSE funded provider. After two years' training, provided the candidate successfully passes the course and then gains accreditation as a DBT therapist with the relevant accrediting authority, they will progress into a qualified Band 7 psychological therapist post.
Requirements
Candidates should have relevant core professional training and registration e.g. Practitioner Psychologist, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Psychotherapist or Mental Health Nurse. The post falls under the NHS-E two year rule: successful candidates will be ineligible for NHS-E funding for other listed trainings for this period.
About the Job
A 2-year fixed term appointment leading to a permanent psychological therapist post if the postgraduate diploma programme is completed successfully and full accreditation awarded. The post-holder will work within the service providing formal psychological interventions whilst undertaking a programme of training. This intensive training post will equip the post-holder to provide a DBT service to clients with the range of complex problems for which the interventions have been demonstrated to be clinically effective.
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Responsibilities
- Work within the service providing formal psychological interventions whilst undertaking a programme of training.
- Equip the post-holder to provide a DBT service to clients with the range of complex problems for which the interventions have been demonstrated to be clinically effective.
- Must have experience of working with service users experiencing mental health problems and the skills and abilities needed to form effective and safe therapeutic relationships.
- Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Work with people of different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary.
- Be committed to equal opportunities and the organisation's anti-racist commitment.
- Must be able to attend 70-80 days training over a 2-year course.
- This will include a day per week and 5-day intensive teaching blocks.
- Must be able to complete all the academic components of the course and have the ability to integrate training into practice under supervision.
About Lambeth
Lambeth: the second largest inner London Borough with an official population of around 350,000. The local population has needs related to a high level of social deprivation such as unemployment, poor social housing and child poverty. There are also pockets of greater affluence. There are high levels of morbidity, and levels and complexity of mental health problems are above the national average.
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About the Trust
The South London and Maudsley (SLaM) NHS Foundation Trust is part of King’s Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC) and committed to innovation, effective interventions and improved service user outcomes. It provides mental health services to the people of Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham and Croydon, and some more specialist services to people from across the UK.
We believe strongly in staff development and have excellent opportunities to develop this through CPD opportunities across SLaM and through strong links with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience.
Other Details
The position is full-time and may involve remote as well as face to face working.
Lambeth is a borough of high social and psychological needs with considerable cultural diversity. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds.
Contact
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Hielkje Verbrugge
Job title: Co-Lead Lambeth SCPT
Email address: hielkje.verbrugge@slam.nhs.uk
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