Senior DBT Therapist

Priory; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000

Job description

Senior DBT Therapist

Reference: PRI97197
Location: Priory Hospital Roehampton, Priory Lane, Roehampton, SW15 5JJ
Priory Group Division: Healthcare
Salary: Competitive
Hours: 37.5
Vacancy Type: Permanent - Full Time

Job Advert Role Description

Opportunity Summary: We are seeking an experienced Senior DBT Therapist to join a growing DBT service at our Hospital in Roehampton. The DBT service comprises 4 weekly skills groups, providing treatment for up to 40 clients at any one time. Reporting to the Outpatient Therapy Lead, the successful candidate will provide leadership to the service and own its organisation and development.

Main Responsibilities:

1. Organise the programme schedule, ensuring the smooth running of groups and a seamless journey for patients from referral to discharge.
2. Ensure planned and unplanned leave does not impact the experience of patients.
3. Allocate 1:1 Therapists to the patient cohort.
4. Oversee new referrals and ensure assessment and pre-commitment meetings are happening in a timely manner.
5. Work closely with the Therapy Lead and Therapy Business Manager to communicate upcoming entry points to referrers.
6. Hold a clinical caseload comprising DBT Skills Groups and 1:1 therapy sessions.
7. Comprehensive and accurate information recording, including risk assessment and clinical notes.
8. Support the Therapy Administration and patients in ensuring funding is in place correctly for patients and seek support from the wider MDT with this as required.
9. Contribute to service development/improvement initiatives locally and in the wider organisation.
10. Represent Priory Roehampton at the DBT Network, collaborating with the Director of Therapies and other Priory services.

Person Specification:

The ideal candidate for this position will have successfully completed the intensive DBT training with British Isles and demonstrate strong experience and confidence in delivering skills groups and 1:1 therapy.

Qualifications and Knowledge:

Essential: Professional registration and/or membership relevant to the post; Intensive DBT training with British Isles.

Experience:

Essential: Evidence of promoting/supporting active user/carer involvement/participation; Evidence of working as part of a DBT Service.

Desirable: Development of specialist/advanced level of practice skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development.

Skills and Competencies:

Essential: Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Due to limits on sponsorship allocations, we are not currently in a position to offer sponsorship to new candidates for these roles; this remains under review.

Closing Date: 30/11/2024