Clinical/ Counselling Psychologist/ Family Therapist/ OT/ Nurse Specialist inMitcham inMitcham PUBLISHED 22 AUG 2024

This role is an exciting opportunity to join a newly established specialist CAMHS Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) service in South West London and St George’s NHS Trust. The team is a multidisciplinary team working with young people and their families across Sutton, Merton, Wandsworth, Kingston and Richmond. It provides intensive, evidence-based therapy for young people who struggle with high levels of emotion dysregulation, self-harm and other self-destructive behaviours in an outpatient setting.

This team is a small, energetic and dedicated team. It has built strong relationships with other CAMHS services across the boroughs and has close links with other DBT teams working with young people across South London.

We seek an able and committed CAMHS professional to provide high quality clinical work with young people. CAMHS services in south west London have a positive and supportive culture, and the post holder will join a vibrant group of clinicians within the Psychology and Psychotherapies group.

DBT training will be provided. All applicants must be free to attend training 25th – 29th November 2024


Applicants Will Have

• Experience in working with children and young people in a variety of community settings, particularly with those presenting with complex high risk, emotional dysregulation and self-harm
• Experience in working in multi-disciplinary settings and accustomed to interagency working
• Knowledge of Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and Procedure
• Experience in delivering DBT is desirable
• Experience in working with trauma and disordered eating presentations is desirable
  
  

We welcome applications from newly qualified clinicians, and those in the final stages of training who have not yet obtained registration. However, an applicant will only be made an offer conditional upon successful registration within a timescale that is specified.

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dominique Newsome Job title: Clinical Lead of DBT Service Email address:

Siobhan McGuire (Team Manager) by email: