Psychological Therapist (Personality Disorders)inHemel HempsteadinHemel HempsteadPUBLISHED MON 17 MAR 2025
Band 6: £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum, pro rata (Inclusive of 5% HCAs)
PERMANENT
DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOUR THERAPY FAMILY MENTAL HEALTH NHS OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PENSION SOCIAL WORK
Opportunity to work within an outstanding Trust that is committed to developing and delivering community treatment in mental health.
Access to extensive development and training opportunities, including specialized training in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT).
Engagement in a supportive workplace culture, as evidenced by high staff engagement scores and recognition of the impact of their work on service users.
Comprehensive benefits including 27 to 33 days of holiday, a robust pension scheme, and various health and well-being programs.
Flexible working conditions that allow adaptation to the needs of the service and collaboration with service users and their families.
Involvement in a diverse and inclusive workforce that welcomes applicants from various backgrounds, including those with lived experience of mental health difficulties.
Provision of regular supervision and a structured environment for professional growth, enhancing both personal and professional development.
Unlock your potential as a Psychological Therapist (Personality Disorders) with the Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust in the heart of Hemel Hempstead! If you are a qualified Mental Health nurse, Occupational Therapist, or Social Worker—or perhaps an experienced Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner, CBT therapist, or registered with BACP—this is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the mental health community. Join our supportive Adult Community Mental Health Service (ACMHS) and be a part of our exciting expansion in psychological services, where we embrace trauma-informed approaches that truly put people first.
In your role, you will collaborate closely with diverse service users, helping them navigate emotional challenges while building their resilience and skills. Ideally, you’ll be trained in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT); however, we’re committed to providing full training to the right candidate. With flexible working arrangements, generous leave entitlements that escalate with service, and access to one of the UK’s top pension schemes, we’re dedicated to supporting your career development and wellbeing. Join us at HPFT, where our engaged and passionate team believes their work makes a real difference—together, let’s empower lives and uplift communities!
In your role, you will collaborate closely with diverse service users, helping them navigate emotional challenges while building their resilience and skills. Ideally, you’ll be trained in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT); however, we’re committed to providing full training to the right candidate. With flexible working arrangements, generous leave entitlements that escalate with service, and access to one of the UK’s top pension schemes, we’re dedicated to supporting your career development and wellbeing. Join us at HPFT, where our engaged and passionate team believes their work makes a real difference—together, let’s empower lives and uplift communities!
Opportunity to work within an outstanding Trust that is committed to developing and delivering community treatment in mental health.
Access to extensive development and training opportunities, including specialized training in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT).
Engagement in a supportive workplace culture, as evidenced by high staff engagement scores and recognition of the impact of their work on service users.
Comprehensive benefits including 27 to 33 days of holiday, a robust pension scheme, and various health and well-being programs.
Flexible working conditions that allow adaptation to the needs of the service and collaboration with service users and their families.
Involvement in a diverse and inclusive workforce that welcomes applicants from various backgrounds, including those with lived experience of mental health difficulties.
Provision of regular supervision and a structured environment for professional growth, enhancing both personal and professional development.
Are you a qualified Mental Health nurse, OT or Social worker?
Or are you an experienced PWP, a qualified CAP, CBT therapist or registered with BACP?
Are you interested in working with an outstanding Trust to develop and deliver community treatment in mental health?
Through an extensive expansion of our psychology provision we are in a period of skill development with the wider workforce and embeddingtrauma informed approaches across all wards.
We are seeking to recruit a Dialectical Behaviour Therapist (DBT) to join our friendly Adult Community Mental Health Service (ACMHS). This role is based in Hemel Hempstead covering North West Hertfordshire
Ideally, you will already be trained in DBT however full training will be provided as required for the successful candidate.
We welcome diversity in our workforce and encourage applicants from people of all ages and backgrounds, such as those with lived experience of mental health difficulties.
The successful candidate will:
- have a core mental health qualification and registration (including nursing, social work, occupational therapy)
- have an interest of working collaboratively with service users (and their families) to develop their skills to improve their ability to tolerate and manage strong emotion
- have proven experience of working with service users with mental health needs
- be able to work flexibly as the needs of the service demands
- hold a full valid driving licence and have access to a car to use regularly for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2.
In return, we can offer you:
- development and training opportunities
- regular supervision
- 5% on top of basic salary high cost allowance supplement (subject to a minimum and a maximum payment pro rata)
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)
- One of the UK's best pension schemes
- Free Pilates lessons
- Comprehensive health and wellbeing programme
- Special leave for family and personal reasons
- NHS Car Lease Scheme (for substantive staff)
- Employee Assistance Programme
Our staff survey results tell a story of highly engaged, motivated, passionate people working at HPFT. The survey has shown that staff overwhelmingly believe that their role makes a difference to service users, to the extent that HPFT had the best score nationally for this question.
About us
- To provide psychological assessments of clients referred to the team based upon the appropriate use, interpretation, and integration of data from a variety of sources including psychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care
- To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a clients mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients problem
- To be responsible for implementing psychological interventions from within your area of specialty for individuals, carers, families, and groups, within and across team
- To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options considering both theoretical and therapeutic models for individuals, families, or groups as appropriate
- To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment, and discharge of clients whose problems are managed by psychologically based standard care plans
- To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to clients formulation, diagnosis, and treatment plan
- To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management
- To act as care coordinator, where appropriate, taking responsibility for initiating planning and review of care plans under enhanced CPA including clients, their carers, referring agents and others involved the network of care
For full details of the role and responsibilities for this vacancy please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification documents attached.
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