Senior DBT TherapistinChelmsfordinChelmsfordPUBLISHED WED 12 MAR 2025

We are looking for a dedicated Senior DBT Therapist to join our Affinity Programme and Behaviour Intervention Support Servicea multi-disciplinary, trauma-informed service designed to help young people build emotional regulation skills and improve their well-being.

In this role, you will deliver Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and DBT-informed interventions, provide clinical supervision, and contribute to the ongoing development of the service. Working with young people experiencing complex challenges, including trauma histories and co-occurring mental health difficulties, you will play a key role in their journey toward stability and success.

To be successful in this role, you will have at least two years of experience at a Senior Practitioner level delivering DBT or DBT-informed interventions with children and young people. You will also provide supervision to junior colleagues and offer consultation to professionals involved in the young persons care.

This is a fixed term position for 2 years working 15 hours per week based at County Hall in Chelmsford.

If youre ready to make a meaningful impact and be part of a forward-thinking, supportive team, wed love to hear from you!

• Clinical Leadership and Delivery:Lead and deliver DBT interventions (individual and group therapy) for children and young people at risk of exclusion, tailoring interventions to individual needs with a trauma-informed approach.
• Assessment & Formulation:Conduct comprehensive psychological and risk assessments to inform personalised treatment plans.
• Supervision & Training:Provide clinical supervision to practitioners and deliver DBT training to ensure consistent, evidence-based practice across the service.
• Consultation & Collaboration:Offer consultation to professionals involved in young people's care, working closely within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Service Development:Contribute to the development and evaluation of the Affinity Programme, participating in audits and quality improvement initiatives.
• Risk Management & Safeguarding: Adhere to safeguarding protocols, conducting thorough risk assessments and managing risk effectively.
• Leadership & Management:Take a leadership role within the clinical team, supporting junior staff and contributing to service-wide initiatives.

Please see the attached job description for a full list of job responsibilities.

About us

As aSenior DBT Therapist, youll be part of our valuedAffinity Programme(Children and Young People at Risk of Permanent Exclusion) and Behaviour Intervention Service inCounty Hall, Chelmsford,receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• Band 7 salary of £46,148 - £52,809 (depending on experience) with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
• Free tea and coffee at your base location
• Membership ofMy Reward Hub,giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn themto help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with yourmental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access toeLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least£100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to thehighest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission

The Ideal Candidate

• Qualified in one of the following core professions, with appropriate professional registration:
  • Nursing
  • Social Work
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Counselling Psychology
  • Systemic Psychology
  • Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy
• At least 2 years of senior practitioner experiencedeliveringDBT or DBT-informed interventionsto children and young people in mental health or educational settings.
• Experience inservice development or leadership roleswithin clinical teams.
• Strong background inmulti-disciplinary team workingandsupervising junior staff.
• In-depth knowledge of DBT principlesand experience adapting the model for young people.
• Expertise inpsychological assessments, risk assessments, and trauma-informed care.
• Familiarity withCYP IAPT modelsor otherevidence-based approachesfor young people.
• Skilled inmanaging high-risk cases, complex treatment planning, and clinical supervision.
• Ability tolead service development, quality improvement, and clinical governance initiatives.
• Full UK driving license and access to a vehicle for work purposes.

Please see the attached job description for a full person specification.