Job summary
There is so much positive growth and innovation going on in Cornwall right now. Our community transformation is underway.
A component of this is the expansion of our Dialectical Behaviour Therapy team, where Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) is a core offer.
DBT is embedded within our Integrated Community Mental Health Teams (ICMHT's) too.
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy needs a new clinical leader to oversee an ever-expanding group of DBT therapists and also play a part in developing the Structured Clinical Management clinical pathway.
This person will be a dedicated, enthusiastic, and passionate champion of DBT and other treatments that support clients with complex emotional difficulties.
Main duties of the job
DBT has so many broad applications, across the entire health, social care and voluntary community and we want you to help us to mobilise it to maximise the number of people who can benefit from its ideas.
You will be aregistered psychologist and accredited DBT therapist, ideally accredited as a DBT supervisor as well, or a DBT therapist and supervisor with substantial experience delivering, supervising, training, and overseeing DBT and/or psychological therapies.
You will offer therapy, supervision and consultation, and ensure that DBT groups are available across primary and secondary care. Through dynamic leadership you will support and encourage our DBT workforce, ensuring that they have opportunities for personal and professional growth and development.
You will ensure and oversee succession planning, audit and evaluation, performance reporting, clinical governance and day-to-day DBT delivery.You will also need to oversee and coordinate the training and supervision needs of our DBT workforce
About us
We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.
We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.
Just over 532,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see supporting documents.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see supporting documents.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- A postgraduate doctoral degree as an HCPC registered psychologist, supplemented by short specialist courses, clinical supervision and further specialist, training and experience, plus British Isles DBT intensive training (parts 1 and 2), and/or PG dip, SFDBT accredited (or nearing completion), as per requirements of SFDBT for a DBT clinical lead. Or A core mental health profession, supplemented by short specialist courses, clinical supervision and further specialist training and experience, ideally a post-graduate qualification at Master's level and relevant to DBT, British Isles DBT intensive training (parts 1 and 2) and/or PG dip, SFDBT accredited (or nearing completion) as per requirements of SFDBT for a DBT clinical lead, and substantial experience of delivering, supervising, training, and overseeing DBT and/or psychological therapies.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the life course, and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across a broad range of care settings.
- Demonstrable experience of working with highly complex clinical situations requiring analysis, interpretation, and comparison of a range of options, enabling skilled clinical judgement to be combined with service user wishes, and leading on this across multi-disciplinary teams and in multi-agency settings in terms of the relevant psychology therapy and clinical decision making.
- Experience of service development, clinical pathway design, clinical leadership, and oversight of therapy delivery.
- Experience in providing supervision / consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
Desirable
- Knowledge of / trained in DBT-PE (Prolonged Exposure).
- Knowledge of / trained in SCM (Structured Clinical Management).
Skills & Aptitude
Essential
- Able to exercise a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems.
- Excellent communication skills including the ability to engage with positivity, optimism and compassion with clients experiencing a wide range of mental health problems and especially those with complex and challenging presentations.erapy delivery
Knowledge & Abilities
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the client group and mental health.
- High level skills in clinical and professional supervision.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- A 'team player' who has demonstrated their ability to work and deliver to team and organisational objectives
- Able to involve service-users in finding solutions to their problems, including during crises, and promote individual choices, autonomy, rights and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- A postgraduate doctoral degree as an HCPC registered psychologist, supplemented by short specialist courses, clinical supervision and further specialist, training and experience, plus British Isles DBT intensive training (parts 1 and 2), and/or PG dip, SFDBT accredited (or nearing completion), as per requirements of SFDBT for a DBT clinical lead. Or A core mental health profession, supplemented by short specialist courses, clinical supervision and further specialist training and experience, ideally a post-graduate qualification at Master's level and relevant to DBT, British Isles DBT intensive training (parts 1 and 2) and/or PG dip, SFDBT accredited (or nearing completion) as per requirements of SFDBT for a DBT clinical lead, and substantial experience of delivering, supervising, training, and overseeing DBT and/or psychological therapies.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the life course, and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across a broad range of care settings.
- Demonstrable experience of working with highly complex clinical situations requiring analysis, interpretation, and comparison of a range of options, enabling skilled clinical judgement to be combined with service user wishes, and leading on this across multi-disciplinary teams and in multi-agency settings in terms of the relevant psychology therapy and clinical decision making.
- Experience of service development, clinical pathway design, clinical leadership, and oversight of therapy delivery.
- Experience in providing supervision / consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
Desirable
- Knowledge of / trained in DBT-PE (Prolonged Exposure).
- Knowledge of / trained in SCM (Structured Clinical Management).
Skills & Aptitude
Essential
- Able to exercise a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems.
- Excellent communication skills including the ability to engage with positivity, optimism and compassion with clients experiencing a wide range of mental health problems and especially those with complex and challenging presentations.erapy delivery
Knowledge & Abilities
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the client group and mental health.
- High level skills in clinical and professional supervision.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- A 'team player' who has demonstrated their ability to work and deliver to team and organisational objectives
- Able to involve service-users in finding solutions to their problems, including during crises, and promote individual choices, autonomy, rights and responsibilities.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
