Job summary
Role Summary:
The DTC and DBT is a demanding setting requiring, a high level of professionalism, resilience and advanced understanding of personality disorder and robust personal qualities.
In return we provide, relevant training in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and group work through a preceptorship package. The post offers satisfaction along with frustration, professional challenge grounded in high level interpersonal skills, the recognition of firm boundaries, whilst living with uncertainty.
The post holder will be a full member of the clinical team, taking part in the delivery of both DTC Day services (Taste &Orb) and the delivery of the DBT Skill group. There is an expectation of service promotion and development and providing services to other staff groups.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities of the Post:
- Clinical work within the DTC/DBT service
- Provide Supervision
- Consultancy and Training
- Key Requirements of the Person Specification:
- RMN or post graduate qualification in psychological therapy or BSc(OT), Dipl. SW or Clinical Psychologist
- Professional Registration
- Knowledge and Understanding of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy - DBT desirable
- Group work experience
- Therapeutic Community experience desirable
- Extensive experience of working with client's a diagnosis of Personality disorder.
- 'Use or access to a car or suitable means of transport'.
Informal Contact Name: Annabelle Lee
Job Title: DTC/DBT Team Manager
Contact Number: 0161 716 3276
About us
Service Summary:
The Democratic Therapeutic Community and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Services are innovative therapeutic setting for service users in secondary care or with previous mental health interventions, which have complex needs or a diagnosis of personality disorder.
The Democratic Therapeutic Community (DTC)
The service runs two, one day services within the trust, and also provides consultation supervision and training to other staff. Staffing is 2.8 clinical staff plus a 1.0 wte Team Manager/Clinician and is supported by a 0.6 administrator; Service User Consultants are key members of the team.
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT),
The service receives referrals from the trust. Staffing consists of 7 clinical staff work into the team 1 day a week from one of the five Pennine Care Psychological Therapies departments. The DBT therapists provide a link service to Community Mental Health Teams and consult with teams to enable service users to access the DBT service. DBT Skills Group Training is provided by 2 clinicians weekly. The service is managed by the Team Manager
Job description
Job responsibilities
Post Title
Psychological Therapy Group Practitioner
Service/Ward/Department
Democratic Therapeutic Community (DTC) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Service, (DBT)
Borough
Trust Wide (Tameside based)
Band & salary scale
Band 6
Hours of work
30hrs
Permanent/Fixed term
Permanent
Job SummaryTo work within a multi-disciplinary team, including service user consultant, providingservice to people with Personality Disorder or Complex needs, and to staff andagencies working with them. To support the development, management and delivery of the both the DTC andDBT services. To undertake consultations in connections with individuals, teams and services. To develop and provide training programmes.
Main Duties and Responsibilities To work within a highly specialist psychotherapeutic multi-disciplinary team,including service user consultants, providing group psychotherapeuticinterventions to people with personality disorder, and staff and agencies whowork with them. To carry responsibility for the integrity of the application of therapeutic principleswithin the Democratic Therapeutic Community and the Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Services. To liaise with care coordinators and staff working with service users, to enableappropriate application, manage ongoing therapeutic interventions including crisismanagement, plan discharge and preparing reports as required. To undertake consultancy and supervision to teams and organizations workingwith people with personality disorder. To participate in group clinical supervision and individual supervision as required.Service Development and Delivery To promote the service within the Trust with specific focus on the development oflinks with the service and relevant staff, within the Division served by the specific DTC.
To participate in the systems, policies, procedures service planning delivery and evaluation of both the DTC and DBT services. To attend meetings on behalf of both services, particularly presentations on both services. To maintain effective relationships with partner teams.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Post Title
Psychological Therapy Group Practitioner
Service/Ward/Department
Democratic Therapeutic Community (DTC) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Service, (DBT)
Borough
Trust Wide (Tameside based)
Band & salary scale
Band 6
Hours of work
30hrs
Permanent/Fixed term
Permanent
Job SummaryTo work within a multi-disciplinary team, including service user consultant, providingservice to people with Personality Disorder or Complex needs, and to staff andagencies working with them. To support the development, management and delivery of the both the DTC andDBT services. To undertake consultations in connections with individuals, teams and services. To develop and provide training programmes.
Main Duties and Responsibilities To work within a highly specialist psychotherapeutic multi-disciplinary team,including service user consultants, providing group psychotherapeuticinterventions to people with personality disorder, and staff and agencies whowork with them. To carry responsibility for the integrity of the application of therapeutic principleswithin the Democratic Therapeutic Community and the Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Services. To liaise with care coordinators and staff working with service users, to enableappropriate application, manage ongoing therapeutic interventions including crisismanagement, plan discharge and preparing reports as required. To undertake consultancy and supervision to teams and organizations workingwith people with personality disorder. To participate in group clinical supervision and individual supervision as required.Service Development and Delivery To promote the service within the Trust with specific focus on the development oflinks with the service and relevant staff, within the Division served by the specific DTC.
To participate in the systems, policies, procedures service planning delivery and evaluation of both the DTC and DBT services. To attend meetings on behalf of both services, particularly presentations on both services. To maintain effective relationships with partner teams.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Skills/Experience
Essential
- RMN or post-graduate qualification or Dip. Social work or BSc OT professional registration Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Training in group or individual psychotherapeutic interventions
Person Specification
Qualifications/Skills/Experience
Essential
- RMN or post-graduate qualification or Dip. Social work or BSc OT professional registration Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Training in group or individual psychotherapeutic interventions
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
