Trainee Psychological Therapist (DBT)

at  Norfolk Suffolk Foundation Trust

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people’s and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
At any one time, around 23,000 people in Norfolk and Suffolk are receiving care and attention from the Trust. We believe in whole life care - seeing people in the context of their whole lives, understanding the importance of good physical health, friends, family, spirituality, culture, home, work, education and a sense of purpose and achievement to experience good mental health.
Nearly 3,800 full and part-time practitioners care for our service users in hospitals, in the community and in their own homes, whilst an additional 1,400+ staff provide non-clinical support, including cleaning, catering, delivering supplies, ward administration, information technology, human resources and financial services.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.
We are committed to delivering quality driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. We are proud of our staff who have been commended for the care they provide. Do you value working positively, respectfully and together? If so, we’d love you to join us!
We will consider flexible working arrangements for our roles, please indicate in your application if this is something you require

JOB DESCRIPTION/PERSON SPECIFICATION

Please read the job description/person specification carefully and ensure your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience needed.

APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service

MAIN DUTIES OF THE JOB

The role of the Trainee Psychological Therapist (DBT) within our Youth Service is to provide skilled therapeutic interventions to our service-users, and to work collaboratively with your colleagues to shape how we meet this need. Tasks could include:

• Providing consultation to indirectly support the delivery of treatment by others.
• Providing clinical supervision to other practitioners within the service.
• Completing a postgraduate diploma programme in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT).
• Delivering skilled and creative therapeutic interventions 1:1 and within a group-based setting.
• Supporting families and carers to understand and assist with therapeutic interventions.
• Conducting assessments and formulation in order to truly understand the lived experience of our young people.

We’re really excited to offer this trainee DBT therapist post within our North Youth Team. In this role you will train in the discipline of Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, and – upon successful accreditation* – progress to the role of Band-7 Psychological Therapist. This is a chance to be a major force for change in the service, and to develop your skills to meet the needs of our young people.

• please note that progression will also be contingent upon satisfactory performance within your role