Dialectical Behaviour Therapist

**Dialectical Behaviour Therapist (DBT) - Developmental**:**Band 6 - 7 Developmental**:
**Main area**

Adult Mental Health
**Grade**

Band 6 - 7 Developmental
**Contract**

Permanent
**Hours**
- Full time
- Part time

37.5 hours per week ((would consider part time))
**Job ref**

201-22-243

**Site**

To be negotiated
**Town**

To be confirmed
**Salary**

£32,306 - £45,839 Per annum/Pro rata
**Salary period**

Yearly
**Closing**

Today at 23:59

**Thank you for your interest in working for **Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust**:
**Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust prides itself in striving to be an employer of choice.**
- Our Trust objectives are:_
- Improve health and wellbeing and reduce inequalities by working in partnership and creating opportunities for our citizens.
- Provide safe, high quality, timely and compassionate care and support, in local communities wherever possible, and informed by experience of people who use services.
- Make Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly a great place to work in health and social care.
- Working efficiently so health and care funding give maximum benefits.
- Create the underpinning infrastructure and capabilities that are critical to delivering high quality care and support.

All external appointments to the Trust will be required to attend a full Trust Corporate Induction which will be held at Carew House, Beacon Technology Park, Dunmere Road, Bodmin, PL31 2QN.

At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

The Complex Emotional Difficulties Team (CEDT) is well-established and respected, with a history of developing innovative models of care. It operates as a specialist team offering mainly CAT and DBT as the two evidence-based therapies, and links closely with the Community Mental Health Teams, encouraging the delivery of ‘core interventions’ and Emotional Coping Skills groups.

The team run a weekly consultation clinic for colleagues considering making a referral or looking for some specialist supervision. There are also links with inpatient wards. The service has worked hard to be flexible in responding to diverse needs, whilst at the same time maintaining clarity of purpose and adherence to the predominant models of DBT and CAT.

The service is small but is provided by people who have a real passion for their work, dedication to achieve the best possible outcomes for their clients, and a respect for each other’s skills. We are aiming to build stronger links with our service user group.

Community Transformation is underway and is allowing us to review and expand what we deliver. So we are seeking an experienced therapist, also willing to train in our other models, and keen to supervise others.

We would like this to be a full time post, but will explore other options. Some travel is likely. You will already be an accredited DBT therapist.

An advert can only tell you so much, so if you are interested in this post and feel that you have the skills and passion for this work that we are looking for, please get in touch and we will happily fill in the gaps.
- To achieve our Trust objectives, we prioritise the development of our staff. To support this, the following opportunities are available:_
- Protected CPD time for registered staff
- Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff
- Leadership and Management development programmes
- Coaching and mentoring opportunities
- A full clinical induction programme for operational skills
- Access to a care certificate programme for our band 1-4 clinical staff
- A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff
- Individual professional development programmes
- Being part of a successful NHS Foundation Trust brings a portfolio of rewards and benefits for our staff. These include:_
- Free access to individual HARP portfolios to support revalidation for nursing staff
- Free DBS checks where required
- Discounts available from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme

We are committed to diversity and equality of employment including the employment of current and former service users.

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The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users