DBT Lead Therapist
Description
Welcome to Priory Hospital Roehampton! We are excited to invite a Lead DBT Therapist to join our dedicated team in a full-time role (37.5 hours per week). Here, we support individuals facing a variety of mental health challenges, offering specialized care for conditions such as depression, anxiety, and addictions.
Our compassionate team, consisting of psychiatrists, psychologists, therapists, nurses, and mental health professionals, is committed to your wellbeing. We take a personalized approach, utilizing proven therapies to help our patients move forward with confidence and build healthier, more fulfilling lives.
What You’ll Be Doing
As a key member of our compassionate team, you will play an essential role in our patients' recovery journey. Your responsibilities will include:
- Leading and developing the DBT programme at Priory Hospital Roehampton, ensuring high-quality, evidence-based clinical practice.
- Providing clinical leadership, supervision, and support to the DBT team while collaborating closely with the wider multidisciplinary team.
- Delivering and overseeing DBT interventions, including individual therapy and skills-based group work.
- Supporting the assessment, formulation, treatment planning, and risk management of patients with complex mental health needs.
- Monitoring patient progress and outcomes, contributing to clinical reviews, governance, and service improvement.
- Helping to develop DBT-informed practice across the wider service through training, consultation, and collaborative working.
- Promoting a compassionate, recovery-focused therapeutic environment where patients feel supported in building healthier lives.
What You’ll Bring to the Role
This rewarding role can be challenging, so resilience is key. Your natural empathy will help you support others through both the highs and lows. Here’s what we’re looking for:
Minimum Requirements for DBT Lead Therapist:
- Completion of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Foundation Training accredited by British Isles DBT Training.
- A sound understanding of DBT theory and practice, with the ability to apply this within a clinical setting.
- A primary background as either a CBT Therapist or an Integrative Therapist.
As a successful candidate, you will play a pivotal role in delivering a highly specialist therapeutic service for individuals requiring DBT intervention. This position involves significant leadership responsibilities, including:
- Supporting the ongoing development and growth of the DBT service.
- Ensuring program fidelity and team adherence by guiding colleagues across various treatment modes.
- Tracking client progress through outcome measures and liaising with primary therapists for continuous service improvement.
This position is a leadership role at Priory, and during the interview process, we will assess candidates against our leadership behaviours—ten values-driven behaviours that define great leadership at Priory.
What We Will Give You in Return
At Priory, we want you to succeed and thrive in your role. You will receive regular career conversations and full training, along with numerous pathways into leadership and qualified clinical positions to help shape your career with us. Here’s what we offer:
- Free on-site parking
- Enhanced maternity pay
- Birthday Holiday - Enjoy an extra day of annual leave for your birthday!
- Contributory pension scheme
- Flexible benefits, including reduced rates for gym memberships, IT technology (laptops, tablets, smartphones), and private healthcare
- Access to development opportunities
- Sponsorship of professional qualifications through our Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel
- Leadership & management development
- Long service award
- Refer a friend bonuses
Shortlisting may begin upon receipt of applications, and the Recruiting Manager may close the vacancy early if enough suitable candidates are identified.
About Priory
Priory is the UK’s leading independent provider of mental health and adult social care. With 12,000 colleagues and a network of 270 services, we support over 24,000 people each year to live their lives as fully and independently as possible. We treat more than 70 conditions, including depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and children’s mental health, while providing residential and supported living care for various needs.
We are an equal opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process.
All roles are subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI, or Disclosure Scotland. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.
