At a Glance
- Tasks: Deliver impactful DBT therapy to children and young people, facilitating skills groups and individual sessions.
- Company: Join a supportive multidisciplinary team dedicated to transforming young lives.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, clinical supervision, ongoing training, and generous annual leave.
- Other info: Opportunities for service development and innovation in a compassionate environment.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the lives of young people with complex emotional needs.
- Qualifications: Qualified mental health professional with DBT training and experience preferred.
The predicted salary is between 37035 - 45265 £ per year.
DBT Therapist - Children & Young People
Make a lasting difference to young lives.
We are seeking a passionate and experienced DBT Therapist to join our growing therapeutic team, delivering high-quality Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) to children and young people with complex emotional and mental health needs.
This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified clinician who is committed to helping young people develop the skills they need to manage emotions, improve relationships, reduce risk behaviours, and build meaningful, fulfilling lives.
Working within a supportive multidisciplinary team, you will provide individual therapy, facilitate DBT skills groups, contribute to consultation meetings, and work closely with families and professionals to achieve positive outcomes.
- What you'll be doing
- Deliver specialist DBT interventions to children and young people.
- Facilitate DBT skills groups and individual therapy sessions.
- Complete psychological assessments, formulations, and treatment plans.
- Support young people experiencing emotional dysregulation, self-harm, trauma, and other complex mental health needs.
- Work collaboratively with families, education providers, social care, and healthcare professionals.
- Participate in DBT consultation teams, supervision, and ongoing service development.
- Help shape a therapeutic environment where young people feel safe, understood, and empowered.
About You
You'll be a qualified mental health professional with recognised DBT training and experience delivering evidence-based DBT interventions.
You'll have excellent communication skills, a compassionate and person-centred approach, and the confidence to work with young people presenting with complex emotional and behavioural difficulties.
We are looking for someone who has
- A recognised professional qualification and current professional registration.
- Intensive DBT training and practical experience delivering DBT.
- Experience working with children and young people with complex mental health needs is preferable but not essential.
- Excellent risk assessment and therapeutic engagement skills.
- A collaborative, flexible, and reflective approach to clinical practice.
- A commitment to safeguarding and improving outcomes for children and young people.
What we offer
- Competitive salary.
- Clinical supervision and consultation team support.
- Ongoing CPD and specialist training opportunities.
- A supportive multidisciplinary team.
- Opportunities to contribute to service development and innovation.
- Generous annual leave and employee wellbeing support.
- Pension scheme and other employee benefits.
If you are passionate about transforming the lives of children and young people through evidence-based therapy, we'd love to hear from you.
Join us and help make a real difference every day.
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