Dialectical Behavioural Therapy Team Lead in Newtown

An exciting opportunity is available within the Complex Emotional Needs Service - Hope and Recovery (CENS). The post holder will be responsible for leading a multi-disciplinary team of clinicians to effectively deliver Dialectical Behaviour Therapy to adult mental health clients with severe and complex trauma, interpersonal difficulties, low distress tolerance and emotional dysregulation issues. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of a highly specialist treatment pathway which has the power to bring hope and enduring change to clients. The post comes with a range of excellent development opportunities.

Main duties of the job include leading a Pan-Powys DBT service with two DBT teams, North and South Powys, as well as providing DBT link in-reach to the acute mental health ward and out-of-County placements. The DBT service is a treatment pathway of the Complex Emotional Needs Service, which sits within the broader Psychology Department. The post holder will manage their own caseload of highly complex clients, provide extended client assessments, consultations and teaching to CMHTs and other teams, as well as managing the core DBT offer and offering other evidence-based CENS interventions as needed. Specialist training and supervision towards accreditation is available and supported.

Applications would be welcomed from experienced, qualified and accredited DBT practitioners, or from newly trained practitioners willing to be supported to gain full DBT accreditation. This is a Pan-Powys post, with opportunities for some blended working. The physical base will be negotiated (in Newtown, Brecon, Bronllys or Llandrindod Wells) with some expectations of travel between bases during work hours.

About us: Being the smallest Health Board in Wales means that you won't get lost in the crowd. Everybody at Powys Teaching Health Board is valued for the contribution they make to our varied and diverse portfolio of community-based services. Together, we can continue to make a real difference to our patients and build on our unrivalled reputation. As a supportive and progressive employer, we actively encourage you to carve out a career with us, through a range of development pathways. We're also lucky enough to be situated in one of the most beautiful rural counties in Britain, let alone Wales! Achieving a healthy 'life work' balance is essential, and something we recognise by prioritising your well-being.

Details:

• Date posted: 31 July 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 7
• Salary: £50,129 to £57,365 a year per annum
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 070-NMR071-0726
• Job locations: TBC Brecon / Bronllys / Llandrindod Wells / Newtown LD3 0LY United Kingdom

Person specification - key highlights:

• Educated to Masters level or equivalent post graduate degree level qualification and/or demonstrable equivalent experience in clinical practice.
• Professional qualification obtained in Health or Social Care that led to professional registration held with NMC (Mental Health Nurse), HCPC (Occupational Therapist or Practitioner Psychologist), or Social Care Wales (Social Worker).
• Post registration foundation/intensive training in DBT with evidenced DBT practice and supervision.
• Additional specialist training and expertise in DBT such as DBT master class.
• Training/knowledge in at least one other psychological or psycho-social intervention.
• Highly developed specialist knowledge and expertise of working therapeutically with people with very serious mental health issues and suicidal behaviour.
• Demonstrates very good level of knowledge and understanding of the importance of evidence based psychological therapies.
• Good record of Continuing Professional Development.

• Experience of utilising leadership and management skills.
• Experience of supervising staff clinically and/or managerially.
• Significant post qualification experience working as a qualified/registered/accredited mental health practitioner.
• Significant experience of working in secondary mental health services with people experiencing complex emotional needs.
• Significant experience of delivering DBT as part of a comprehensive DBT service.
• Experience of risk assessment and risk management.
• Experience of service development and improvement and change management.

• Able to demonstrate leadership skills and ability to manage a team.
• Must be able to delegate work appropriately.
• Highly developed clinical and communication skills.
• Ability to be effective in a highly skilled specialist multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to draw information from a variety of sources and make decisions relating to risk and complex factors.
• Ability to skilfully communicate and engage difficult to treat clients.
• Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships.

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 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.