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.
The post holder will lead 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. They will 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.
Being the smallest Heath 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.
To start your journey with us, and to learn more about what we can offer you please visit: https://pthb.nhs.wales/working-for-us/ . There you will find information about our benefits and values, read staff experiences and more about what our beautiful county has to offer.
You will be able to find a full Job Description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
We would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers; but even if you don’t speak any Welsh, or want to develop your skills, don’t worry: the health board will support you with training.
Person specification - key highlights:
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential
Educated to Master’s 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. Where this in not in place currently, then a commitment to pursue this training/qualification in the first year of post.
In addition, 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, including appropriate use of risk assessments, acquired through a combination of in-depth experience and advanced training skills developed through specialist post registration training
Highly specialist knowledge of complex emotional needs clinical area and client group
Demonstrates very good level of knowledge and understanding of the importance of evidence based psychological therapies and applicability for people with severe mental health difficulties and complex trauma
Demonstrates very good theoretical knowledge of collaborative and person-centred psychological formulation
Good record of Continuing Professional Development
Experience
Essential
Experience of utilising leadership and management skills
Experience of supervising staff clinically and/or managerially
Experience of managing and overseeing concerns and complaints, investigations and service performance issues.
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
Relevant previous experience of working in a multi professional/agency setting
Experience of teaching and liaising with other professional groups
Experience of risk assessment and risk management
Experience of service development and improvement and change management
Skills & Attributes
Essential
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
Must be able make autonomous decisions, to work autonomously and take responsibility for own practice and time keeping
Highly specialist knowledge of complex emotional needs clinical area and client group required to perform effectively in the post
Ability to draw information from a variety of sources and make decisions relating to risk and complex factors; evaluating options and developing and organizing treatment programs for clients
Ability to skilfully communicate and engage difficult to treat clients, constructively overcoming resistance and fears to treatment
Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
