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Senior Mental Health Practitioner and DBT Lead
Oxford Health NHS Trust View all jobs
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Reference: 2412564
Job summary
Are you an experienced clinician with a passion for working with young people and their families? We are looking for a skilled and motivated clinician to take a lead role in the delivery of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for Adolescents (DBT-A) across Buckinghamshire.
You will provide expert clinical care, spending your time working directly with patients, while leading the development and delivery of the DBT-A programme. You will be responsible for maintaining the programme and its clinical governance, as well as providing professional leadership and clinical consultancy to colleagues.
The role also includes opportunities to deliver training and development, contribute to service improvement and evaluation, and lead and support audit and research within your area of expertise.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will need to demonstrate a clear understanding of the flexibility and adaptability required from a service working with this group of children and young people. They will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and strong background experience in working with young people with mental health and neurodevelopmental needs in a range of different environments and settings.
The successful applicant will be expected to support in every aspect of the service to ensure high-quality service delivery to children, families and professionals. This will include contributing to, and writing up, multi agency consultation and specialist assessments, supporting the clinical lead in service development and ongoing research, and will lead in the collision of outcome data for research and service evaluation.
Applicants must have a full valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work. Adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010 where required.
About us
Please note that this role will require us to undertake a DBS check as a part of your onboarding.
Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the "candidate guide to making an application" and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.
As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"
Our values are: "Caring, safe and excellent"
We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
o Opportunities for career progressiono Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and developmento 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous serviceo NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailerso Competitive pension schemeo Lease car schemeo Cycle to work schemeo Employee Assistance Programmeo Mental Health First Aiderso Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Details
Date posted
08 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£57,528 to £64,750 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
267-BM8322462
Job locations
Sue Nicholls Centre
Bierton Road
Aylesbury
HP20 1EG
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide expert care to patients on their caseload. Providing skilled assessments, treatment, supervision and consultation within CAMHS.
- Provide expertise and specialist advice, supervision, guidance and consultation to other professionals delivering complex interventions and to contribute directly to young peoples assessments and treatment.
- Exercise a higher degree of personal professional autonomy.
- Make decisions where precedents do not exist, where appropriate without resource to others, and to advise and support colleagues where standard protocols do not apply.
- Draw on advice, knowledge and exercise professional skills of the highest order, some of which are likely to be highly specialist, acquired only after lengthy training, supervision and practice.
- Make and receive referrals.
- Complete advanced history taking as required with patient group
- Set an improved standards and quality in expert field, with other disciplines, the wider organisation and across organisational boundaries
- Develop professional practice of self and others, in expert field.
- Provide expert advice, support and guidance to other around expertise in response to request from individuals, teams and full purposes of strategic planning.
- Act as a resource to others and provide facilitative support within and sometimes outside the organisation
- Contribute to the education, training and development of other clinical staff and partner agencies.
- Help to identify and respond to learning needs that individual, team and organisational levels, focusing on experienced colleagues, particularly those who need to developed advanced knowledge and skills in this field.
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.
The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview, and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide expert care to patients on their caseload. Providing skilled assessments, treatment, supervision and consultation within CAMHS.
- Provide expertise and specialist advice, supervision, guidance and consultation to other professionals delivering complex interventions and to contribute directly to young peoples assessments and treatment.
- Exercise a higher degree of personal professional autonomy.
- Make decisions where precedents do not exist, where appropriate without resource to others, and to advise and support colleagues where standard protocols do not apply.
- Draw on advice, knowledge and exercise professional skills of the highest order, some of which are likely to be highly specialist, acquired only after lengthy training, supervision and practice.
- Make and receive referrals.
- Complete advanced history taking as required with patient group
- Set an improved standards and quality in expert field, with other disciplines, the wider organisation and across organisational boundaries
- Develop professional practice of self and others, in expert field.
- Provide expert advice, support and guidance to other around expertise in response to request from individuals, teams and full purposes of strategic planning.
- Act as a resource to others and provide facilitative support within and sometimes outside the organisation
- Contribute to the education, training and development of other clinical staff and partner agencies.
- Help to identify and respond to learning needs that individual, team and organisational levels, focusing on experienced colleagues, particularly those who need to developed advanced knowledge and skills in this field.
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.
The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview, and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse, Social worker or OT with advanced clinical skills in the relevant speciality
- Completion of DBT Intensive Training and has or is working towards DBT Accreditation.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of involvement in strategic level decision-making
- Formal leadership skills and experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Post training experience of delivering DBT
- Experience of teaching, facilitating and formal training course
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse, Social worker or OT with advanced clinical skills in the relevant speciality
- Completion of DBT Intensive Training and has or is working towards DBT Accreditation.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of involvement in strategic level decision-making
- Formal leadership skills and experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Post training experience of delivering DBT
- Experience of teaching, facilitating and formal training course
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Oxford Health NHS Trust
Address
Sue Nicholls Centre
Bierton Road
Aylesbury
HP20 1EG
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Oxford Health NHS Trust
Address
Sue Nicholls Centre
Bierton Road
Aylesbury
HP20 1EG
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)