# 8A Service Manager-DBT, Family Therapy and Art Therapy > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/8a-service-manager-dbt-family-therapy-and-art-therapy/dfadedab-beab-4322-8cb4-14d562e9ee18 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/8a-service-manager-dbt-family-therapy-and-art-therapy/dfadedab-beab-4322-8cb4-14d562e9ee18.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Leatherhead - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £59,798 - £67,020 Incl. 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata. - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-22T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-08T13:21:39.891Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Surrey/Leatherhead/Surrey_Borders_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Community_Mental_Health/Community_Mental_Health-v8066497 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8066497?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.sabp.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen to lead and manage our Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) service, alongside our Family Therapy and Art Therapy teams. In this role, you will drive high-quality outcomes for the individuals who use our services and their carers. You will achieve this through strong partnership working, clear strategic leadership, and by aligning with our Trust’s clinical strategy, while actively incorporating feedback from service users. The successful candidate will bring significant experience in the provision of all aspects of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), including the delivery of structured DBT interventions and  experience in managing and leading Mental Health service. ### Main duties of the job To promote positivity, can-do attitude and to enhance the experience of the team members and the people we serve. Have overall continuous management of the services, responsible for the coordination of roles, responsibilities and resources within the services Establish and embed a senior leadership team functions for the services. Responsible for developing and implementing strategies that promote an environment of involvement and recovery. Ensure that the agenda of social inclusion is reflected in interventions offered and implemented. Responsible for the development of high quality services Lead & motivate staff to provide a pro-active and responsive high-quality services, contributing to ongoing audit and evaluation. Ensure that the necessary systems & protocols for the delivery of a safe & supportive services are in place, understood & adhered to throughout the services. Ensure that effective communications systems are established, maintained and monitored regularly within the services & between the Teams & other services/agencies/partners. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please check the job description and personal specification document for more information on the requirement for this job. ## Job Details An exciting opportunity has arisen to lead and manage our Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) service, alongside our Family Therapy and Art Therapy teams. In this role, you will drive high-quality outcomes for the individuals who use our services and their carers. You will achieve this through strong partnership working, clear strategic leadership, and by aligning with our Trust’s clinical strategy, while actively incorporating feedback from service users. The successful candidate will bring significant experience in the provision of all aspects of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), including the delivery of structured DBT interventions and experience in managing and leading Mental Health service. ## Job Description To promote positivity, can-do attitude and to enhance the experience of the team members and the people we serve. Have overall continuous management of the services, responsible for the coordination of roles, responsibilities and resources within the services Establish and embed a senior leadership team functions for the services. Responsible for developing and implementing strategies that promote an environment of involvement and recovery. Ensure that the agenda of social inclusion is reflected in interventions offered and implemented. Responsible for the development of high quality services Lead & motivate staff to provide a pro-active and responsive high-quality services, contributing to ongoing audit and evaluation. Ensure that the necessary systems & protocols for the delivery of a safe & supportive services are in place, understood & adhered to throughout the services. Ensure that effective communications systems are established, maintained and monitored regularly within the services & between the Teams & other services/agencies/partners. ## Responsibilities Please check the job description and personal specification document for more information on the requirement for this job. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Significant experience of working with people with complex Mental Health needs - Significant experience managing and leading Mental Health services - Significant experience as a senior manager in Mental Health services, including multi-disciplinary team management - Significant experience in the provision of all aspects of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) including delivery of structured DBT interventions ### Qualification **Essential** - Clinical Registration with professional body to degree level or equivalent. Membership of Professional body (NMC/HCPC) - DBT Trained ## Documents - [vacancy links (pdf, 344.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2727) - [job description (pdf, 296.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10357373) - [carers information (pdf, 604.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2716) - [sabp competency profile map (pdf, 672.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2714) - [mindful employer information (pdf, 195.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2715) - [benefits of nhs pension scheme (pdf, 264.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2717) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.