CAMHS Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Intervention Lead

Job overview

This role is offered on a permanent basis. The hours are part time, 30 hours a week.

Join Our Team as the CAMHS DBT Intervention Lead – Make a Lasting Impact on Young Lives

Are you a passionate and experienced registered professional trained in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)? Do you thrive in dynamic environments and want to be at the forefront of service innovation within CAMHS? If so, we’d love to hear from you.

We’re looking for a skilled and motivated clinician to lead our well-established Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) DBT pathway in Gloucestershire. This is a unique opportunity to shape and grow a specialist service that is already making a real difference in the lives of young people and their families.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a forward-thinking, supportive, and values-driven CAMHS team
• Work in a service that prioritises psychological therapies and is committed to innovation and quality care
• Collaborate with other pathway leads to ensure a cohesive, joined-up approach across CAMHS
• Play a key role in shaping the future of DBT delivery for children, young people, and their families across Gloucestershire

This role sits within our core CAMHS team, offering high-quality mental health services to under-18s. We believe in nurturing talent, encouraging professional growth, and giving our staff the autonomy and support to thrive.

Main duties of the job

• Registered healthcare professional with appropriate qualifications.
• Trained in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and experience working within a CAMHS DBT program, as outlined in the person specification.
• Ability to manage a caseload of DBT clients, with flexibility to support non-DBT cases as needed.
• Willingness to work regularly outside standard hours to facilitate multi-family skills groups.
• Strong knowledge and experience delivering CAMHS DBT programs and interventions.
• ·       Skilled in conducting specialist assessments and formulations, addressing the full spectrum of children and young people’s needs with clarity around potential differential diagnoses.
• ·       Capacity to clearly articulate a child’s needs within the multi-disciplinary team and wider professional network, offering consultation when appropriate.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and training skills.
• Understanding of the roles of various professional agencies in supporting the emotional, behavioural, and relational needs of children, with the ability to facilitate appropriate step-down care.
• Proven experience in leading a CAMHS DBT program, including managing parent and young person skills groups.
• Extensive background working within Core CAMHS, providing assessment and intervention for young people with high-level needs within the CPA framework.
• Experience providing clinical supervision to colleagues

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

About the Role

As our DBT Intervention Lead, you will coordinate and drive all aspects of the DBT programme, including:

• Overseeing a full DBT pathway (individual therapy, multi-family skills groups, and weekly consult meetings)
• Leading on staff recruitment, training, and supervision for pathway
• Facilitating weekly consult meeting and ensuring high-quality, consistent delivery of the DBT programme
• Monitoring outcomes and effectiveness using ROMS
• Developing and enhancing the pathway in line with current best practice

You’ll play a pivotal role in the ongoing evolution of the service, especially as we’ve recently transitioned to a multi family skills group within a rolling programme – increasing accessibility while staying true to the core principles of DBT.