Job overview
Join Our Growing Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Team
We are excited to offer 2 band 6 Mental Health Practitioner opportunities within our well-established Adult Neighbourhood Community Mental Health DBT Service.
Our DBT team has been successfully supporting people with complex emotional needs for over 10 years. Recognising the significant positive impact that DBT has on the lives of those who access the service, we are expanding our workforce to increase the reach and accessibility of the service across Surrey and North-East Hampshire.
Available Posts
West Surrey: 1.0 WTE (37.5 hours per week)
East Surrey: 1.0 WTE (37.5 hours per week)
About the Role
These posts offer an exciting opportunity to join a supportive team of clinicians, where you can play a key role in improving the lives and opportunities of people with complex emotional needs. Whilst the three posts cover different areas of the Trust, the service is centrally managed and clinically led, with the team coming together regularly for support and service planning.
Why Join Us?
- Help shape the future of a growing service.
- Work alongside experienced and supportive colleagues.
- Contribute to improving outcomes for people with complex emotional needs.
- Benefit from regular professional support and supervision
If you are passionate about delivering high-quality mental health care and want to be part of an ambitious and expanding specialist service, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
- To assess, plan, implement and evaluate the care needs of a specific group of people who use our services.
- To mentor, supervise and teach qualified and unqualified staff including students.
- To lead the care for a specified group of service users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a full breakdown of the Job Role and Responsibilities please find the Job Profile attached to this job listing.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable post registration experience in Adult Mental Health
- Experience of working with people who have complex emotional needs.
- Experience of risk assessment and risk management
Registration
Essential
- Professional registration with recognised body as RMN,OT or Social Worker
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised professional qualification RMN, OT, Social Work
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This advert is for Mental Health Practitioner with Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Leatherhead, South East, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Nurse practitioner role. The advertised salary is £41,957 - £50,387 Incl. 5% Fringe HCAS, pa. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 23 Jul 2026.
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