Psychological Therapist DBT

Go back Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 26 October 2026

We are seeking to appoint a qualified and accredited DBT Therapist to work as part of the DBT team in the Harrogate and Ripon Community Mental Health Team.

If we are unable to appoint an accredited DBT therapist at band 7 level, we will also consider applicants for a training role at band
6. These applicants will be required to have either RMN or equivalent mental health core qualification at degree level post 1993 and be registered with a professional regulatory body. They will have experience of delivering psychologically informed interventions to people experiencing severe mental health problems in a secondary care setting. They will be required to have a strong demonstrable interest in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and to have completed DBT training with a licenced DBT training provider to either Foundation (five days) or Intensive (10 days) level.

We would also consider applicants with Essential Skills (2 day) training or Trust Introduction to DBT (3 day) training. A willingness to engage in further study and practice towards eventual accreditation as a DBT therapist is essential. During training, placement outside the Harrogate locality may be required. The offer of trainee post to the successful applicant will be contingent on acceptance on an accredited training course.

On achieving accreditation, the post holder would be upgraded to a Band 7 Psychological Therapist role and salary.

1. Delivery of a comprehensive DBT programme

• Pre-treatment and engagement
• Individual DBT Therapy
• Inter-session telephone coaching

2. High Risk Management & Assessment

• Crisis Intervention
• Safeguarding

3. Consultation, peer support & MDT collaboration

• Weekly DBT consult team
• MDT integration
• Specialist advice

4. Leadership, Training and Governance

• Supervision

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We’re committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won’t rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

TEWV is a proactive organisation who is well led and established to supportive Psychological therapists.

Psychological Therapy is highly valued within the Trust with good professional support. The Trust is a strongly value based, person centred organisation which has taken a strategic approach to continued service improvement, the modernisation of clinical roles and the use of care pathways embedded within a functioning system of governance.

Psychologists & Psychological Therapists provide key leadership roles within the Trust. To support this we have developed leadership profiles for each psychology band and the profile card associated with this post is attached on NHS Jobs. You…