CAMHS Specialist DBT Therapist | East London NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	East London NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£58,133 - £65,261 per annum (inc. inner HCAS rate)
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Newham, City & Hackney and Tower Hamlets, E13 8AL
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	21 Aug 2026
Closing date:	20 Sept 2026

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Summary

An opportunity has arisen for one senior clinician to join the ELFT Dialectical Behavioural Therapy for Adolescents (DBT-A) service. This is part of an exciting expansion of CAMHS specialist services within NCEL that align closely to national, regional and local health and care goals and objectives. The role is a 1-year fixed term opportunity (or possible secondment) with the aim of securing further extension into a permanent role. The post holders will work closely with the DBT Lead, leadership team, clinicians and managers across Tier 4 units, CAMHS and crisis teams, the NCEL Provider collaborative and other stakeholders.

The Service will offer a full DBT assessment, treatment and consultation for Adolescents known to community CAMHS services within Newham, Tower Hamlets, and City & Hackney. Full treatment comprises of a year-long treatment and includes weekly individual therapy sessions, weekly skills groups (for both the young person and parent/carers) and access to telephone skills coaching. The service is operational Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, working closely with community CAMHS and sister services within the Alternative to Admissions Pathway to support young people through their journey to recovery.

The East London CAMHS DBT Service comprises of an administrator; Assistant Psychologst; Specialist DBT Therapists; Senior DBT Therapists; and a DBT Clinical Tea Lead. The team operates as a hub, in reaching core community mental health services in Newham, City & Hackney and Tower Hamlets to provide specialist DBT assessment and treatment to Adolescents within the local area, holding a caseload of patients who have complex emotional needs associated with emerging and diagnosed personality disorders.

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

The post-holder will work collaboratively as a member of this multi-disciplinary specialist community team to undertake psychotherapeutic assessments and deliver Dialectical Behaviour Therapy to service users with complex emotional needs who present with high risk to themselves and/or others. The post holder will be required to participate in weekly team consultation meetings, and will offer specialist advice, supervision, training, and consultation to other professionals, teams and colleagues in the wider integrated care system to support the delivery of effective and efficient psychologically-informed care and treatment across the offer for people with complex emotional needs in East London

This advert closes on Sunday 6 Sep 2026

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