Job Summary
A challenging and dynamic position for a Specialist Practitioner in Personality Disorders has arisen in Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will provide input into the Fylde Coast. We require someone with drive and compassion to support the implementation of high-quality, evidence-based interventions for people with complex emotional needs (CEN).
The successful candidates will predominantly work with service users who have complex emotional needs (CEN) and/or a diagnosis of Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD) who are currently on CMHT case loads. You will deliver Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and Structured Clinical Management (SCM) to a caseload of service users within the community setting in your locality. An important function of the role will be to provide clinical supervision and support CMHT staff who are also providing SCM to the service users. This will involve facilitating regular group clinical supervision in addition to individual clinical supervision, case consultation and informal support to the multidisciplinary team.
Successful candidates who are not already qualified to deliver Dialectical Behaviour Therapy will be supported at Band 6 to complete appropriate training. The position will progress to Band 7 once DBT competencies have been achieved.
Main Duties of the Job
As a mental health practitioner, you will be responsible for ensuring that the needs of service users who have complex emotional needs (CEN) and/or a diagnosis of Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD) are met through the delivery of high-quality evidence-based care and interventions.
The successful candidates will work with service users who predominantly have CEN and/or a diagnosis of EUPD and have been accepted into the Community Mental Health Team (CMHT). You will deliver Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and Structured Clinical Management (SCM) to service users in the community setting in your locality.
As well as direct face-to-face contact with service users in the form of individual therapy and group work, it is expected that you will be able to engage with the wider community system (A&E, police, inpatient and community settings) and support them to deliver evidence-based practice. It's expected that you are able to travel across Lancashire to meet the needs of the service if necessary; however, you will be aligned with Fylde Coast locality.
Supervision is an integral part of this job and you will be supported with regular access to supervision on a consistent basis. Clinical peer supervision will be provided by fellow Specialist Practitioners and senior Clinical Leads. You will also be providing supervision and support to your local CMHT staff and SCM practitioners, assisting them to deliver the SCM model of care.
About Us
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working; we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Date Posted: 25 March 2025
Pay Scheme: Agenda for Change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full-time
Reference Number: C9351-25-0348
Job Responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential:
* Professional qualification.
* Educated to degree level or equivalent.
* Completion of relevant course in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy or other relevant psychological therapy.
Desirable:
* Willingness to complete Dialectical Behaviour Therapy training.
* Wide experience in Mental Health.
Experience
Essential:
* Evidence of Leadership Skills.
* Extensive experience of community care delivery - post qualification.
* Knowledge and experience of change management.
Knowledge & Skills
Essential:
* Skills in the use of methods of assessment, interventions and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
* Highly developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
* Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer Details
Employer Name: Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Address: West Strand House, Preston, PR1 8UY
Employer's Website: https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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