Lickey, Birmingham, Worcestershire, England
B45
Sessional Therapist (DBT/DBT Skills)
Reference: PRI97279
Location: Priory Hospital Barnt Green
Priory Group Division: Healthcare
Salary: £45 - £60 dependant on experience
Hours: Sessional (Bank)
Vacancy Type: Bank
Job Advert Location Description
Priory Hospital Barnt Green is located in the stunning Lickey Hills Country Park, 10 miles south of Birmingham City Centre. We have thirty-three beds across three wards including a ten bedded female NHS Psychiatric Intensive Care, a thirteen bedded mixed gender NHS acute service, and a ten bedded private acute ward beds for both men and women. In addition to providing inpatient services, the hospital has a large Outpatient Department, a Daycare Service and regional conference facilities. These services are expanding to include pathways in ADHD, Autism and potentially CAMHS this year so this is a fantastic and exciting time to join our Therapy Team.
Job Advert Role Description
We are looking for a Sessional DBT/DBT Skills Therapist to join our Outpatient Team, supporting clients with needs such as Depression, Anxiety, OCD and Trauma. The successful candidate would be expected to see up to 6 clients a day and to adhere to all clinical duties including documentation keeping, liaising with the wider MDT and external services if needed and completing necessary processes using Priory Systems. Sessional Therapists who are not DBT Skills trained may also be considered for this role but preferably, you will have received training in DBT Skills already to support our current referrals. Successful candidates would be registered and preferably Accredited with a governing body such as the BACP. Specialisms such as EMDR are also desired to support some of our more complex referrals.
As a Sessional DBT Skills Therapist, you will be expected to consider referrals of a higher complexity at times such clients diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder and Bipolar Disorder. Sessional roles are based on a referral system which operates on an expectation of a 48 hour turn around to ensure our clients are seeing as quickly as possible for their treatment. There may be times that your days are busier than others but know at Priory Hospital Barnt Green, we aim to keep our employees busy, upskilled and supported the best we can.
Additionally to this, you will be part of a much bigger team. At Barnt Green, you will work alongside Therapists, other Psychologists, Consultant Psychiatrists, Nurses, Catering Teams and more. Although this role is for our Outpatient Service, this does not limit the experience and day to day contact you will have with other professionals. As our services grow, so do our opportunities.
Division DBS info
As one of the UK's leading providers of behavioural care and specialist support services, Priory promise a challenging and fulfilling career with the support of a world class organisation willing to invest in your development. Across our network of hospitals, residential care homes and supported living services, we are making a real and lasting difference to the lives of the people we support.
As part of our wider infection control efforts, and to meet our commissioner and customer requirements, we continue to record vaccination status for all colleagues and we therefore request that you disclose this information as part of your Pre-Employment checks. Your vaccination status will not affect any offer of employment and will be held in line with GDPR requirements. We thank you for your understanding.
Disclosure
All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. We are an equal opportunities employer. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.
Closing Date
30/11/2024
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