Clinical Nurse Specialist / Family Therapist / Occupational Therapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 24/08/2026
- Closes
- 07/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join a specialist CAMHS Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) service. The multidisciplinary team works with young people and their families across Sutton, Merton, Wandsworth, Kingston and Richmond, providing intensive, evidence-based therapy for emotion dysregulation, self-harm, and other self-destructive behaviours. The role involves high quality clinical work with young people, and DBT training will be provided. The service aims to provide the best quality care and is transforming its approach to support its mission of Making Life Better Together.
Essential criteria
- A qualification in one of the following core professions with appropriate associated professional registrations: o Psychology o Nursing o Family Therapy o Occupational therapy
Desirable criteria
- Qualification in DBT, e.g DBT Foundation training
- Experience of working in child mental health, and in particular CAMHS
- Experience of assessment and treatment of children and young people with mental health problems, of varying severity and complexity, using evidence based psychological therapies, including CBT
- Experience of using supervision to address and resolve clinical and professional dilemmas
- Experience of multi disciplinary working
- Experience in assessing for DBT and in delivery of DBT or DBT skills based interventions
- Experience of teaching and liaising with other professional groups
- Experience with routine outcome monitoring
- Experience of work with CYP with eating disorders
- Experience of working with people who have experienced trauma, and using trauma focused interventions
- Training & Qualifications
- A qualification in one of the following core professions with appropriate associated professional registrations: o Psychology o Nursing o Family Therapy o Occupational therapy
- Qualification in DBT, e.g DBT Foundation training
- Experience of working in child mental health, and in particular CAMHS
- Experience of assessment and treatment of children and young people with mental health problems, of varying severity and complexity, using evidence based psychological therapies, including CBT
- Experience of using supervision to address and resolve clinical and professional dilemmas
- Experience of multi disciplinary working
- Experience in assessing for DBT and in delivery of DBT or DBT skills based interventions
- Experience of teaching and liaising with other professional groups
- Experience with routine outcome monitoring
- Experience of work with CYP with eating disorders
- Experience of working with people who have experienced trauma, and using trauma focused interventions
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 7d ago · Closes in 8d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Job summary
This role is an exciting opportunity to join a specialist CAMHS Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) service in South West London and St George's NHS Trust. The team is a multidisciplinary team working with young people and their families across Sutton, Merton, Wandsworth, Kingston and Richmond. It provides intensive, evidence-based therapy for young people who struggle with high levels of emotion dysregulation, self-harm and other self-destructive behaviours in an outpatient setting.
This team is a small, energetic and dedicated team. It has built strong relationships with other CAMHS services across the boroughs and has close links with other DBT teams working with young people across South London.
We seek an able and committed CAMHS professional to provide high quality clinical work with young people. CAMH services in south west London have a positive and supportive culture, and the post holder will join a vibrant group of clinicians within the Psychology and Psychotherapies group.
DBT training will be provided.
Main duties of the job
Applicants will have:
Experience in working with children and young people in a variety of community settings, particularly with those presenting with complex high risk, emotional dysregulation and self-harm
Experience in working in multi-disciplinary settings and accustomed to interagency working
Knowledge of Safeguardin
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