DBT Lead Therapist

Location: Southwest LondonHours: Full-Time 37 hours per weekSalary: Up to £53,560 per annum (DOE)Contract Type: Permanent

Are you a skilled and passionate DBT Lead Therapist looking to advance your career within a dynamic private healthcare setting? We're working with a leading provider of mental health services seeking a dedicated DBT Lead Therapist to oversee and deliver high-quality DBT interventions across both inpatient and outpatient care.

As the DBT Lead Therapist, you will coordinate referrals, assessments, and treatment plans while supporting a team of DBT-trained clinicians. Your leadership will help ensure programme fidelity and guide service users through structured therapeutic pathways. The DBT Lead Therapist will also liaise with multidisciplinary teams to promote integrated, person-centred care.

• Act as the main point of contact for the DBT programme

• Deliver individual and group DBT sessions using evidence-based approaches

• Provide supervision and support to DBT-trained colleagues

• Monitor client progress using outcome measures and ensure service development

• Contribute to a psychologically safe and collaborative therapeutic environment

• Minimum: Intensive DBT Training (British Isles DBT Training)

• Desirable: PGDip in DBT

• Experience delivering DBT in a structured mental health setting

• Strong communication, clinical leadership, and risk assessment skills

• Join a growing service where your expertise as a DBT Lead Therapist will drive meaningful change

• Be part of a supportive MDT that values innovation and quality care

• Access to structured CPD, employee benefits, and clear career progression

Apply today to take the next step in your journey as a DBT Lead Therapist making a difference in specialist care.