Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Dialectical Behaviour Therapist
Closing date: 10 May 2026 | Interview date: 21 May 2026
Are you a qualified and accredited DBT therapist? Do you have significant experience in a perinatal mental health community specialist team? Are you passionate about supporting mothers, infants, and families during the perinatal period? Do you have the clinical expertise and leadership skills to shape psychological care in a dynamic, multidisciplinary team? If so, we’d love to hear from you.
We are seeking a skilled, compassionate, and accredited DBT Psychological Lead Therapist to join our Perinatal Mental Health Team. This is a unique opportunity to deliver evidence-based psychological therapies, including parent-infant interventions, while helping to shape service development of its DBT offer and clinical practice. You will be provided with parent-infant therapeutic intervention training.
Qualifications & Experience
* Professionally registered with relevant qualifications in DBT psychological therapy.
* Experienced in delivering evidence-based interventions within the perinatal team and DBT teams.
* Skilled in supervision, consultation, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
* Committed to compassionate, trauma-informed, and culturally sensitive care.
* Eager to contribute to service innovation, research, and quality improvement.
Main duties of the job
* Deliver high-quality psychological therapy, including DBT and parent-infant interventions, across a range of settings including homes, clinics, and via telemedicine.
* Make autonomous clinical decisions and contribute to care planning.
* Provide consultation and support to colleagues across the team.
* Assist the Team Leads and Clinical Lead with operational duties and service development.
* Engage in training to deliver specialist therapies that support perinatal mental health and parent-infant relationships.
* Promote a perinatal frame of mind in all aspects of care, enhancing the parent-infant relationship.
Employment & Legal Requirements
Right to work in the UK: Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK. For those requiring a visa, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. Failure to meet these requirements will result in the role not being offered.
The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.
Salary and Contract
£49,387 to £56,515 a year (per annum pro rata)
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number
453-26-7871179
Job locations
Specialist Mother & Baby Service, New Mill, Level 5
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