Band 7 Psychologist / MBT Therapist / Band 6 Trainee MBT Therapist

Transformationunitgm; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in Greater London is seeking a Band 7 Psychologist / MBT Therapist to join their team. The role involves collaboration with service users and professionals, offering evidence-based treatment for complex emotional needs. Candidates must be registered with a relevant professional body and have substantial experience in mental health. The post supports flexible working arrangements and offers competitive compensation with relocation support available.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Relocation support up to £10,000

Qualifications

• Substantial clinical experience working with personality disorders.
• Experience with assessments and crisis interventions.
• Knowledge of legislation related to mental health.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with service users and colleagues.
• Participate in team consultation and provide supervision.
• Support psychological care across Bedfordshire and Luton.

Skills

Clinical experience with personality disorder

Knowledge of NICE guidelines

Evidence-based therapy (MBT, DBT, CBT)

Risk management

Supervision experience

Education

Core Mental Health Profession

Current HCPC/NMC registration

Accredited training in psychotherapy

Job description

Main area Mental Health. Grade NHS AfC: Band 7. Contract: Permanent. The Band 6 Trainee MBT Therapist post requires the successful applicant to undertake a funded programme of accredited training in an evidence-based therapy for people with complex emotional needs associated with a diagnosis of ‘personality disorder’ (MBT) and maintain satisfactory progress to continue in this role. Upon successful completion of accredited training within a two-year period, the post will be banded as Band 7 MBT Therapist.

Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week.
Job ref 363-LUT7739443.
Employer: East London NHS Foundation Trust. Employer type: NHS. Site: Complex Needs Service, Mountbatten House, Town Dunstable.
Salary: £38,682 – £54,710 per annum.
Closing 01/03/2026 23:59

Band 7 Psychologist / MBT Therapist or Band 6 Trainee MBT Therapist

NHS AfC: Band 7

ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – we look for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and partner organisations.

Job overview

The Bedfordshire and Luton Complex Needs Service is excited to advertise for a Band 7 Psychologist / MBT Therapist to join our developing MBT team that enables us to offer a choice of evidence-based treatment for people with complex emotional needs (associated with a diagnosis of ‘personality disorder’).

Main duties of the job

The successful candidates will work collaboratively with service users, carers, and colleagues to create a psychologically safe environment that enables the delivery of effective treatment. They will actively participate in weekly team consultation/peer supervision meetings, offer specialist advice, supervision, training, and consultation to other professionals and teams to support effective and efficient psychologically-informed care across Bedfordshire and Luton. We welcome interest from candidates committed to co-producing the development of the care pathway through participation in clinical research, audit and/or quality improvement projects.

Working for our organisation

This post will be based within ELFT's Bedfordshire and Luton Complex Needs Service. The multi-disciplinary team includes: a Medical Psychotherapist, Clinical Psychologists, Psychological Therapists, a Lived Experience KUF Development Lead, a Clinical Associate in Psychology, a Peer Support Worker, and an Assistant Psychologist. The team operates as a hub, reaching community mental health services in Bedford, Central Bedfordshire and Luton to provide specialist advice, training, consultation and supervision. The team also offers assessments and evidence-based interventions to a caseload of service users with complex emotional needs and self-harm/suicidal behaviour.

Person specification

• Core Mental Health Profession (e.g. Social Worker; Occupational Therapist; Community Psychiatric Nurse; Psychologist; Art Therapist)
• Current HCPC/NMC registration
• Training in an evidence-based psychological therapy
• Accredited training in evidence-based therapies for people with a diagnosis of ‘personality disorder’ (Mentalisation Based Treatment accredited by the Anna Freud Centre)

Experience

• Substantial clinical experience working with people with a diagnosis of ‘personality disorder’ as part of a multi-disciplinary community mental health team.
• Experience conducting psychologically informed/generic assessments, group interventions, risk assessments, mental state assessments, safety planning and crisis interventions.
• Knowledge and experience with mood disorders, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, substance misuse and psychosis.
• Experience offering psychological interventions to people with complex emotional needs associated with a diagnosis of ‘personality disorder’ (DBT/CBT/MBT).
• Experience supervising staff and/or students.
• Experience teaching/training others.
• Active participation in co-produced service planning and delivery.
• Post-qualification experience autonomously managing a caseload in a community mental health setting.
• Experience using outcome measures in clinical practice.
• Experience liaising effectively with other agencies and professionals.

Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge of NICE guidelines for management and treatment of ‘personality disorder’; awareness of relevant research and its implications for clinical practice.
• Knowledge and skills in an evidence-based therapy for people with ‘personality disorder’ (MBT, DBT, CBT).
• Knowledge and understanding of legislation and its implications for clinical practice and professional management in relation to the welfare of adults with mental health difficulties and a diagnosis of ‘personality disorder’ and their families (including children).
• Ability to apply an understanding of diversity, difference and rights to interactions with people with complex emotional needs associated with a diagnosis of ‘personality disorder’.
• Ability to analyse and manage complex multifactorial clinical information from a range of sources integrating it into a formulation utilising a biopsychosocial model.
• Advanced knowledge and understanding of risk management practice with service users who have a diagnosis of ‘personality disorder’.

Other benefits

Flexible working arrangements are supported, including part‑time, job share or other flexible patterns where feasible.

Relocation support

The Trust offers up to £10,000 for removal and associated expenses under the relocation scheme (subject to change and terms and conditions apply).

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and will require a Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.