MBT Therapist

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a registered Specialist Mentalization Based Therapist (MBT) to become part of the City and Hackney Mentalization Based Therapy Service. This is a permanent, full-time B7 position at 1 WTE.

Our service provides a comprehensive MBT program tailored for individuals with Complex Emotional Needs. We particularly encourage candidates with experience working with adults facing these challenges to apply, as the primary goal of this role involves delivering consultation, assessments, and psychological formulations alongside MBT treatment.

This position presents a unique chance to provide both individual and group MBT treatment for service users with complex emotional needs. In addition to offering clinical interventions, you will also participate in running SCM groups and iMBT groups, with a focus on enhancing our support for families and young people, along with conducting in-reach work in the community.

Main duties of the job

- Conduct comprehensive psychological assessments and formulate tailored reports for patients referred to the Mentalisation Based Therapy Service, ensuring that both referrers and patients receive detailed insights.- Develop and implement effective treatment plans while providing specialized Mentalisation-Based therapy to patients within our care.- Offer clinical formulations to colleagues and consult with professionals and agencies, particularly focusing on case consultations and psychological formulations for inpatient services.- Collaborate with other professionals to promote continuity of care across various services.- Work independently while adhering to professional guidelines and the team's policies and procedures.- Take a leading role within the team to deliver a specialized treatment approach for patients with complex needs, offering expert assessment, intervention, and therapy.- Contribute to the ongoing research efforts within the specialist service, assisting in data collection and development.

About us

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Job responsibilities

Please see JD (Job Description) and PS (Personal Specification) for full details of role requirements.Please consult the attached job description and person specification associated with the vacancy profile of this advertisement.

Person specification

Education and training

Essential

• core profession in either psychology/ psychotherapy/ nursing/ social work/ OT
• current professional registration

Desirable

• MBT training
• MBT practitioner status
• SCM training

Work experience

Essential

• Experience in working with patients with complex emotional needs presentations (i.e. 'Personality Disorder') and/or risk of self-harm.
• Experience of delivering therapeutic interventions to individuals with Complex Emotional Needs.
• Experience of group work.
• Experience of delivering training/consultation to wider MDT staff groups

Desirable

• Experience of the application of psychology/therapy in different cultural contexts