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South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust MBT Practitioner / Community Practitioner

The closing date is 27 September 2026

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Job summary

Lewisham Personality Disorder Service (LPDS) is looking to recruit a Band 7 or Band 6 MBT practitioner for a one-year fixed term post. This may be a secondment from elsewhere in the NHS. The aim of the post is to deliver individual MBT in order to reduce a long waiting list of assessed patient. It is an opportunity to join a well-established and effective MBT team of MBT therapists, contributing towards a treatment programme consisting of individual and group MBT.

Specialist supervision is provided, and the role would suitsomeone with an interest in this patient group who likes working as part of a team and is wants to practice MBT. Support for MBT in the wider organisation is excellent with Trust wide special interest groups and strong links to the Anna Freud Centre.

In terms of career progression, it will enhance your intervention skills working therapeutically with personality disorder or other mental health difficulties in collaboration with other team members. You will either by MBT trained, or training will be provided during supervision to enable you to pursue MBT after this initial experience.

The post is suitable for a qualified clinical or counselling psychologist, or a mental health worker (eg CPN, OT, practitioner psychologist, social worker) with good NHS mental health experience.

If you are Band 6, you would be employed at Band 6.

If you are alreadyaccredited as an MBT therapist or psychological therapist, you could start at Band 7.

Main duties of the job

Your job would be delivering individual mentalisation based therapy as part of our MBT team. We would support you in learning MBT. You would be involved in supervision groups with other members of the existing five-strong MBT team.

About us

The serviceis for people with a disorder. There are 11 wte clinicians: psychologists, psychotherapist, psychiatrist, occupational therapist (SUN lead), and employment worker. We aim to help our patients to develop to improve mental well-being, social and occupational functioning, increase their stability and qualify of life, reduce the use of emergency services and hospital admissions.

The service provides Mentalisation Based Treatment (MBT) and Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (TFP), and supports the CMHTs in their work.

ContactChristopher Reeve Mates (MBT lead; [email protected]) or Linda Amoakohene ([email protected]) for an informal discussion.

About our location:

The team will be based in the Wallace Medical Centre in Deptford, SE8.

Lewisham is one of four main boroughs in SLaM. It a multicultural, multi-ethic borough, containing deprived and well-off areas.

Details

Date posted

17 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

Depending on experience per annum incl. of HCAs pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

334-CLI-8151946-A

Job locations

Lewisham Personality Disorder Service

Wallace Health Centre, Clarence Road

London

SE8 3BX

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. To deliver Mentalization Based Therapy (MBT) in individual and group therapy with accredited MBT training and weekly supervision provided..

2. Ensure that potential risk is being assessed within a culture of positive risk taking and report concerns in line with Risk Management Policy.

3. Keep up-to-date documentation and administration.

4. Comply with policies, procedures and guidelines.

5. Undertake other relevant duties as requested.

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. To deliver Mentalization Based Therapy (MBT) in individual and group therapy with accredited MBT training and weekly supervision provided..

2. Ensure that potential risk is being assessed within a culture of positive risk taking and report concerns in line with Risk Management Policy.

3. Keep up-to-date documentation and administration.

4. Comply with policies, procedures and guidelines.

5. Undertake other relevant duties as requested.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Hold a valid Professional Registration either as a Registered Mental Nurse, Mental Health Social Worker, Occupational Therapist or Practitioner Psychologist. Registered with NMC, HCPC or Social Work England.
• Willingness to develop mental health practice skills including undertaking MBT training.

Desirable

• Basic Level Mentalization Based Therapy (MBT) accredited by the Anna Freud Centre.
• Working towards completion of MBT Practitioner status accredited by the Anna Freud Centre and the BPS.
• Working towards completion of specialist post graduate training.

Experience

Essential

• Substantial mental health service work with people with a range of mental health problems.
• Experience of facilitating groups in a mental health setting.
• Experience of undertaking risk assessments and communicating to others, ensuring outcomes. (A&I)

Desirable

• Experience of supervision and or mentoring students or junior colleagues.

Knowledge

Essential

• Comprehensive knowledge of psychiatric diagnoses/conditions and their recommended treatments.
• Demonstrable commitment to working with people with personality disorders.
• An ability to tolerate difficult and at times unpredictable working conditions which can include risky behaviour, acts of self-harm and high levels of distress by service users
• A commitment to working compassionately and reflectively with a team which includes holding high levels of emotion and includes peer support.

Desirable

• Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of the resilience needed to work safely with this patient group

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Hold a valid Professional Registration either as a Registered Mental Nurse, Mental Health Social Worker, Occupational Therapist or Practitioner Psychologist. Registered with NMC, HCPC or Social Work England.
• Willingness to develop mental health practice skills including undertaking MBT training.

Desirable

• Basic Level Mentalization Based Therapy (MBT) accredited by the Anna Freud Centre.
• Working towards completion of MBT Practitioner status accredited by the Anna Freud Centre and the BPS.
• Working towards completion of specialist post graduate training.

Experience

Essential

• Substantial mental health service work with people with a range of mental health problems.
• Experience of facilitating groups in a mental health setting.
• Experience of undertaking risk assessments and communicating to others, ensuring outcomes. (A&I)

Desirable

• Experience of supervision and or mentoring students or junior colleagues.

Knowledge

Essential

• Comprehensive knowledge of psychiatric diagnoses/conditions and their recommended treatments.
• Demonstrable commitment to working with people with personality disorders.
• An ability to tolerate difficult and at times unpredictable working conditions which can include risky behaviour, acts of self-harm and high levels of distress by service users
• A commitment to working compassionately and reflectively with a team which includes holding high levels of emotion and includes peer support.

Desirable

• Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of the resilience needed to work safely with this patient group

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Lewisham Personality Disorder Service

Wallace Health Centre, Clarence Road

London

SE8 3BX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Lewisham Personality Disorder Service

Wallace Health Centre, Clarence Road

London

SE8 3BX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior clinical psychologist and MBT lead

Chris Reeves-Mates or Linda Amoakohene

[email protected]

02032289260

Details

Date posted

17 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

Depending on experience per annum incl. of HCAs pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

334-CLI-8151946-A

Job locations

Lewisham Personality Disorder Service

Wallace Health Centre, Clarence Road

London

SE8 3BX

United Kingdom

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