MBT Therapist

The role is a permanent, full-time position at Band 7 within the City and Hackney Mentalisation Based Therapy Service at the Donald Winnicott Centre in London. It offers a salary of £58,133 to £65,261 per annum, pro rata including the Health Care Assistant uplift, and follows the Agenda for Change pay framework. Candidates must be registered professionals with current UK practising certificates in psychology, psychotherapy, nursing, social work or occupational therapy, and hold a current Disclosure and Barring Service check. Essential experience includes work with adults who have complex emotional needs or personality-related presentations, delivering therapeutic interventions, conducting group work and providing training or consultation to multidisciplinary teams. Desirable qualifications comprise formal MBT training, MBT practitioner status and SCM training, together with experience applying therapeutic frameworks across diverse cultural contexts. The post is advertised under reference 363-CH8321726 and closes on 20 October 2026; applications must be submitted through the original advert.