Art Psychotherapist

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust; Orpington; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS healthcare provider in the UK is seeking an Art Psychotherapist to join their multidisciplinary team. This role requires assessing clients for Art therapy and designing a specialist clinical service. The ideal candidate will have experience in a therapeutic setting and a commitment to professional development. The position is based across inpatient sites in Bexley and Bromley, offering an opportunity to make a significant impact on clients' therapeutic care.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering Art therapy to clients with complex and high-risk needs.
• Commitment to continuing professional development.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Assess clients for suitability for individual and group Art therapy.
• Design and establish a specialist clinical Art Therapy service.
• Liaise with multidisciplinary team members about treatment outcomes.

Job description

Overview

The Art Psychotherapist role is a new role set up with funding from the South East London MHLDA Quality Improvement Plan. The overall aim of this plan is to ensure that service users in the inpatient services can be supported in the most effective way through a holistic and inclusive therapeutic care environment. This role will be based across both Bexley and Bromley inpatient sites.

Responsibilities

• To assess clients with complex and high-risk needs for suitability for individual and group Art therapy. To facilitate a treatment program which is flexible and sensitive to the needs of the client group and involve clients in 1:1 and group work, using a variety of art materials in a therapeutic and creative way.
• To work as part of a multidisciplinary team in planning, implementing and evaluating treatment, providing assessment and treatment for clients referred to the service and evaluate care.
• The post holder will show proof of commitment to continuing professional development.
• To work independently, designing and establishing a specialist clinical Art Therapy service for clients, while also demonstrating outcomes and contributing to reporting processes to evidence impact and effectiveness.
• To liaise with other members of the multidisciplinary team around treatment outcomes, referrals and formulation to ensure the service meets client needs while working within professional boundaries and HPC ethics and code of conduct.
• To maintain own patient records, write reports for consultants and other professionals to make recommendations, and feedback on patients’ treatment.
• To be able to access and disseminate up to date research and information in support of clinical work.

About Oxleas and Our Services

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.

We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our Values

Our Purpose Is To Improve Lives By Providing The Best Possible Care To Our Patients And Their Families. This Is Strengthened By Our New Values

• We’re Kind
• We’re Fair
• We Listen
• We Care

How to Apply / Contact

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Peter De Backer Job title: Consultant Clinical & Counselling Psychologist Email address: [e-mail]