Arts Psychotherapist - EBT | East London NHS Foundation Trust

East London NHS Foundation Trust; Luton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

East London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dynamic Arts Psychotherapist to join the Emotional and Behavioural CAMHS pathway in the community setting serving a multi-ethnic population. You will provide a specialist Art Psychotherapy service to children, young people and their families, with support from Clinical Team Leads and senior clinicians.

The role involves delivering evidence-based art therapy interventions, participating in quality improvement projects, and taking on operational duties

Qualifications

• Registered Arts Psychotherapist with HCPC accreditation.
• Experience delivering evidence-based art therapy in CAMHS.
• Ability to lead group-work and individual interventions within a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist Art Psychotherapy services within CAMHS for children, young people and families.
• Collaborate with Clinical Team Leads and senior clinicians to ensure effective care pathways.
• Take on operational duties including line management of junior staff in the Emotional and Behavioural Team.
• Deliver assessments and treatments including group-work.
• Contribute to quality improvement projects and professional development.
• Maintain high standards of client-centred care and be visible in clinical practice.

Skills

Arts Psychotherapist

CAMHS experience

Group-work facilitation

Education

HCPC registration (Arts Psychotherapist)

Job description

Arts Psychotherapist - EBT | East London NHS Foundation Trust

We have an exciting opportunity for a confident Arts Psychotherapist with a demonstrable track record of providing good quality evidence-based interventions and improving service quality to join our Emotional and Behavioural (E&B) pathway within Luton Specialist CAMHS. You will be a registered (HCPC)Arts Therapistwith the requisite professional accreditation.

The community served is multi-ethnic and culturally diverse and we welcome applicants who are skilled at working with the richness and complexity of this multicultural context.

The team is part of a dynamic and innovative CAMHS service, dedicated to continuous improvement of our offer to children, young people and families within our local area. There are a number of exciting quality improvement projects focusing on community engagement and service provision running across the service and the post holder will be actively encouraged to take part in these.

We are looking for a dynamic and organised professional toprovide a specialist Art Psychotherapy service within CAMHS to young people and their families and with support from the Clinical Team Leads and senior clinicians,take on some operational duties, including line management of junior staff of the Emotional and Behavioural Team. This is a community-based post, offering flexible, evidence-based episodes of care, assessments and treatments, including group-work.

The post holder will be an experienced Arts Psychotherapist, confident in delivering specialist mental health assessments and evidence-based art therapy interventions to children and young people experiencing moderate to severe mental health disorders and their families.

The post holder will work closely with the Clinical Team Leads and senior professionals within the team to ensure operational services and care pathways are effective. This will include professional and practice development and ensuring high-quality client-centered care is delivered. The post holder will lead by example to maintain high standards of care and practice and empower the team to take on a greater range of clinical tasks to improve client care in the specialist CAMH service. They will be a highly visible presence in clinical practice and be accessible to clients and their families.

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.

Please find attached the job description and person/role specification.

For further details, please contact: Dr Helen Barker, Consultant Clinical Psychologist/Clinical Team Lead ([e-mail]) or Miguel Massa, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist/Clinical Team Lead ([e-mail])