Arts Therapist

Integrated Care System; Stratford-upon-Avon; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in England is seeking an Arts Therapist to support adult service users with complex mental health needs. You will provide individual and group therapies, working alongside a dedicated team. Qualifications include an MA or equivalent in Arts Therapy and relevant registrations. Salary ranges from £44,485 to £52,521 per annum pro rata.

Qualifications

• Experience of providing individual and group arts therapy in an adult mental health setting.
• Experience of working as an Arts Therapist in an NHS mental health setting.
• Pre-arts therapy qualification experience of working in adult mental health.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of Newham Arts Therapies, offering clinical provision including assessment and individual and group work.
• Pick up ongoing referrals and set up new work in the community.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Developed interpersonal skills

Ability to apply specialist skills in assessments and interventions

Ability to speak a local community language

Education

Degree in relevant area

MA or equivalent qualification in Arts Therapy Modality

Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council

Membership of Professional Body

Job description

This is an exciting arts therapies opportunity with Newham Arts Therapies, working with adult service users with complex mental health needs, in hospital and the community. The clinical provision is to cover for maternity leave, and may include individual and group work. You will be well supported with supervision from very experienced arts therapies clinicians. You will be part of a well-established arts therapies, and specialist psychotherapy service. We are looking for interested applicants who can work autonomously and be part of a very committed team. Team meetings take place on Wednesdays, 9.30-11am online. This full-time fixed-term role may be split across more than one modality, days to be negotiated accordingly.

Main duties of the job

You will work as part of Newham Arts Therapies, offering clinical provision, including assessment, individual and group work, to in-patient and community service users with complex mental health needs. This work takes place in different locations, including Newham Centre for Mental Health, 409 High Street and other community locations, and will include picking up ongoing referrals, and setting up of some new work in the community. You will be qualified and registered as an Arts Therapist (art psychotherapy, dramatherapy, music therapy and dance movement psychotherapy), with work experience relevant to the role. We are looking for committed and enthusiastic applicants who want to work as part of a team and contribute meaningfully to service user experience and recovery.

About us

Newham Arts Therapies is a well-established very committed team of therapists. The work is complex and challenging, but we are a close-knit team working together to create best outcomes. We meet regularly for business and clinical meetings, with regular team supervision and reflective practice. Supervision will also be provided on a regular individual basis.

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

For full details of the job and responsibilities please see Job Description and Person Specification attached.

Person Specification

Education

• Degree in relevant area
• MA or equivalent qualification in Arts Therapy Modality
• For Art therapist/Art Psychotherapist, Music Therapist & Dramatherapist: Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council
• For Dance Movement Psychotherapist: Membership of ADMP UK Professional Register
• o For Dance Movement Psychotherapist: Evidence of working towards: UKCP Registered Dance Movement Psychotherapist
• Membership of Professional Body
• For Dance Movement Psychotherapist: UKCP Registered Dance Movement Psychotherapist

Experience

• Pre-arts therapy qualification experience of working in adult mental health
• Experience of providing individual and group arts therapy in an adult mental health setting
• Experience of working as part of a Multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of working as an Arts Therapist in an NHS mental health setting

Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Developed interpersonal skills enabling therapeutic relationships to be developed and maintained with clients who have complex needs
• Ability to apply specialist skills in individual and group based assessments and interventions.

Other

• Physical skills including specialist use of the body as required to facilitate a wide range of activities both on a one-to-one and group basis, including using equipment as required.
• Mental and emotional effort required to undertake intense concentration for clinical interventions on both a one-to-one and group basis.
• Active involvement in ongoing professional and team development.
• Ability to travel independently across all sites
• Ability to speak a local community language

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.

£44,485 to £52,521 a yearper annum pro rata Inc HCA