Dramatherapist

Transformation Unit; Chertsey; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 59,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Excellent health and wellbeing support

Job summary

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in England seeks a part-time Dramatherapist (NHS AfC: Band 7) to join the Adult Arts Therapies team. The post covers North West Surrey/North East Hampshire with a base at Unither House and involves flexible working across the trust as needed.

Applicants should have HCPC registration as an Arts therapist (Drama), with experience in mental health, assessment and intervention, and a readiness to engage in group and individual arts psychotherapy

Qualifications

• HCPC registered Arts therapist (Drama).
• Additional training relevant to area of work.
• Leadership or management qualification or experience.
• Experience of working autonomously.
• Experience of working as part of a multi disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• To undertake initial screening appointments, assessment and provide group and individual art(s) psychotherapy.
• To liaise with professionals, carers, relatives and external agencies as required.
• Maintain up to date risk assessments for service users directly involved in your care.
• To involve people who use services and their carers in their personal care plans taking their individual needs and preferences into account.
• To help advise other professionals and trainees engaged in mental health work about the role and suitability of arts psychotherapies interventions.

Education

HCPC registered Arts therapist (Drama)

Additional training relevant to area of work

Additional leadership or management qualification or experience

Experience of working autonomously

Experience of working as part of a multi disciplinary team

Job description

Employer Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Unither House Town Chertsey Salary £51,657 - £58,785 Incl. 5% HCAS ,pa, pro rata. Salary period Yearly Closing 10/11/2026 23:59

Dramatherapist

NHS AfC: Band 7

Would you like to work in an organisation that sits in the top 10 best NHS Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Services Trust to work for. This ranking is based on staff feedback in the 2023 NHS Staff Survey.

We have an exciting opportunity for a part-time Band 7 Dramatherapist to join our dynamic, friendly and welcoming Adult Arts Therapies team.

The post covers North West Surrey/North East Hampshire area with a base at Unither House.

The Adults Arts Therapies team receive referrals from the Neighbourhood Mental Health Services and the postholder will be expected to work flexibly across the trust as need arises.

We are particularly keen to hear from applicants with experience of working with severe, enduring, and complex mental health presentations.

The post holder will have experience working as a Dramatherapist in mental health including experience in assessment and intervention, individual and group work with people with complex difficulties. Additional training relevant to this area of work is desirable e.g. Mentalization based Therapy, DBT, SCM, EMDR.

Main duties of the job

To undertake initial screening appointments, assessment and provide group and individual art(s) psychotherapy.

To liaise with professionals, carers, relatives and external agencies as required.

Maintain up to date risk assessments for service users directly involved in your care.

To involve people who use services and their carers in their personal care plans taking their individual needs and preferences into account.

To help advise other professionals and trainees engaged in mental health work about the role and suitability of arts psychotherapies interventions.

Please refer to the job description for more information on the requirements for this role.

Working for our organisation

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of mental health, learning disability, neurodevelopmental and drug and alcohol services in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We support people of all ages and are passionate about providing high quality care that is delivered at the right time as close to home as possible to help people recover and stay well.

We are one of the top 10 mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust to work for nationwide.

Our Trust is an inclusive and supportive employer that offers a wide range of staff networks, flexible working, free parking and excellent health and wellbeing support.

• staff networks
• flexible working
• free parking
• excellent health and wellbeing support

We also provide a wide range of opportunities to help staff develop and progress.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job description for more information about the main job role responsibilities.

Qualifications

• HCPC registered Arts therapist (Drama)
• Additional training relevant to area of work
• Additional leadership or management qualification or experience
• Experience of working autonomously
• Experience of working as part of a multi disciplinary team

Experience

• Driving Licence and access to vehicle for work

We are seeking to enrich the diversity of our Trust to better reflect demographic needs of the populations we serve and to enhance the skills of our workforce. We actively encourage applicants with underrepresented personal characteristics to apply for this role if you match the job description. Please note that you are not restricted from applying for this role if you do not identify with these characteristics and all applicants will be considered fairly against the job description.

As a flexible working and friendly organisation, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or any other flexible working patterns.

Women in our Trust are under-represented in some senior grades. We are therefore encouraging women to apply for posts at 8A and above.

Sponsorship

Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.