Music Therapist

Cambridgeshire And Peterborough Nhs Foundation Trust; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a motivated Music Therapist for a 9-month fixed-term post based at City Care Centre, Peterborough. The role focuses on community-based Music Therapy for young people, under Youth Music grant funding, with clinical supervision within the Arts Therapies Service.

The successful candidate will deliver specialist assessments and interventions, collaborate with families and multi-disciplinary teams, and contribute to audits and outcome

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Music.
• Master's level professional qualification in Music Therapy.
• Evidence of relevant post-registration training.
• Experience of working in Mental Health.
• Experience of Music Therapy assessment and intervention in Mental Health.
• Experience of clinical supervision.
• Ability to understand complex non-verbal communication.
• Ability to support shared decision making with patients.
• Ability to provide detailed psychological reports for care planning.
• Ability to liaise with professionals and external services.
• Knowledge of research methodology and outcome measurement.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist Music Therapy assessment and intervention, individual and group, with outcome review.
• Collaborate with patients, carers, families and multidisciplinary teams to plan interventions.
• Manage a specialist caseload with assessment, diagnosis, treatment and monitoring.
• Participate in multidisciplinary and multi-agency work within Arts Therapies.

Skills

Mental health experience

Non-verbal communication

Risk assessment

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Outcome measurement

Post-registration supervision

Education

Degree in Music

Master's in Music Therapy

Post-registration training

Job description

Job summary

This post is a Fixed Term of 9 months in the Cambridge and Peterborough Arts Therapies Service.

This post offers an exciting opportunity for an ambitious, highly enthusiastic and motivated Music Therapist who is passionate about placing young people's needs at the centre of their clinical work and who is interested in delivering a high standard of clinical Music Therapy sessions for young people. This post is supported by Youth Music grant funding via the CPFT Head to Toe Charity and provides community-based Music Therapy which presently takes place at the Child Development Centre in Peterborough. Music Therapists previously involved in the Youth Music project have been recognised through national awards; CAPHO, HSJ, and with a publication through Public Health England and have presented the project at the Royal College of Psychiatry.

The Music Therapist will be managed and clinically supervised within the CPFT Arts Therapies Service which innovatively promotes recovery and resilience. Music Therapists within the Arts Therapies team are experienced and have a wealth of knowledge to share with the appointed Music Therapist and so this post offers an opportunity for a Music Therapist to develop their existing skills.

Main duties of the job

To provide specialist Music Therapy assessment and intervention, both individual and group, and to review the effectiveness of interventions using outcome measures as required by the Arts Therapies Professional Lead.

To work collaboratively with people, their carers and families, and multidisciplinary teams and to plan Music Therapy interventions.

To manage a specialist case load, providing assessment, diagnoses, treatment and monitoring of individuals identified needs across the Arts Therapies Service.

To participate in multi-disciplinary/ multi agency working within the Arts Therapies. and with key partners.

About us

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead fulfilling lives.

Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development.

To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities' employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly under represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

All appointments for new employees to CPFT are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.

Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at https://www.cpft.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted: 09 September 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum pro rata

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 9 months

Working pattern: Part-time

Reference number: 310-ASMH-8214840

Job locations: City Care Centre, Thorpe Road, Peterborough, PE3 6DB, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

To participate in the delivery of Music Therapy under the guidance of a specialist band 7 Arts Therapist and the Lead Arts Therapist by managing a caseload of clients.

To maintain professional standards in accordance with the relevant professional body BAMT and the professional regulator (Health and Care Professions Council)

To participate in audit, service evaluation and research activities when required

To participate in the delivery of Music Therapy under the guidance of specialist band 7 Arts Therapist and the Lead Arts Therapist by managing a caseload of clients.

The post holder will demonstrate specialist knowledge and skills and have undertaken appropriate post registration training.

To be proficient in the assessment, identification, treatment and management of the emotional and psychological needs of the population requiring prolonged, in-depth concentration. This includes risk assessment, assessment of complex conditions.

To frequently communicate and receive highly complex sensitive information with young people; who have experienced trauma/abuse /highly complex needs; their relatives/carers and other professionals.

To have the specialist knowledge / skill to apply psychodynamic formulations and theory to work with individuals, groups and organizations.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

• Degree or equivalent in Music
• Professional Qualification in Music Therapy at Master's level or equivalent
• Evidence of relevant post registration training
• Experience of working in Mental Health.
• Experience of Music Therapy individual assessment and intervention relevant to Mental Health
• Experience of using clinical supervision effectively
• Ability to understand complex non-verbal communication
• Ability to support and engage in shared decision making with patients, including with patients who experience communication challenges
• Ability to provide detailed and complex psychological reports and information to inform and support care planning processes
• Ability to liaise effectively with a range of professionals, and external services or organisations, regarding sensitive and complex issues relating to clinical work, including issues relating to risk
• Knowledge and understanding of research methodology and outcome measurement

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Address: City Care Centre, Thorpe Road, Peterborough, PE3 6DB, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Arts Therapies Professional Lead
Kimberley Iyemere
[e-mail]
07355021911

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).