music therapist

Workplace Doctors; Oxford; Sur place; GBP 32 000 - 46 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Workplace Doctors is seeking a qualified Music Therapist to support clients across clinical settings. You will use music to address social, emotional or physical difficulties, communicating through musicmaking rather than teaching singing or instruments.

You will work with children and adults, in groups or individually, collaborating with doctors, paediatricians, speech and language therapists, and social workers. DBS clearance and professional registration are required.

Qualifications

• HCPC Registration is essential for practice.
• IELTS or OET required for overseas professionals.

Responsabilités

• Agree therapy objectives with clients.
• Lead sessions through playing, singing and listening.
• Encourage use of accessible musical instruments to express ideas.
• Record sessions with client consent and maintain case notes.
• Attend meetings with other professionals to coordinate care.
• Maintain confidentiality and uphold ethical standards.

Connaissances

Empathy & compassion

Communication

Observation skills

Team collaboration

Musical improvisation

Creativity

Formation

HCPC Registration

IELTS/OET for overseas applicants

Description du poste

Applications from Health & Care Professionals who require a Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK, we welcome and will consider all Health & Care Professionals with appropriate experience alongside all EU and UK trained Health & Care Professionals, upon appointment the relevant paperwork will be issued to the successful applicant- if required Overview As a Music therapists you will use music creatively to help their clients address social, emotional or physical difficulties. You won't teach your clients to sing or play an instrument, but will communicate through music making and a shared musical experience to support them and facilitate positive changes in their behaviour, communication and wellbeing. You'll work with children and adults of all ages and social backgrounds, either individually or in groups, in a range of clinical settings. As the NHS facility works will a range of external organisations -your clients may be affected by a range of injuries, illnesses, disabilities, challenges or difficulties including:

• acquired brain injury or stroke
• addiction
• autism
• communication delay
• dementia
• learning disabilities
• mental ill health
• school exclusion
• serious illness, such as cancer
• social, behavioural and emotional difficulties.

You’ll also work with those who want to gain an insight into themselves and how they relate to others.

As a music therapist, you’ll need to:

• agree therapy objectives with your clients
• take an active role in sessions by playing, singing and listening
• encourage your clients to use a range of accessible musical instruments, such as percussion and their own voice, to express themselves
• encourage your clients’ participation and support them musically
• help your clients explore sound to create a musical language of their own
• improvise with music as a reaction to what your clients are communicating to enhance the individual nature of your relationship
• plan, review and assess therapy sessions to monitor their effectiveness and to help plan following sessions
• record therapy sessions, with your clients' consent
• support your clients' creative development
• help your clients develop an increased self-awareness
• assess your clients' musical and non-musical behaviours
• attend meetings with other professionals involved in the care of your clients, such as doctors, paediatricians, speech and language therapists, teachers and social workers, in order to take a holistic approach to their care
• write up case notes and reports and make recommendations for further treatment.
• a high level of musicianship
• skills in improvisation and the ability to use music symbolically and expressively
• listening and observational skills to help understand your clients' needs and issues
• creativity and imagination
• communication skills to liaise with other medical and educational professionals, parents, relatives and care workers
• personal maturity and emotional stability to deal with challenging situations
• the ability to empathise with clients of all ages and with wide-ranging needs
• flexibility and adaptability - sessions can't be rigidly pre-planned as you need to respond to the needs of your client
• patience - music therapy is not exclusively results-based and progress may be slow
• respect for client confidentiality
• a high level of self-reflection and self-awareness, Ability to act part of a team
• Ability to cope with a varying work load
• IELTS ( 7.5 with 7.0 in each module) - OR OET Exam Grade 'B' Overall for Overseas AHP Professionals
• HCPC Registration Required (Health & Care Professionals Council) Essential - We can provide guidance if needed

Note: The trust operates a policy whereby all employment for staff that have access to children / venerable adults will be subject to satisfactory DBS Disclosure ( Disclosure and Barring Service) The Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and the independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) have merged to become the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Overseas candidates will require an international police check or character reference. At Workplace Doctors we welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. Candidates will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post.