West London Music Therapist

Shooting Star Children'S Hospices; Charlton; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

Stakeholder Pension (employer up to 7%

Sick pay

Flexible working

Eye care

Employee referral scheme

Blue Light discount card

Mindfulness sessions

Job summary

West London Music Therapist role at Shooting Star Childrens Hospices offers 15 hours per week in West London with a pro-rata salary of £16,306.40 per annum. You will deliver high-quality music therapy within a multidisciplinary team, addressing psychological challenges of life-limiting conditions, loss and grief, for children and families.

The post involves community-based work, collaboration with staff, families, schools and other professionals, and requires experience as an arts therapist

Qualifications

• Experience as an arts therapist in health or social care.
• Strong experience with children and young people, including those facing loss and grief.
• Ability to work closely with parents/carers and multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual and group music therapy sessions.
• Collaborate with psychosocial professionals and educators.
• Offer advice, education, and signposting to families and staff.

Job description

Job Title: West London Music Therapist
Salary: c. £16,306.40 per annum (pro-rata of full time equivalent £40,766)
Team: Psychosocial Services
Hours: 15 hours per week, with one working day preferably being Thursday from 11:00am to 7:00pm
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Shooting Star House, Hampton and in the community in West London, TW12 3RA

About the role

Your key purpose will be to provide high quality music therapy to children and family members. You will be using creative techniques to address the psychological challenges associated with life-limiting conditions, trauma, and issues of loss and grief.

This is an opportunity to work holistically with a multi-disciplinary team of psychosocial professionals, with a diverse caseload, providing assessment, individual and group therapy programs with children and/or family members. The post holder will utilise skills, knowledge and expertise to provide advice, education, signposting, supervision and support to staff, families, schools and other professionals.

This is a community-based post for West London, to enable those not previously able to access services to receive needed therapy and support.

About you

This role requires previous experience of working as an arts therapist in a health or social care environment, as part of a multi-disciplinary team. You should have significant experience of working with children and young people, including those with disabilities and those experiencing loss and grief, and chronic or acute trauma.

We are looking for a therapist skilled in working closely with parents/carers, providing clinical expertise and suggesting specific approaches/strategies, and advising other team members.

We welcome applications from candidates who speak an additional language, although this is not essential for the role.

What we offer

In return you will receive a competitive salary along with a range of benefits, which include:

Pension scheme

• NHS Pension Scheme (for eligible employees) or our stakeholder pension scheme, with up to 7% employer contributions

Annual leave

• 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising with length of service
• 2 weeks paid sabbatical leave after 5, 10 and 15 years service

Contractual benefits

• Generous sick pay scheme
• Enhanced maternity, adoption, and paternity leave pay
• Flexible working arrangements
• Death in service benefits
• Reimbursed professional membership fees
• Eye care
• Employee referral scheme
• Blue Light discount card

Health and wellbeing

• Employee Assistance Programme
• Occupational Health
• Mindfulness sessions
• Mental Health First Aiders

Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all our staff to share this commitment. Also, we are committed to equal opportunities and consider all applicants to be in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Employment is subject to receipt of satisfactory references and a DBS check.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Shooting Star Childrens Hospices is committed to inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that getting things right is critical for us to live our organisations values: Professionalism, Respect, Integrity, Diversity and Excellence.

We are always trying to improve our way of working to be more inclusive and equal. Our vision is for Shooting Star Childrens Hospices to be a place where people of all backgrounds, groups and communities feel welcomed to work and volunteer.

Please contact Marion Barton, [e-mail] or 01483 230 960 if you have any questions about this role.

Anticipated Closing Date: 16/11/2026

Interview Date: W/C 30/11/2026

Please note that vacancies may close at any time once a sufficient number of applications has been received. We therefore recommend submitting your application as early as possible.