Job summary 12 Month Fixed Term This post offers an exciting opportunity for an ambitious, highly enthusiastic and motivated Music Therapist who can place Service Users needs at the centre of their clinical work and who is interested in delivering a high standard of clinical Music Therapy sessions both with groups and individually across acute inpatient Children's, Adults and Older People's Wards in the Fulbourn locality at CPFT. This post will be supported by grant funding via CPFTs Head to Toe Charity. The post holder will deliver group and individual Music Therapy sessions, sometimes using voice as their primary instrument along with piano. The Music Therapist will be managed and clinically supervised by the supportive CPFT Arts Therapies team who all have a wealth of knowledge to share. The Arts Therapists innovatively promote recovery and resilience and take referrals for Service Users where a clear clinical need for nonverbal therapy is identified. The Music Therapist will work across the wards and in the Arts Therapies, Service fully equipped purpose-built Music Room within the Resource Centre Fulbourn Hospital where the service is based. The Arts Therapies Service works closely with Multi-Disciplinary Teams on every ward where they deliver sessions. This is an exciting opportunity to provide excellent Music Therapy work supporting Service Users of all ages, and to liaise effectively with a range of professionals and staff across Acute Mental Health Services. Main duties of the job 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. 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. 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 andempowering them to lead a fulfilling life. Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include 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, research and development. To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ communities. Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications. Regrettably, 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. For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk Date posted 09 April 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £37,338 to £44,962 a year pro rata per annum Contract Fixed term Duration 12 months Working pattern Part-time Reference number 310-ASMH-7059293 Job locations Fulbourn Hospital Fulbourn Cambridge CB21 5EF Job description Job responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities 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 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 frequently communicate and receive highly complex sensitive information with 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 Job description Job responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities 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 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 frequently communicate and receive highly complex sensitive information with 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 Skills & Abilities Essential Ability to assess patients' suitability for arts therapies interventions and to make decisions and recommendations based on strong theoretical knowledge and an understanding of the evidence base 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 contribute to safety planning using professional theoretical knowledge and skills in risk assessment, which includes maintaining a safe therapy environment and supports a patient understanding and involvement in their own care Ability to plan and prioritise own workload autonomously, which may include a range of longer- and short-term work Ability to provide detailed and complex psychological reports and information to inform and support care planning processes Ability to provide services in a variety of environments to meet the needs of the patient Desirable Abilities in providing arts therapies across all ages. Education/Qualifications Essential Professional Qualification in Music Therapy at Master's level or equivalent Degree or equivalent in Music Experience Essential Experience of working collaboratively in Mental Health teams. Experience of managing own caseload and prioritising effectively Experience of Music Therapy individual assessment and intervention relevant to Mental Health Experience of using clinical supervision effectively Knowledge & Understanding Essential A strong understanding of Arts Therapies theory in relation to clinical area and modality, informed by research and practice based evidence Understanding of a range of contemporary professional approaches, including the role of education and self-management in recovery, and the ability to integrate this into professional perspective Knowledge and understanding of research methodology and outcome measurement Person Specification Skills & Abilities Essential Ability to assess patients' suitability for arts therapies interventions and to make decisions and recommendations based on strong theoretical knowledge and an understanding of the evidence base 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 contribute to safety planning using professional theoretical knowledge and skills in risk assessment, which includes maintaining a safe therapy environment and supports a patient understanding and involvement in their own care Ability to plan and prioritise own workload autonomously, which may include a range of longer- and short-term work Ability to provide detailed and complex psychological reports and information to inform and support care planning processes Ability to provide services in a variety of environments to meet the needs of the patient Desirable Abilities in providing arts therapies across all ages. Education/Qualifications Essential Professional Qualification in Music Therapy at Master's level or equivalent Degree or equivalent in Music Experience Essential Experience of working collaboratively in Mental Health teams. Experience of managing own caseload and prioritising effectively Experience of Music Therapy individual assessment and intervention relevant to Mental Health Experience of using clinical supervision effectively Knowledge & Understanding Essential A strong understanding of Arts Therapies theory in relation to clinical area and modality, informed by research and practice based evidence Understanding of a range of contemporary professional approaches, including the role of education and self-management in recovery, and the ability to integrate this into professional perspective 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). Additional information 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 Fulbourn Hospital Fulbourn Cambridge CB21 5EF Employer's website https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)