Art Psychotherapist - Inpatient Psychological Services
Band 7
Main area: Arts Therapist
Grade: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 18.75 hours per week
Job ref: 364-A-8598
Site: The Lakes Mental Health Unit
Town: Colchester
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 26/01/2025 23:59
About Us
EPUT provides community health, mental health, and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex, and Suffolk.
* We are among the largest employers in the East of England region, with more than 10,000 staff working across more than 200 sites.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for 0.5 WTE Band 7 Arts Psychotherapist (PLUS an additional 20% payment) to join our Adult Inpatient Psychological Services Team in Colchester.
The successful candidate will join an expanding team of psychological therapies staff working in inpatient settings and will be supervised by an experienced senior clinical psychotherapist. The role consists of delivery of specialist arts psychotherapy interventions for adults admitted to hospital in acute mental health crisis as well as adults with identified rehabilitation needs, working with individuals as well as groups, across three adult acute wards and one specialist rehabilitation ward. Applicants need to be a qualified arts psychotherapist (art, music, movement, or drama) and registered with the HCPC (UKCP for DMPs).
Attached to this post is a Recruitment Retention Premia (RRP) of 20% for 2 years, fixed from start date. This will be applied if the post holder has completed pre-employment checks and agreed a start date prior to 31st March 2025.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for someone with experience of a range of presenting needs and commitment to supporting the development of art psychotherapies to increase the choice and access service users have to evidence-based psychological therapies.
Key aspects of the role will involve assessing service users in terms of suitability for arts psychotherapy and their presenting needs, as part of a comprehensive MDT assessment, providing and evaluating the effectiveness of Art Psychotherapy interventions (both individual and group interventions), Arts Psychotherapies formulations, managing risk and contributing to MDT discussions, contributing or leading on aspects of service development, undertaking audit and research and training others as appropriate and needed.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
* Recognised qualification in one of the core mental health professions e.g. psychiatric nursing, social work, and occupational therapy or other relevant experience and demonstrable competence to work in the mental health field.
* Post graduate qualification in one of the Arts Psychotherapies as approved by HCPC.
* HCPC Registered.
* Accreditation/Registration with relevant and appropriate professional body relevant to the arts modality.
Skills/Experience
* Experience of dealing with confidential and sensitive information.
* Experience delivering Arts Psychotherapy within a NHS secondary care Mental Health Service; for community and in-patient clients including clients with psychosis and Personality disorders.
* Provide clinical leadership to lower banded staff in line with Trust standards and Trust policies and procedures.
* Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological/psychotherapy assessment, intervention, and management, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
* Experience of teaching, training, and/or supervision.
* Experience of working within an adult acute inpatient setting.
Please note - staff who are formally at risk within the organisation will be given priority in securing alternative employment.
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