This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious, highly enthusiastic and motivated Music Therapistwho 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 for Children within the Youth Music Project
This postis funded via CPFT Head to Toe Charityand will specifically support the Youth Music Project in Peterborough Children’s Development Centre within the City Care Centre Peterborough and will be managed and clinically supervised within the CPFT Arts Therapies Service. The Arts Therapies Service includes Arts Therapists who innovatively promote recovery and resilience and take referrals for Service Users where a clear clinical need for nonverbal therapy is identified across all three localities Peterborough, Huntingdon and Cambridge. The Music Therapists within the Arts Therapies team are experienced and have a wealth of knowledge to share with the appointed Music Therapist working on the Youth Music Project in Peterborough. This is an excellent opportunity for trailblazing Music Therapy work supporting Children within CPFTs Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services and to excel in clinical excellence as a Music Therapist within a supportive Arts Therapies team
To participate in the delivery of Music Therapy under the guidance of a Specialist 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 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.
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 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.
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Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
To demonstrate skills in motivating patients and /or carers to engage in the therapeutic process.
To plan, implement and regularly review integrated individual support for each client in conjunction with team members as appropriate.
To work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team and across partner agencies.
To liaise and communicate effectively and sensitively with other professionals in the MDT and external agencies.
To develop close working relationships where appropriate with other agencies involved in current cases, maintaining the requirement for confidentiality, to promote complementary working relationships and ensuring a quality service regarding client care.
To have a good understanding of the specific needs of the patient group including times of crisis. e.g mental health and physical health relapses and periods of challenging behaviour.
To use specialist observation skills to assess patients and carer/staff communication (including verbal, non-verbal communication, whole body responses), encouraging adaptive strategies to maximize effective communication, according to perceived client needs including cultural and linguistic differences.
To be aware of the conscious and unconscious communications of the service user through their verbal and nonverbal expression including through their use of the artistic processes.
To recognize the impact of a person’s communication needs and tailor interaction to meet this need.
To work collaboratively with patients, their carer’s and families as appropriate, to make decisions relevant to the patient’s individual need.
To have the ability to communicate very sensitive or distressing information to service users and carers as required.
To write timely professional reports/ records and action plans in line with professional guidelines that comply with CPFT record keeping policies as appropriate.
This advert closes on Wednesday 16 Apr 2025