Band 7 Art Psychotherapist - Community Art Psychotherapy Team
Band 7
Main area: Art Psychotherapy
Grade: Band 7
Contract: 12 months (Fixed Term)
Hours: Part time - 30 hours per week
Job ref: 436-6866668
Site: Longbridge Health and Community Centre
Town: Rubery, Birmingham
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum, pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 12/01/2025 23:59
Interview date: 30/01/2025
Please note that this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Job overview
If you are an Art Psychotherapist looking to develop your experience within a vibrant, growing team of Arts Psychotherapists, read on. We are advertising a 12 month fixed term role within the community art psychotherapy team which sits within our Trust-wide Arts Psychotherapies Service. In recent years, the team has grown significantly, and we are proud to offer a career structure from entry-level to Consultant Art Psychotherapist. You will be located in the South hub (based at Longbridge) in a busy Community Mental Health Team setting, working alongside a multi-disciplinary team of clinical staff as part of the Art Psychotherapy Community Team and wider Arts Psychotherapies Service in the Trust.
Main duties of the job
Develop and inform referral pathways, facilitate a range of art psychotherapy interventions to individuals and groups, provide consultation to other clinical staff, and work as part of the MDT within the community mental health team setting. You will receive clinical supervision from an experienced art psychotherapist, line management support from within the art psychotherapy service, access to training and development opportunities, and the chance to develop your career within a dynamic team.
Working for our organisation
Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive, and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information about the main responsibilities, please view the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications; Personal
* MA Art Psychotherapy
* HCPC Registration
* Openness to the supervisory relationship and to team or professional colleague support systems
* Experience of delivering specialist art psychotherapy assessments/interventions in the field of mental health
* Resilience in dealing with sustained emotional impacts
* Experience of supervising others
* Experience of working with multi-disciplinary teams
The Trust is committed to treating individuals fairly and ensuring they have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential. We are working hard to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity within Birmingham and Solihull and that our services meet the needs of all diverse service users and carers.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice, pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.
Please note, if applicable for your role, you will be required to cover the cost of your DBS certificate. This will be deducted from your salary over 3 months. You will also be required to sign up to the DBS Update Service before commencement with the Trust.
All successful applicants will be required to complete the Trust’s induction programme. The Fundamental (Statutory and Mandatory) training will be in an e-learning format. You will be required to complete training modules online (approx. 9-14 hours depending on post) by the end of your first week with us.
If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process, we may contact you via email to advise you of the interview details. Please ensure you access your email account from which you applied regularly once the position has closed.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020, and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Francesca Norouzi
Job title: Consultant/ Head of Arts Psychotherapies
Email address: francesca.norouzi@nhs.net
Telephone number: 07812260812
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