The Post Holder will work across the South Enfield Integrated Core Mental Health Team as an autonomous clinical practitioner planning and providing an arts psychotherapies service, including treatment and ongoing evaluation, drawing on the evidence base specific to the clinical area. The post will also include involvement in treatment planning, consultation, and advice-giving in art therapy to other staff. The post holder will be expected to contribute to ongoing service development and clinical governance processes, engage in supervision of trainee art therapists, and be involved in training and research initiatives as appropriate.
Main duties of the job
1. To provide assessment, formulation, and treatment for patients of the Enfield Integrated Core Mental Health Teams using appropriate specialised Art Therapy approaches. You will be allocated to work in the south core team; however, this may change based on service requirements and demands.
2. To provide Art Therapy sessions, including group and individual work.
3. To maintain systems for prioritising referrals to Art Therapy and maintain a waiting list as needed.
4. To carry a caseload of Art Therapy patients as negotiated with the OT & AHP Lead/core team leads.
5. To carry out or be involved in the review Dialog+ assessment for service users within the Enfield Integrated Core Mental Health Team.
6. To work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team, developing good staff relations and liaising with the multi-disciplinary team on clinical issues.
About us
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.
Our Five-Year Strategy:
1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough, we will ensure equity of outcome for all.
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with a supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement, and technology.
Why NLFT?
1. We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
2. We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
3. NHS Discounts, generous annual leave, and NHS pension scheme.
4. Excellent internal staff network.
The post holder will be aligned with our Values:
* We Are Kind
* We Are Respectful
* We Work Together
* We Keep Things Simple
* We Empower
* We Are Proudly Diverse
In order to meet the needs of the Trust, you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that falls under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey, or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Job responsibilities
1. To use appropriate assessments and outcome measures to be able to audit and evaluate the effectiveness of art therapy delivered within the service.
2. To provide specialist clinical placements and supervision for honorary contract holders undertaking Art Therapy training as part of the capital AHP fair share model for practice placements.
3. Provide timely written summaries of the art psychotherapy service over selected time periods; translating these highly complex client and therapist experiences into reports and recommendations that inform and assist colleagues.
4. To work autonomously within British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT) guidelines and the overall framework of the Trust's policies and guidelines.
5. To maintain and develop the highest standards of practice, through active participation in continuing professional development and maintaining an active engagement with current developments in psychological practice in areas related to the post.
6. To raise the profile and understanding of Art Therapy within the core team and be the voice of Art Therapy as the only art therapist within the team.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills
* Demonstrate an extensive knowledge of evidence-based assessments and interventions.
* Ability to communicate clearly and effectively both orally and in writing.
* High-quality record keeping, Risk Assessment, and Risk Management skills.
* Able to deal with difficult situations e.g., dealing with aggressive and/or emotional patients or carers.
Qualifications and Training
* Professional registration as AHP/Art Therapist.
* Must be currently registered with the appropriate professional body.
* Evidence of ongoing CPD in portfolio.
* Post-registration experience of working in a mental health setting.
* Experience of multiagency/professional working.
* Minimum of 2 years post-qualification experience.
Attributes
* Honest, trustworthy and reliable, friendly, approachable.
* Ability to adapt to changing environments, needs, and demands and respond accordingly.
* To have a flexible and creative approach to problem-solving.
* Ability to work under pressure while remaining calm and maintaining quality.
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.
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