NHS
Job title:
Band 7 Art Psychotherapist – Community Art Psychotherapy Team
Company
NHS
Job description
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. We have arts psychotherapists located in community and specialist services and an expanding trainee placement scheme. You will be located in the South hub (based at Longbridge) in a busy Community Mental Health Team setting. You will be working alongside a multi-disciplinary team of clinical staff as well as being part of the Art Psychotherapy Community Team and wider Arts Psychotherapies Service in the Trust.Main duties of the jobDeveloping and informing referral pathways, facilitating a range of art psychotherapy interventions to individuals and groups, providing consultation to other clinical staff and working 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 have the chance to develop your career within a dynamic team in a busy community mental health team setting.We welcome candidates who are motivated, dynamic and forward thinking. We are a diverse team who thrive on developing new opportunities and offering high quality, creative art psychotherapy interventions to people experiencing complex and persistent mental health difficulties, many of whom have experienced trauma, abuse and adverse childhood experiences.About usWelcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to 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 also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.Date posted20 December 2024Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 7Salary£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum, pro rataContractFixed termDuration12 monthsWorking patternPart-timeReference number436-6866668Job locationsLongbridge Health and Community Centre10 Park WayRubery, Birmingham,B45 9PLJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesFor further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesFor further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.Person SpecificationQualifications; PersonalEssential
- 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, experienced in work settings from a variety of sources.
Desirable
- Experience of supervising others
- Experience of working with multi disciplinary teams
Person SpecificationQualifications; PersonalEssential
- 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, experienced in work settings from a variety of sources.
Desirable
- Experience of supervising others
- Experience of working with multi disciplinary teams
Expected salary
£46148 – 52809 per year
Location
Birmingham – Rubery, West Midlands
Job date
Mon, 23 Dec 2024 07:26:11 GMT
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