Music Therapist (Part Time - Maternity Cover)

Job description

Job responsibilities

This is a rewarding role supporting babies, children and young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions and their families, at any point in the child’s journey, from birth to End of Life and after death.

You will be joining our well established Multi-Disciplinary Care team providing effective individual or group Music Therapy to children and their families in their own homes, in The Ark or at a place of choice, as well as supporting the assessment and provision of bereavement support. Noah’s Ark covers a large catchment area so the work does involve frequent travel to reach families in need.

You will work in partnership with the child/young person and their family, demonstrating sensitivity to the child/young person and family’s needs at all times, by promoting comfort, dignity, privacy and quality of life. The successful candidate will also work alongside the wider statutory and voluntary services and community teams, ensuring continuity of care and support for children and their families.

Sessions will cover term and holiday times. You will receive support and line management from the Therapies Team Manager, in addition to provision of external supervision.

e are looking for an enthusiastic and creative professional to join our team. The appointed therapist will have previous experience in working with children with complex needs and, where possible, have experience in either mental health or bereavement services. An understanding of medical settings is desirable.

The therapist should have a good understanding of safeguarding legislation and practice and be confident in lone working and problem solving. Due to the nature of the work the therapist should have good time management skills and the ability to have sensitive conversations when they arise.

The appointed therapist will be driven to continue to develop the therapies service, bringing new ideas to the team and will be confident in communicating the value of the service. Enhancing the service provision for families referred to Noah’s Ark and the understanding of children’s palliative care within the professional network. Please review the attached job description for further details.

Interviews will take place on the week commencing 24th March.

Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice is an equal opportunity employer and particularly welcomes applications from groups who are currently under-represented in our staff.

Our diversity council is working hard to construct positive changes within our organisation. We are a disability confident employer and part of our commitment is to interview all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for a job vacancy and consider them on their abilities.

We reserve the right to close this role early, so we encourage early applications.

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

• Master of Music Therapy (A)
• Professional registration with HCPC (PEC)
• Registered member of the British Association for Music Therapy (BAMT) (PEC)

Desirable

• N/A

SKILLS / KNOWLEDGE / EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Experience with children and young people professionally (A)
• Experience working with children and young people with profound and multiple learning disabilities (A)
• Evidence of working within a professional multi-disciplinary team (A)
• Able to assess, develop, implement, deliver and evaluate programs of Music Therapy across a range of environments in the community and in the hospice setting (I)
• Specialist knowledge in Child Development (A)
• Knowledge of current legislation relating to children & young people including best practice in safeguarding children (A/I)
• Ability to reflect on practice and adapt approach accordingly (I/T)
• Able to have sensitive conversations (I)
• Ability to problem solve (I)
• Able to plan and manage own time (A)
• Ability to work as part of a team (A)
• Good written and oral communication skills (A/I)
• IT literate (e.g. word processing and E-Mail) (A)

Desirable

• Experience of working in a childrens palliative care setting (A)
• Experience of working in a hospice or hospital setting (A)
• Experience of working with volunteers (A)
• Experience of working in mental health services (A)
• Experience of Therapeutic work with parents (A)
• Experience working with bereavement (A)
• Family work with children with complex care requirements (A)
• Therapuetic Song Writing skills (A)
• Understanding of childrens palliative care and recent initiatives in childrens health and social care (A)

BEHAVIOURAL / PERSONAL

Essential

• Multicultural awareness and Sensitivity (I)
• Strong communication skills (I)
• Approachable and professional manner (I/T)
• A flexible attitude and approach to working across a variety of settings (I)
• Commitment to a tailored approach according to the needs of families (I/T)
• Proven track record of reliability (PEC)
• Enthusiasm to provide a high standard of practice (I)
• Understanding of the benefit of working systemically with the wider family in a therapy session (I)
• Able and willing to work within a palliative care environment (A/I)
• Respectful of individual beliefs and able to work with cultural awareness (A/I)
• Evidence of commitment to own continuing professional development (A)
• Willingness to participate in flexible shift work to include, early mornings, evenings and weekends (A/I)

Desirable

• Languages spoken in addition to English (A)

MISC

Essential

• Enhanced DBS with Child & Adult Barring (PEC)

Desirable

• Driving licence is highly desirable

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice

Address

The Ark

London

Greater London

EN5 4NP

Employer's website

https://www.noahsarkhospice.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)