Job summary
Are you a qualified art, drama or music therapist passionate about leading and developing the creative therapies service to help our palliative patients and their carers/families live life as well as they can? If so, this exciting and varied role is just the opportunity you are looking for.
- Hours: 30 hours per week
- Salary: £34,685 - £41,798 per annum (pro rata)
- Closing date: 14 September 2023 at 12 noon
Main duties of the job
As Creative Therapist Practitioner and Coordinator you will:
- Lead the Creative Therapies service within the hospice and its outreach locations, carrying out Creative Therapy assessments and therapeutic interventions.
- Develop a coordinated supportive care and creative therapy service across our core services (inpatient unit, outpatient services and outreach), that uses a range of approaches e.g. art, drama, music, writing, craft and other wellbeing therapeutic techniques to support patients with a life-limiting illness, their families and carers.
- Support Hospice projects and events when creative arts input is required, such as the annual memorial service, Light Up a Life.
- Demonstrate professional expertise and ensure all tasks are completed in line with best practice and Hospice policy.
About us
At Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care, we're all about making every moment matter for our patients and families, and you can play your part in that. We will support people of all ages who are affected by a progressive life- limiting illness and those who care for them, to live as well as possible by providing choice and ease access to a wide range of palliative care and bereavement services across West Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. We provide care and support for adults and children diagnosed with cancer and other life-limiting illness, and their families, visiting day and night. Its important work and, to make it all happen, we need talented and passionate people.
We can offer:
- a supportive environment
- personal development
- flexible working
- opportunities to volunteer
- generous annual leave entitlement
- opportunity to sustain your NHS pension or a workplace pension matching contributions up to 7%
- employee assistance programme
- passionate team with quality at the heart of what we do.
If successful, you'll join on the
first working Monday of the month so we can best support you with our
structured induction programme.
We encourage and strongly recommend our workforce to get fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
We are delighted to announce that the proposed merger between Rennie Grove Hospice and Peace Hospice Care commenced on 1 July 2023. The new organisation has been incorporated and will be called Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This means you will be responsible for:
- Working with the Rehab, Outpatient and Supportive Care Team to design, lead and participate in the delivery of a range of creative therapies that are responsive to the patients needs, across multiple sites.
- Undertaking needs led assessments of patients referred to the service, ensuring that a coordinated plan of care is documented; using OACCS measures & EPaCCS. To be responsible for undertaking carers assessments as appropriate.
- To liaise and maintain good communication with the referrer (i.e. GPs and other relevant professional services) so they are kept informed and updated on the patients progress highlighting any safeguarding risks/concerns.
- To communicate therapeutically with patients, relatives, carers and staff.
- Acting as a Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care ambassador, actively demonstrating our values and positively promoting the specialist care we provide.
For more information please review the attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This means you will be responsible for:
- Working with the Rehab, Outpatient and Supportive Care Team to design, lead and participate in the delivery of a range of creative therapies that are responsive to the patients needs, across multiple sites.
- Undertaking needs led assessments of patients referred to the service, ensuring that a coordinated plan of care is documented; using OACCS measures & EPaCCS. To be responsible for undertaking carers assessments as appropriate.
- To liaise and maintain good communication with the referrer (i.e. GPs and other relevant professional services) so they are kept informed and updated on the patients progress highlighting any safeguarding risks/concerns.
- To communicate therapeutically with patients, relatives, carers and staff.
- Acting as a Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care ambassador, actively demonstrating our values and positively promoting the specialist care we provide.
For more information please review the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A recognised professional creative therapy qualification e.g. BA (Hons) Creative and Therapeutic Arts or professional qualification as an Art, Music or Drama Therapist.
Skills and Personal Attributes
Essential
- Sensitivity and understanding to the needs of your team and customers, many of whom may have experienced Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care services or be bereaved.
- Be a perfect match with our values:
- -We are caring and compassionate
- -We engage and empower
- -We strive for excellence
- -We develop and innovate
- -We respect and value
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience working in a healthcare environment.
Desirable
- Previous experience working with patients facing life limiting illness and/or their families and carers.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A recognised professional creative therapy qualification e.g. BA (Hons) Creative and Therapeutic Arts or professional qualification as an Art, Music or Drama Therapist.
Skills and Personal Attributes
Essential
- Sensitivity and understanding to the needs of your team and customers, many of whom may have experienced Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care services or be bereaved.
- Be a perfect match with our values:
- -We are caring and compassionate
- -We engage and empower
- -We strive for excellence
- -We develop and innovate
- -We respect and value
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience working in a healthcare environment.
Desirable
- Previous experience working with patients facing life limiting illness and/or their families and carers.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
