Art Psychotherapist

Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Enfield's Mental Health Inpatient Services. We are looking for an enthusiastic and compassionate Art Psychotherapist to be part of a new clinical team in Cumbria Villa. Cumbria Villa is a new Inpatient Ward on the Chase Farm Hospital Site, aiming to open on 1st October 2024.

The Band 7 Arts psychotherapist will develop a pathway and provide short term Art Therapy for people within Cumbria Villa. The post holder will undertake the supervision of students and staff. The post holder will also undertake Arts Therapy/psychotherapy research/audit as per the Trust research strategy for the Arts Therapies/psychotherapies. The post holder will hold a caseload of patients for assessment and treatment including individual and group work. They will work collaboratively with the wards' Multi-Disciplinary Teams and will:

Be motivated, energetic and a flexible team player with excellent communication skills.
Be able to use initiative and have some responsibilities towards the management of the inpatient treatment programme.
Demonstrate an interest and participation in evidence -based practice and professional development and working with recovery principles.

The successful candidate will have access to CPD opportunities, Arts Therapies Forums and AHP forums within Barnet and across the North London Mental Health Partnership (NLMHP).

Main duties of the job

To develop and provide short term Art Therapy for people within Cumbria Villa including assessment, treatment and evaluation of group and individual work.
Undertake the supervision of students and staff.
Undertake Arts Therapy/psychotherapy research/audit as per the Trust research strategy for the Arts Therapies/psychotherapies
To undertake delegated management responsibilities when needed
To assess patients referred to the services in relation to developing an appropriate treatment plan, considering risk factors, complexity of presentation, patient need, and service priorities.
To deliver Art Therapy for patients using evidence-based approaches
To develop a high level treatment offer relevant to people with a range of mental health conditions including schizophrenia, mood disorders and personality disorder/complex emotional needs
To contribute specialist knowledge of Art Therapy to the overall treatment of each patient through contribution to clinical meetings.
To contribute to the development of the arts therapies research by facilitating placements for arts therapy students.
To be a self-directed practitioner, with effective time management skills, able to manage varied caseload demands around regular duties such as case reviews and group work, and to balance the roles of clinician and supervisor.
To actively participate in reviews of the treatment timetable, advising about clinical needs and providing evaluations of the effectiveness of treatment sessions.

About us

Why choose to join the Partnership?

We believe that by working together, our two Trusts can achieve more for the residents of North Central London and our patients than we can by working apart.
Deliver the best care using the most up-to-date practise in supporting those with mental health illnesses.
Transforming and creating a positive environment for our service users, staff and visitors.
Creating and working together to become a great place to work for all our staff.
We offer flexible working, a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives, NHS Pension and so much more.
Generous Annual Leave Allowance
NHS Discounts in a large variety of retail stores and services.
We have excellent internal staff network support groups.

Candidate will need to be comfortable working in an environment of complex matrix management arrangements and will at all times behave and align with our Trusts' values and cultural pillars:

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 new Partnership services 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 fall under Barnet, Enfield and Harringay Trust and Camden and Islington Trust. 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.

Date posted

06 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,178 to £55,492 a year Per annum inclusive of Outer London HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

306-BEH-2161

Job locations

Cumbria Villa

Chase Farm Hospital

London

EN2 8JL

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification by clicking on the JD/PS attachment in the advert.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification by clicking on the JD/PS attachment in the advert.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

MA/MSc in one of the Art Therapy/Art Psychotherapy
Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Desirable

Clinical supervision training
Other related academic qualifications e.g. psychoanalytic psychotherapy, or Group analytic training.

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

Substantial experience of autonomous working with complex mental health conditions both in groups and individually.
Experience of working as an Art Therapists/Psychotherapist with people in Inpatient or Rehabilitation settings
Experience of working with people with behaviours of distress

Desirable

Experience, interest and commitment in conducting research
Experience of negotiating space/therapeutic boundaries in a difficult context

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Knowledge of and skills in assessing clients for arts therapy/psychotherapy and/or other treatment interventions.
Ability to work with people with complex needs i.e. unstable/suicidal patients, including those with personality disorder or a mixed diagnoses
Knowledge and experience of practicing evidence-based Arts Psychotherapies

Desirable

Experience of working with multi-disciplinary teams

Personal Qualities

Essential

Ability to work with trauma and contain emotional impact through clinical supervision and team support systems
Flexible approach; Ability to adapt to physical environment
Ability to be aware of risk and be able to work face to face with acutely unwell patients without other staff nearby.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

MA/MSc in one of the Art Therapy/Art Psychotherapy
Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Desirable

Clinical supervision training
Other related academic qualifications e.g. psychoanalytic psychotherapy, or Group analytic training.

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

Substantial experience of autonomous working with complex mental health conditions both in groups and individually.
Experience of working as an Art Therapists/Psychotherapist with people in Inpatient or Rehabilitation settings
Experience of working with people with behaviours of distress

Desirable

Experience, interest and commitment in conducting research
Experience of negotiating space/therapeutic boundaries in a difficult context

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Knowledge of and skills in assessing clients for arts therapy/psychotherapy and/or other treatment interventions.
Ability to work with people with complex needs i.e. unstable/suicidal patients, including those with personality disorder or a mixed diagnoses
Knowledge and experience of practicing evidence-based Arts Psychotherapies

Desirable

Experience of working with multi-disciplinary teams

Personal Qualities

Essential

Ability to work with trauma and contain emotional impact through clinical supervision and team support systems
Flexible approach; Ability to adapt to physical environment
Ability to be aware of risk and be able to work face to face with acutely unwell patients without other staff nearby.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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