Drama Therapist

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

An opportunity as arisen to recruit a Drama Therapist for the Hope service Guildford

We are looking for a flexible, dynamic and motivated Drama Therapist with significant experience in working with challenging young people with mental health needs and complex backgrounds. You will work within a dedicated and supportive multi -professional team to provide group and individual sessions providing specialist Dramatherapy assessments and interventions as well as contributing to the therapeutic ethos and care and planning of all of the young people accessing the service.

In addition to direct work with the young people, the post holder will provide support, advise, therapeutic expertise and consultation to their colleagues within the team including the opportunity to facilitate support groups for colleagues.

The post holder will have opportunities to supervise a trainee Drama Therapist and other junior staff.

Clinical supervision will be provided, and the post holder will be a member of the Trust wide Arts Therapies network who have a commitment to offer continuing professional development.

You will be a trained Drama Therapist holding full HCPC and BADTH registration with a minimum of 2 years' experience in a relevant field.

Main duties of the job

To provide specialist therapeutic assessment and to inform planning and treatment for young people accessing the HOPE service, through Drama therapy interventions.

To supervise trainee Drama therapists and junior staff as required. To provide support, advice and training to member of the multi-disciplinary team working in partnership with voluntary and statutory services.

To support the therapeutic ethos of the Day Programme.

About us

The Hope Service is a unique, innovative and exciting jointly funded service offering Health, Social care and Education provision to young people aged 11-18 years with complex mental health, social and behavioural difficulties living in Surrey. It provides outreach as well as a therapeutic day programme within a multi- disciplinary team of teachers, social workers, psychiatrists, community psychiatric nurses, creative Arts therapists, psychologists and activity workers.

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Date posted

18 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£45,753 to £52,067 a year Incl 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

325-5431324-CYPS

Job locations

Hope Guildford

Between 57-59 Worplesdon Road

Guildford

GU2 9RS

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please check the job description and personal specification document for more information on the requirement for this job.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please check the job description and personal specification document for more information on the requirement for this job.

Person Specification

Education & training

Essential

Degree or equivalent professional qualification
HCPC registration
Member of Professional Body
Experience of the use of Audit in developing services
oTraining in child protection and /or willingness to undertake Surrey safeguarding courses.

Desirable

Practice Placement qualification
Further training in therapeutic and Drama therapy practise

Experience

Essential

oRelevant experience of working with children and adolescents with complex needs
oEvidence of continuing professional development
oPost graduate training relevant to the clinical field
oExperience in MDT working
oKnowledge and experience of professional models of practice
oUnderstanding of other models of practice within the clinical field

Desirable

oMinimum 3 years post graduate experience with at least 2 years experience in relevant clinical field
oExperience of leadership and management responsibilites
oSupervisory of junior staff and students
oExperience of utilising supervision and appraisal techniques
oInvolvement in service development(s)
oExperience of a range of clinical settings

Person Specification

Education & training

Essential

Degree or equivalent professional qualification
HCPC registration
Member of Professional Body
Experience of the use of Audit in developing services
oTraining in child protection and /or willingness to undertake Surrey safeguarding courses.

Desirable

Practice Placement qualification
Further training in therapeutic and Drama therapy practise

Experience

Essential

oRelevant experience of working with children and adolescents with complex needs
oEvidence of continuing professional development
oPost graduate training relevant to the clinical field
oExperience in MDT working
oKnowledge and experience of professional models of practice
oUnderstanding of other models of practice within the clinical field

Desirable

oMinimum 3 years post graduate experience with at least 2 years experience in relevant clinical field
oExperience of leadership and management responsibilites
oSupervisory of junior staff and students
oExperience of utilising supervision and appraisal techniques
oInvolvement in service development(s)
oExperience of a range of clinical settings

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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