Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Arts Psychotherapist

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Job summary

Please note this is a Maternity cover position for 12 months and available at 21 hours per week. Must be able to work a Tuesday and Wednesday to support service users already in/preparing for groups.

The post holder will be a qualified health care professional with high clinical skills, knowledge and experience in the care for people with complex emotional needs, who will manage the allocated caseloads from initial referral to the service and allocation of cases

The post holder will work autonomously and with the support of the team using an arts based approach to contribute to the development, provision and evaluation of the Mentalisation Based Treatment (MBT), both MBT verbal and Mentalisation based art therapy programme (MBPA), offering both group and individual treatments for people with presentations including personality disorder, complex trauma and complex mood within the MK Community mental health hub.

Main duties of the job

  • To conduct psychologically informed and specialised Arts, MBT, MBAP assessments, including assessment in relation to CEN pathway, of service-users referred to MK Community Mental Health Hub including appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources.
  • To formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes across a range of complex problems with which service users present. Specific to NICE Guidance for individuals and groups, adjusting and refining the formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypothesis.
  • To engage in clinical work that will involve working with individuals in intimate and emotionally intense individual and group sessions, where behaviour and communication might be unpredictable and challenging
  • To provide group and individual evidence-based interventions utilising arts, MBT verbal and MBAP programme, both face to face and via video zoom.

About us

We're passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patients own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people. We're always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee were hoping to find our future leaders and well support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.

With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.

Details

Date posted

11 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

333-D-MK-MH-1246

Job locations

Stantonbury Health Centre

Purbeck

Milton Keynes

MK14 6BL


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To conduct psychologically informed and specialised Arts, MBT, MBAP assessments, including assessment in relation to CEN pathway, of service-users referred to MK Community Mental Health Hub including appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources.
  • To formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes across a range of complex problems with which service users present. Specific to NICE Guidance for individuals and groups, adjusting and refining the formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypothesis.
  • To engage in clinical work that will involve working with individuals in intimate and emotionally intense individual and group sessions, where behaviour and communication might be unpredictable and challenging
  • To provide group and individual evidence-based interventions utilising arts, MBT verbal and MBAP programme, both face to face and via video zoom.
  • To receive regular clinical supervision from a senior clinician and where appropriate other senior professional colleagues
  • To actively participate in personal development and performance reviews.
  • To develop skills in the area of professional teaching, training and supervision.

All of the above requirements need to be achieved for the post holder to move onto band 7.

  • To provide post-graduate training placements to trainees and other professionals, if appropriate.
  • To actively participate in personal development reviews/appraisals of supervised staff.
  • To identify and assess the need for training to the wider directorate and to members of the wider cross agency network as appropriate.
  • To attend all mandatory trainingTo provide and ensure appropriate systems are in place for the clinical and professional supervision of trainee and students across the service.
  • To contribute to developing expertise in the area of professional pre- and post- graduate training and clinical supervision.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To conduct psychologically informed and specialised Arts, MBT, MBAP assessments, including assessment in relation to CEN pathway, of service-users referred to MK Community Mental Health Hub including appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources.
  • To formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes across a range of complex problems with which service users present. Specific to NICE Guidance for individuals and groups, adjusting and refining the formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypothesis.
  • To engage in clinical work that will involve working with individuals in intimate and emotionally intense individual and group sessions, where behaviour and communication might be unpredictable and challenging
  • To provide group and individual evidence-based interventions utilising arts, MBT verbal and MBAP programme, both face to face and via video zoom.
  • To receive regular clinical supervision from a senior clinician and where appropriate other senior professional colleagues
  • To actively participate in personal development and performance reviews.
  • To develop skills in the area of professional teaching, training and supervision.

All of the above requirements need to be achieved for the post holder to move onto band 7.

  • To provide post-graduate training placements to trainees and other professionals, if appropriate.
  • To actively participate in personal development reviews/appraisals of supervised staff.
  • To identify and assess the need for training to the wider directorate and to members of the wider cross agency network as appropriate.
  • To attend all mandatory trainingTo provide and ensure appropriate systems are in place for the clinical and professional supervision of trainee and students across the service.
  • To contribute to developing expertise in the area of professional pre- and post- graduate training and clinical supervision.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Recent experience of working in a community mental health team in the NHS
  • Experience of working therapeutically with people with Personality Disorder, Complex mood and trauma.
  • Experience of using MBT/Arts interventions with people with Personality disorder, both groups and individuals
  • Knowledge of, and ability to assess needs of people with complex emotional needs
  • MBT basic training

Desirable

  • Knowledge of Psycho-education and Problem Solving
  • Active participation in service planning and delivery

Qualifications

Essential

  • Core Mental Health Profession and current live HCPC registration
  • Further substantial postgraduate training and/or qualifications in MBT to work with clients with complex presentations including personality disorder, complex trauma and complex mood

Desirable

  • Degree or Diploma relevant to the field of Personality Disorder, Complex Trauma or Complex Mood
  • MBT for Personality Disorder
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Recent experience of working in a community mental health team in the NHS
  • Experience of working therapeutically with people with Personality Disorder, Complex mood and trauma.
  • Experience of using MBT/Arts interventions with people with Personality disorder, both groups and individuals
  • Knowledge of, and ability to assess needs of people with complex emotional needs
  • MBT basic training

Desirable

  • Knowledge of Psycho-education and Problem Solving
  • Active participation in service planning and delivery

Qualifications

Essential

  • Core Mental Health Profession and current live HCPC registration
  • Further substantial postgraduate training and/or qualifications in MBT to work with clients with complex presentations including personality disorder, complex trauma and complex mood

Desirable

  • Degree or Diploma relevant to the field of Personality Disorder, Complex Trauma or Complex Mood
  • MBT for Personality Disorder

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

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Stantonbury Health Centre

Purbeck

Milton Keynes

MK14 6BL


Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Stantonbury Health Centre

Purbeck

Milton Keynes

MK14 6BL


Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Lead

Michele Head

michele.head@nhs.net

01908725800

Details

Date posted

11 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

333-D-MK-MH-1246

Job locations

Stantonbury Health Centre

Purbeck

Milton Keynes

MK14 6BL


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