Job summary
There is an opportunity for an Art Psychotherapist to join the Art Psychotherapy Team, which is part of the Complex Psychological Interventions Team (CPI) in Bristol.
You would be joining the CPI Team, which is an established team of Arts Psychotherapist, Clinical Psychologists Psychotherapists and Psychological Therapists
The post holder will be based at The Greenway Centre and Gloucester House offering a service to clients from the north area of Bristol. You will be providing assessments, psychological formulation, planning and implementing individual and group art psychotherapy sessions within community services using a recovery approach including inputting into service users care programmes.
As a member of the CPI Team, you will offer group and individual supervision to staff within the Support and Recovery Team as well as the Arts Psychotherapy service within Avon and West Wiltshire NHS Partnership.
The role will involve working and liaising with other parts of the service including working closely with the Support and Recovery Team, the Crises Team and GP's. This will include offering consultation and bringing psychological thinking to different forums.
As a part of the CPI team, you will receive excellent support and supervision from more senior and well-established CPI members who work within a range of therapeutic specialisms.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for someone who is a qualified Art Psychotherapist with HCPC registration.
We are looking for someone with the following skills:
- Excellent communication and engagement skills, who can work autonomously whilst enjoying being an integrated member of the arts psychotherapy and CPI Team.
- Someone with a particular interest in working in a community setting, bringing energy to work psychologically within this part of our service.
- Someone able to plan and implement individual and group therapy session and input into service users integrated care programmes.
- Someone that is able to offer supervision and consultation to other Art Psychotherapists and staff within multidisciplinary teams.
About us
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work within/ link with the Complex Psychological interventions (CPI) service. The CPI are a friendly and supportive team, who are highly valued within local services. They offer a range of activities to support psychologically informed care within the secondary mental health service, developing and delivering psychological therapies. The team are comprised of multidisciplinary professions, including Clinical Psychologists, Arts Psychotherapists, Medical Psychotherapists and Specialist Nurses.
As a part of the CPI team, you will receive excellent support and supervision from more senior and well-established CPI members who work within a range of therapeutic specialisms. There are also opportunities to link with psychological therapist colleagues and participate in regular case presentations and peer learning and development through the CPI.
The CPI have links to local training institutions and Universities, bringing opportunities for teaching, mentoring, and research. The CPI also work to support opportunities to develop staff through ongoing professional training and development, both internally and externally.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To be a valued member of the North CPI Team, Arts Psychotherapy CPI Team and working with recovery clinical teams. Also working as an autonomous clinical practitioner, planning and providing an Art Psychotherapy service within own area of practice in line with AWP strategies. Inputting into the development of new strategies when needed. To providing highly specialist Art Psychotherapy treatment and ongoing evaluation. To offer clinical supervision and consultation. To support and engage in research and audits for service development.
Skills and Qualities
Compassion and empathy for service users with complex mental health difficulties
Great communication and understanding on multidisciplinary working
Ability to advocate for psychological approaches and art psychotherapy within a team
Skills in continual development and application of treatment approaches within the profession of arts psychotherapy
Excellent skills in psychological assessment, formulation and intervention
Interest in working with diversity and difference
Job description
Job responsibilities
To be a valued member of the North CPI Team, Arts Psychotherapy CPI Team and working with recovery clinical teams. Also working as an autonomous clinical practitioner, planning and providing an Art Psychotherapy service within own area of practice in line with AWP strategies. Inputting into the development of new strategies when needed. To providing highly specialist Art Psychotherapy treatment and ongoing evaluation. To offer clinical supervision and consultation. To support and engage in research and audits for service development.
Skills and Qualities
Compassion and empathy for service users with complex mental health difficulties
Great communication and understanding on multidisciplinary working
Ability to advocate for psychological approaches and art psychotherapy within a team
Skills in continual development and application of treatment approaches within the profession of arts psychotherapy
Excellent skills in psychological assessment, formulation and intervention
Interest in working with diversity and difference
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Post graduate qualification in an Arts Psychotherapy at MA/MSc level, or equivalent.
- Registered with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC), the UK Council for Counselling Psychotherapy (UKCP) or equivalent
- Registered and working within the Code of Practice for their Professional body.
Desirable
- Further post graduate training
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and experience of working with people with serious and complex Mental Health difficulties
- Knowledge and Experience of working as part of a team
- Good organisational, administrative and IT skills
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Able to work as an autonomous practitioner responsible for own specialist caseload within a team.
- Able to form professional relationships and working partnerships with managers and other Staff.
- Will have a high level of communication and interpersonal skills to carry out assessments and therapy sessions
- Able to engage with clients' non verbal communication using the modality integral to the therapy.
- Able to work in an emotional demanding atmosphere with service users with a history of psychosis, emotionally distressed or angry and hostile, with empathy and understanding.
- Able to supervise qualified, unqualified staff trainees and staff from different disciplines.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Empathy for individuals who have experienced mental health problems and ability to cope with behavior, which may be challenging at times.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Post graduate qualification in an Arts Psychotherapy at MA/MSc level, or equivalent.
- Registered with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC), the UK Council for Counselling Psychotherapy (UKCP) or equivalent
- Registered and working within the Code of Practice for their Professional body.
Desirable
- Further post graduate training
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and experience of working with people with serious and complex Mental Health difficulties
- Knowledge and Experience of working as part of a team
- Good organisational, administrative and IT skills
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Able to work as an autonomous practitioner responsible for own specialist caseload within a team.
- Able to form professional relationships and working partnerships with managers and other Staff.
- Will have a high level of communication and interpersonal skills to carry out assessments and therapy sessions
- Able to engage with clients' non verbal communication using the modality integral to the therapy.
- Able to work in an emotional demanding atmosphere with service users with a history of psychosis, emotionally distressed or angry and hostile, with empathy and understanding.
- Able to supervise qualified, unqualified staff trainees and staff from different disciplines.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Empathy for individuals who have experienced mental health problems and ability to cope with behavior, which may be challenging at times.
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).
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