Job summary
As an HCPC registered Allied Health professional, reporting to the Consultant psychological lead for Tower Hamlets, you will supervise the clinical and professional aspects of all arts therapists working in in adult mental health services. Their line management will be held by other colleagues in either inpatient or locality psychology teams.
You will ensure that the art therapists are supported to meet resident's needs via group, partnership working and 1:1 work. This will be through development of guidance and best practice for the art therapy professionals in the borough. Ensuring that activity is effective, acceptable and increasingly co-produced. There will be scope to explore partnership working with voluntary and charitable sector organisations, to further disseminate the benefits of art therapies through supervision and consultation.
There will be time for clinical work and other service development activities.
Main duties of the job
1. To be responsible for the overall provision of a specialist Arts Therapies assessment and treatment service for adults within the Directorate
2. To be responsible for all clincial and professional aspects of the Arts Therapies offer within Tower Hamlets and ensure that clear systems are in place and working effectively for management and productivity
3. To lead in the development of the Arts Therapies service, including proposing and implementing service developments within the area served by the team and in liaison with the Senior Leadership Team, Professional Lead for Arts Therapies, and other Head Arts Therapists in the Trust.
4. To manage and supervise the Arts Therapists and trainee Arts Therapists across the directorate
5. To provide specialist Arts Therapies assessment and treatment for own clinical caseload
6. To evaluate the clinical effectiveness of the Arts Therapies service and to understand and contribute research and quality improvement in relevant specialist fields
7. To establish and maintain good working relationships with all other operational and clinical managers in both inpatient and community settings in the borough.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
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Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post-qualification experience of providing highly specialist arts therapeutic assessment and treatment interventions for patients within working age adult services with complex problems and reflecting a wide range of clinical severity and/or comorbid difficulties such as dual diagnosis, psychosis, personality disorder or learning disabilities
- Experience developing a specialist service, and of liaising with a wide range of operational managers across clinical settings
- Experience of leading a staff team including; workload allocation, timetable monitoring and coordination, negotiating new staffing resources, managing departmental budgets and performance targets, organising induction of new staff and students
- Experience of working with interpreters
Desirable
- Experience of working in a range of care settings, including outpatient, inpatient and community
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- For Art, Music or Drama Therapist Registration with the HCPC For Dance Movement Psychotherapists - Full Member Registration with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)
- Membership of own Arts Therapy professional body
- Clinical Supervision Training
Desirable
- Further training in an area of psychological practice relevant to the post's clinical area
- Management training e.g. in appraisal skills, recruitment and retention, Core manager's training
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Leadership and management skills, particularly in developing a specialist service
- Skills in contributing to risk assessment and risk management planning within a multidisciplinary team
- Skills in managing highly emotive and distressing situations including verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse, with professionalism
Desirable
- Experience of running quality improvement projects
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post-qualification experience of providing highly specialist arts therapeutic assessment and treatment interventions for patients within working age adult services with complex problems and reflecting a wide range of clinical severity and/or comorbid difficulties such as dual diagnosis, psychosis, personality disorder or learning disabilities
- Experience developing a specialist service, and of liaising with a wide range of operational managers across clinical settings
- Experience of leading a staff team including; workload allocation, timetable monitoring and coordination, negotiating new staffing resources, managing departmental budgets and performance targets, organising induction of new staff and students
- Experience of working with interpreters
Desirable
- Experience of working in a range of care settings, including outpatient, inpatient and community
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- For Art, Music or Drama Therapist Registration with the HCPC For Dance Movement Psychotherapists - Full Member Registration with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)
- Membership of own Arts Therapy professional body
- Clinical Supervision Training
Desirable
- Further training in an area of psychological practice relevant to the post's clinical area
- Management training e.g. in appraisal skills, recruitment and retention, Core manager's training
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Leadership and management skills, particularly in developing a specialist service
- Skills in contributing to risk assessment and risk management planning within a multidisciplinary team
- Skills in managing highly emotive and distressing situations including verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse, with professionalism
Desirable
- Experience of running quality improvement projects
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.
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.
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).
